Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Hatchard, 1806 - 531 pages |
From inside the book
Page 6
... ment of it . A well - meaning friend , who knew his dangerous situation , had written to him a long letter of condolence , replete with philosophic axioms on the brevity of life ; Mrs. Jones , who opened the letter , discovered the ...
... ment of it . A well - meaning friend , who knew his dangerous situation , had written to him a long letter of condolence , replete with philosophic axioms on the brevity of life ; Mrs. Jones , who opened the letter , discovered the ...
Page 19
... ment in the knowledge of prosody was truly extraordinary ; he soon acquired a proficiency in all the varieties of Roman metre , so that he was able to scan the trochaic and iambic verses of Terence , before his companions even suspected ...
... ment in the knowledge of prosody was truly extraordinary ; he soon acquired a proficiency in all the varieties of Roman metre , so that he was able to scan the trochaic and iambic verses of Terence , before his companions even suspected ...
Page 33
... ment , dispensed with his attendance on their lectures , alleging with equal truth and civility , that he could employ his time to more advantage . Their expectations were not disappointed : he perused with great assiduity all the Greek ...
... ment , dispensed with his attendance on their lectures , alleging with equal truth and civility , that he could employ his time to more advantage . Their expectations were not disappointed : he perused with great assiduity all the Greek ...
Page 35
... ment to it , his change of situation offered other advantages , amongst which he justly esteemed his introduction into the first ranks of society , and a residence in one of the most agreeable places in the kingdom . He had new objects ...
... ment to it , his change of situation offered other advantages , amongst which he justly esteemed his introduction into the first ranks of society , and a residence in one of the most agreeable places in the kingdom . He had new objects ...
Page 64
... his determination to peruse the whole of the Scriptures in the original uninterruptedly , that he might be enabled to form a correct judg- ment ment of the connection between the two parts , and 64 MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF.
... his determination to peruse the whole of the Scriptures in the original uninterruptedly , that he might be enabled to form a correct judg- ment ment of the connection between the two parts , and 64 MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF.
Common terms and phrases
admiration agreeable amused ancient Appendix Arabic Asiatic atque attention beautiful Bengal Brahmans Calcutta CALIFORN character Cicero compositions constitution copy cujus cùm dear Sir delight discourse elegant England enim Essay etiam etsi express favour give Greek hæc Hafez happy Hindu honour hope India JONESIUS knowledge labour Lady Jones language Latin learned leisure letter literas literature Lord Lord ALTHORPE Lord Macclesfield manuscript ment mentioned mihi mind Nadir Shah nation native never Nezami nihil object obliged opinion Oriental Oxford Persian Persian language perusal pleasure poem poetry poets political published quæ quàm quid quidem quod Ramiel reader received religion REVICZKI Sanscrit SCHULTENS sentiments Shahnameh Sir William Jones society studies talents tamen tibi tion translation truth tuam Turkish Turkish language Turks verse virtue wish words write written