Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1 |
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1 period , in the twenty - first year of his age , that he began his Com . mentaries
on Asiatic Poetry , in imitation of Dr. Louth's Prelections at Oxford , on the sacred
poetry of the Hebrews . The summer of 1767 , opened a new scene to him ; the ...
1 period , in the twenty - first year of his age , that he began his Com . mentaries
on Asiatic Poetry , in imitation of Dr. Louth's Prelections at Oxford , on the sacred
poetry of the Hebrews . The summer of 1767 , opened a new scene to him ; the ...
Page 117
... of which I repeat my regret that so little remains . DEAR SIR , Dr. HUNT to Mr.
JONES . Ch . Church , March 2 , 1774 . I return you my hearty thanks for your
most acceptable present of your excellent book on the Asiatic poetry . I should
have ...
... of which I repeat my regret that so little remains . DEAR SIR , Dr. HUNT to Mr.
JONES . Ch . Church , March 2 , 1774 . I return you my hearty thanks for your
most acceptable present of your excellent book on the Asiatic poetry . I should
have ...
Page 118
I hope this new key to the Asiatic poetry , with which you have obliged the world ,
will not be suffered to rust for want of use ; but that it will prove , what you
intended it to be , an happy instrument in the hands of learned and inquisitive
men , for ...
I hope this new key to the Asiatic poetry , with which you have obliged the world ,
will not be suffered to rust for want of use ; but that it will prove , what you
intended it to be , an happy instrument in the hands of learned and inquisitive
men , for ...
Page 127
If I knew Mr. Montague's direction , I would send him a letter of thanks for his
indulgence to me , and would also return my compliments in Arabic to his Asiatic
friend , who seems to have sent the book . Before your return to England , I shall ...
If I knew Mr. Montague's direction , I would send him a letter of thanks for his
indulgence to me , and would also return my compliments in Arabic to his Asiatic
friend , who seems to have sent the book . Before your return to England , I shall ...
Page 336
... and without disparaging the labours of other investigators , and the merit of
antecedent publications , the volumes of the Asiatic Researches will ever remain
* Three volumes of the Asiatic Researches were published before the death of Sir
...
... and without disparaging the labours of other investigators , and the merit of
antecedent publications , the volumes of the Asiatic Researches will ever remain
* Three volumes of the Asiatic Researches were published before the death of Sir
...
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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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