Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Hatchard, 1806 - 531 pages |
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Page ix
... William Jones and his learned correspondents , from the Latin or French , and I have endeavoured to give the sense of them in a plain familiar style . But I must b warn warn the reader , that he is to expect nothing PREFACE . ix.
... William Jones and his learned correspondents , from the Latin or French , and I have endeavoured to give the sense of them in a plain familiar style . But I must b warn warn the reader , that he is to expect nothing PREFACE . ix.
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... reader to notice this remark , lest any inaccuracy of mine should be imputed to a man , who was equally qualified to guide the taste of the elegant , and correct the errors of the learned . To elucidate the life , occupations , and ...
... reader to notice this remark , lest any inaccuracy of mine should be imputed to a man , who was equally qualified to guide the taste of the elegant , and correct the errors of the learned . To elucidate the life , occupations , and ...
Page xi
... reader to carry this remark with him to the perusal of his correspondence throughout , and particularly of the letters written by him in Bengal , which frequently relate to Indian literature , as well as to subjects and occupations ...
... reader to carry this remark with him to the perusal of his correspondence throughout , and particularly of the letters written by him in Bengal , which frequently relate to Indian literature , as well as to subjects and occupations ...
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... , supposed to belong , one to the Scanda - Purana , and the " other to the Bramúndu , in which he connected all the legends together , in the usual style " of In the 325th page of the Memoirs , the reader PREFACE . xiii.
... , supposed to belong , one to the Scanda - Purana , and the " other to the Bramúndu , in which he connected all the legends together , in the usual style " of In the 325th page of the Memoirs , the reader PREFACE . xiii.
Page xiv
John Shore Baron Teignmouth. In the 325th page of the Memoirs , the reader will find men- tion of an unsuccessful attempt of the Hindûs , to impose upon Sir William Jones , a forged Sanscrit book on oaths . The same sagacity which ...
John Shore Baron Teignmouth. In the 325th page of the Memoirs , the reader will find men- tion of an unsuccessful attempt of the Hindûs , to impose upon Sir William Jones , a forged Sanscrit book on oaths . The same sagacity which ...
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