Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Hatchard, 1806 - 531 pages |
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... manners were agreeable and inviting ; and these qualities not only contributed to enlarge the circle of his friends , whom his established reputation for science had attracted , but also to secure their attachment to him . Amongst ...
... manners were agreeable and inviting ; and these qualities not only contributed to enlarge the circle of his friends , whom his established reputation for science had attracted , but also to secure their attachment to him . Amongst ...
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... a piece done in that manner in his favour ) he got a stop put to it , for some time at least . Dr. Halley has almost finished the printing of Her character , as delineated by her husband with somewhat 8 MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF.
... a piece done in that manner in his favour ) he got a stop put to it , for some time at least . Dr. Halley has almost finished the printing of Her character , as delineated by her husband with somewhat 8 MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF.
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... manners ; they were mild , conciliating , and cheerful . When I first knew him , about the year 1761 , he " amused himself with the study of botany , and in collecting fossils . " In general , the same pursuits which gave employment to ...
... manners ; they were mild , conciliating , and cheerful . When I first knew him , about the year 1761 , he " amused himself with the study of botany , and in collecting fossils . " In general , the same pursuits which gave employment to ...
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... manners of his pupil , then just seven years old , that he abandoned all thoughts of a profession , and resolved to devote himself to the faithful discharge of the important duties of his new situation . He had the satisfaction to find ...
... manners of his pupil , then just seven years old , that he abandoned all thoughts of a profession , and resolved to devote himself to the faithful discharge of the important duties of his new situation . He had the satisfaction to find ...
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... manners he was extremely pleased . Before he left London , he had an opportunity , which he did not neglect , of learning the use of the broad - sword , from an old pensioner at Chelsea , who had been active , as his scars proved , in ...
... manners he was extremely pleased . Before he left London , he had an opportunity , which he did not neglect , of learning the use of the broad - sword , from an old pensioner at Chelsea , who had been active , as his scars proved , in ...
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