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Page 208
In March of this year , a proposal was made to Mr. Jones , to become a member
of the society for constitutional information , and it appears from a letter which he
wrote to the secretary of the society , in reply , that he readily accepted it .
In March of this year , a proposal was made to Mr. Jones , to become a member
of the society for constitutional information , and it appears from a letter which he
wrote to the secretary of the society , in reply , that he readily accepted it .
Page 285
When I accept therefore with gratitude the honour offered me by your young
Hercules , the Maidstone Society , of being 1 * William Shipley , Esq . brother to
the late Bishop of St. Asaph , and now in his 89th year . He suggested the idea of
the ...
When I accept therefore with gratitude the honour offered me by your young
Hercules , the Maidstone Society , of being 1 * William Shipley , Esq . brother to
the late Bishop of St. Asaph , and now in his 89th year . He suggested the idea of
the ...
Page 321
The business of our society is rather an amusement than a labour to me : they
have as yet published nothing ; but have materials for two quarto volumes , and
will , I hope , send one to Europe next spring . I lament the sad effects of party , or
...
The business of our society is rather an amusement than a labour to me : they
have as yet published nothing ; but have materials for two quarto volumes , and
will , I hope , send one to Europe next spring . I lament the sad effects of party , or
...
Page 332
I have written four papers for our expiring society , on very curious subjects , and
have prepared materials for a discourse on the Chinese : the society is a puny ,
rickety child , and must be fed with pap ; nor shall it die by my fault ; but die it must
...
I have written four papers for our expiring society , on very curious subjects , and
have prepared materials for a discourse on the Chinese : the society is a puny ,
rickety child , and must be fed with pap ; nor shall it die by my fault ; but die it must
...
Page 405
The society had soon the mortification to learn , that , nine months before the date
of their vote , the object of their intended distinction was no more . The following
letter , notifying the resolution of the society , was addressed , by the president of
...
The society had soon the mortification to learn , that , nine months before the date
of their vote , the object of their intended distinction was no more . The following
letter , notifying the resolution of the society , was addressed , by the president of
...
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| Title | Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1 |
| Author | John Shore Baron Teignmouth |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | J. Hatchard, 1806 |
| Original from | UC Southern Regional Library Facility |
| Digitized | 21 Jun 2016 |
| Length | 531 pages |
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