Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Hatchard, 1806 - 531 pages |
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Page 22
... duty , which he was reluctantly compelled to admit , in learning chess , by practising the games of Philidor . During the vacations , his application was directed to improve his knowledge of French and arithmetic , to which he also ...
... duty , which he was reluctantly compelled to admit , in learning chess , by practising the games of Philidor . During the vacations , his application was directed to improve his knowledge of French and arithmetic , to which he also ...
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... duty to my Mamma , and thank her for my shirts . They fit , in my opinion , very well ; though Biddy says they are too little in the arms . You may expect a letter from me every day in the week till I come home ; for Mrs. Biscoe has ...
... duty to my Mamma , and thank her for my shirts . They fit , in my opinion , very well ; though Biddy says they are too little in the arms . You may expect a letter from me every day in the week till I come home ; for Mrs. Biscoe has ...
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... duties of his new situation . He had the satisfaction to find that this determination would probably restore him to the society of his best and most respected friend , Dr. Sumner , as he understood from Mr. Arden , that his pupil ...
... duties of his new situation . He had the satisfaction to find that this determination would probably restore him to the society of his best and most respected friend , Dr. Sumner , as he understood from Mr. Arden , that his pupil ...
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... duty imposed upon him , by the laws of justice and gratitude , to print , at the beginning of his translation , the honourable testimony of regard which his Majesty Christian VII . sent publicly to London , a few months after the ...
... duty imposed upon him , by the laws of justice and gratitude , to print , at the beginning of his translation , the honourable testimony of regard which his Majesty Christian VII . sent publicly to London , a few months after the ...
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... duties and human affairs ; Nushirovan , King of Persia , who , towards the end of the sixth century , waged a successful war against the first Justin , * Appendix , No. 19 . and and Justinian are frequently introduced in it ; Mohammed ...
... duties and human affairs ; Nushirovan , King of Persia , who , towards the end of the sixth century , waged a successful war against the first Justin , * Appendix , No. 19 . and and Justinian are frequently introduced in it ; Mohammed ...
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