Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Hatchard, 1806 - 531 pages |
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Page viii
... writings and correspondence . Of the events of his life between 1768 , his twenty - second year , and the date of his embarkation for India in 1783 , my information is is less complete , although I have spared no diligence viii PREFACE .
... writings and correspondence . Of the events of his life between 1768 , his twenty - second year , and the date of his embarkation for India in 1783 , my information is is less complete , although I have spared no diligence viii PREFACE .
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John Shore Baron Teignmouth. is less complete , although I have spared no diligence in endeavour- ing to collect all that could be obtained . I was in hopes that the recollection of his contemporaries at Oxford , where he occasionally ...
John Shore Baron Teignmouth. is less complete , although I have spared no diligence in endeavour- ing to collect all that could be obtained . I was in hopes that the recollection of his contemporaries at Oxford , where he occasionally ...
Page xiv
... less than 12,000 " slocas or lines , the title of which he borrowed . " The above is an extract from Mr. Wilford's ... less explicit terms , in many Puranas , " and the pandit took particular care in pointing out to me several passages ...
... less than 12,000 " slocas or lines , the title of which he borrowed . " The above is an extract from Mr. Wilford's ... less explicit terms , in many Puranas , " and the pandit took particular care in pointing out to me several passages ...
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... less grateful to remark that the attachment of his professed friends did not expire with his life ; after a proper interval , they visited his widow , and vied in their offers of service to her ; amongst others to whom she was ...
... less grateful to remark that the attachment of his professed friends did not expire with his life ; after a proper interval , they visited his widow , and vied in their offers of service to her ; amongst others to whom she was ...
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... less willing to have it done . The new edition of the Principia is what we wait for with great impatience , though at the same time I believe the book will be far more valuable than if it had been done in a hurry , since I find the ...
... less willing to have it done . The new edition of the Principia is what we wait for with great impatience , though at the same time I believe the book will be far more valuable than if it had been done in a hurry , since I find the ...
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