Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Hatchard, 1806 - 531 pages |
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... leisure . It would be a great satisfaction to me , if I could be any way serviceable to you here at London ; and should readily embrace any opportunity to approve and express myself , what I am exceedingly obliged to be , Your most ...
... leisure . It would be a great satisfaction to me , if I could be any way serviceable to you here at London ; and should readily embrace any opportunity to approve and express myself , what I am exceedingly obliged to be , Your most ...
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... leisure hours . His faculties however necessarily gained strength by exercise ; and during his school vacations , the sedulity of a fond parent was without intermission exerted to improve his knowledge of his own language . She also ...
... leisure hours . His faculties however necessarily gained strength by exercise ; and during his school vacations , the sedulity of a fond parent was without intermission exerted to improve his knowledge of his own language . She also ...
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... leisure to compose many of his English poems , and to read the greatest part of the Old Testament in Hebrew , particularly the Book of Job , and the Prophets , which he studied with great attention . In the course of the following ...
... leisure to compose many of his English poems , and to read the greatest part of the Old Testament in Hebrew , particularly the Book of Job , and the Prophets , which he studied with great attention . In the course of the following ...
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... leisure to participate in all the amusements of the place . In the winter of 1767 , Mr. Jones resided with his pupil at Althorpe the attention of Lord Spencer's family was then much occupied in the contested election at Northampton ...
... leisure to participate in all the amusements of the place . In the winter of 1767 , Mr. Jones resided with his pupil at Althorpe the attention of Lord Spencer's family was then much occupied in the contested election at Northampton ...
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... leisure and ability , to enter upon an undertaking so fruitless and laborious . He mentioned , however , a gentleman , with whom he was not then acquainted , but who had distinguished himself by the translation of a Persian history ...
... leisure and ability , to enter upon an undertaking so fruitless and laborious . He mentioned , however , a gentleman , with whom he was not then acquainted , but who had distinguished himself by the translation of a Persian history ...
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