Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Hatchard, 1806 - 531 pages |
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... Mr. Jones dis- covered a propensity to mathematical studies , and , having cultivated them with assiduity , he began his career in life , by teaching ma- thematics thematics on - board a man of war ; and SIR WILLIAM JONES . 3.
... Mr. Jones dis- covered a propensity to mathematical studies , and , having cultivated them with assiduity , he began his career in life , by teaching ma- thematics thematics on - board a man of war ; and SIR WILLIAM JONES . 3.
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... studies had not been interrupted . He was of course far behind his fellow- labourers of the same standing , who erroneously ascribed his insuf- ficiency to laziness or dulness , while the master who had raised him to a situation above ...
... studies had not been interrupted . He was of course far behind his fellow- labourers of the same standing , who erroneously ascribed his insuf- ficiency to laziness or dulness , while the master who had raised him to a situation above ...
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... studies beyond the prescribed limits , and , by solitary labour , having acquired a competent knowledge of the rules of prosody , he com- posed verses in imitation of Ovid ; a task , which had never been required from any of the ...
... studies beyond the prescribed limits , and , by solitary labour , having acquired a competent knowledge of the rules of prosody , he com- posed verses in imitation of Ovid ; a task , which had never been required from any of the ...
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... studies had latterly been pursued , left him no reason to regret the disadvantages under which he had at first laboured . His improve- ment in the knowledge of prosody was truly extraordinary ; he soon acquired a proficiency in all the ...
... studies had latterly been pursued , left him no reason to regret the disadvantages under which he had at first laboured . His improve- ment in the knowledge of prosody was truly extraordinary ; he soon acquired a proficiency in all the ...
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... studies . He invented a political play , in which Dr. William Bennet * , Bishop of Cloyne , and the celebrated Dr. Parr , were his principal associates . They divided the fields in the neigh- bourhood of Harrow , according to a map of ...
... studies . He invented a political play , in which Dr. William Bennet * , Bishop of Cloyne , and the celebrated Dr. Parr , were his principal associates . They divided the fields in the neigh- bourhood of Harrow , according to a map of ...
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