Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Hatchard, 1806 - 531 pages |
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... kind as that above men- tioned ; which I desire you will accept of . I have reason to know , it is founded on good authority ; for both my father and mother were related to your mother , and came from the the same stock mentioned in the ...
... kind as that above men- tioned ; which I desire you will accept of . I have reason to know , it is founded on good authority ; for both my father and mother were related to your mother , and came from the the same stock mentioned in the ...
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... kind letter , and Moreton's book , I waited for an opportunity of sending you some old manuscripts I had by me , and at last am obliged to venture them by the carrier . They relate , in some measure , to the method of Differences : the ...
... kind letter , and Moreton's book , I waited for an opportunity of sending you some old manuscripts I had by me , and at last am obliged to venture them by the carrier . They relate , in some measure , to the method of Differences : the ...
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... kind of seal , and placed him out of the reach of vice and infamy ! for death only closes a man's reputation , and determines it as either good or bad . On the contrary , in life nothing is certain ; whilst any one is liable to ...
... kind of seal , and placed him out of the reach of vice and infamy ! for death only closes a man's reputation , and determines it as either good or bad . On the contrary , in life nothing is certain ; whilst any one is liable to ...
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... kind of sanction in the characters of the dead , which gives due force and reward to their merits , and defends them from the suggestions of calumny . But to return to the point ; what reason is there to disturb yourself on this ...
... kind of sanction in the characters of the dead , which gives due force and reward to their merits , and defends them from the suggestions of calumny . But to return to the point ; what reason is there to disturb yourself on this ...
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... for mignon , either to give a connection to the stanzas , which in this kind of composition is never preserved , or to Appendix , No. 4 . make > make it more conformable to our European taste . The SIR WILLIAM JONES . 45.
... for mignon , either to give a connection to the stanzas , which in this kind of composition is never preserved , or to Appendix , No. 4 . make > make it more conformable to our European taste . The SIR WILLIAM JONES . 45.
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