Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Hatchard, 1806 - 531 pages |
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... knowledge and exertion , by exciting his curiosity , and directing it to useful objects . To his incessant importunities for information on casual topics of conversation , which she watch- fully stimulated , she constantly replied ...
... knowledge and exertion , by exciting his curiosity , and directing it to useful objects . To his incessant importunities for information on casual topics of conversation , which she watch- fully stimulated , she constantly replied ...
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... knowledge of his native tongue . At Michaelmas 1753 , in the close of his seventh year , he was placed at Harrow School , of which the worthy and amiable Dr. Thackeray was then head master . The amusements and occupa- tions of a school ...
... knowledge of his native tongue . At Michaelmas 1753 , in the close of his seventh year , he was placed at Harrow School , of which the worthy and amiable Dr. Thackeray was then head master . The amusements and occupa- tions of a school ...
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... knowledge of the rules of prosody , he com- posed verses in imitation of Ovid ; a task , which had never been required from any of the students in the lower school at Harrow . The behaviour of the master to Jones , made an impression on ...
... knowledge of the rules of prosody , he com- posed verses in imitation of Ovid ; a task , which had never been required from any of the students in the lower school at Harrow . The behaviour of the master to Jones , made an impression on ...
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... knowledge of prosody was truly extraordinary ; he soon acquired a proficiency in all the varieties of Roman metre , so that he was able to scan the trochaic and iambic verses of Terence , before his companions even suspected that they ...
... knowledge of prosody was truly extraordinary ; he soon acquired a proficiency in all the varieties of Roman metre , so that he was able to scan the trochaic and iambic verses of Terence , before his companions even suspected that they ...
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... knowledge was so unlimited , that he frequently devoted whole nights to study , taking coffee or tea as an antidote to drowsiness ; and his improvement by these extraordinary exertions was so rapid , that he soon became the prime ...
... knowledge was so unlimited , that he frequently devoted whole nights to study , taking coffee or tea as an antidote to drowsiness ; and his improvement by these extraordinary exertions was so rapid , that he soon became the prime ...
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