Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Hatchard, 1806 - 531 pages |
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... period , I have frequently availed myself of his own words . I wish indeed that I could have used them exclusively , but the paper is not altogether in a form to admit of publication . The account of the last twelve years of his life in ...
... period , I have frequently availed myself of his own words . I wish indeed that I could have used them exclusively , but the paper is not altogether in a form to admit of publication . The account of the last twelve years of his life in ...
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... period of mature judgment , he considered the passage as equal in sublimity to any in the inspired writers , and far superior to any that could be produced from mere human compositions ; and he was fond of retracing and mentioning the ...
... period of mature judgment , he considered the passage as equal in sublimity to any in the inspired writers , and far superior to any that could be produced from mere human compositions ; and he was fond of retracing and mentioning the ...
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... him from school twelve months . After his relief from pain , how- ever , the period of his confinement was not suffered to pass in indolence ; indolence ; his mother was his constant companion , and SIR WILLIAM JONES . 15.
... him from school twelve months . After his relief from pain , how- ever , the period of his confinement was not suffered to pass in indolence ; indolence ; his mother was his constant companion , and SIR WILLIAM JONES . 15.
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... period , the following anecdote is a remarkable instance . His school - fellows proposed to amuse themselves with the representation of a play ; and at his recommendation they fixed upon the Tempest : as it was not readily to be ...
... period , the following anecdote is a remarkable instance . His school - fellows proposed to amuse themselves with the representation of a play ; and at his recommendation they fixed upon the Tempest : as it was not readily to be ...
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... period . I loved him and revered him , and , though one or two years older than he was , was always instructed by him from my " earliest age . 66 " In a word , I can only say of this amiable and wonderful man , that he had more ...
... period . I loved him and revered him , and , though one or two years older than he was , was always instructed by him from my " earliest age . 66 " In a word , I can only say of this amiable and wonderful man , that he had more ...
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