Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Correspondence, of Sir William Jones |
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Page 22
... duty , which he was reluctantly compelled to admit , in learning chess , by practising the games of Philidor . During the vacations , his application was directed to improve his knowledge of French and arithmetic , to which he also ...
... duty , which he was reluctantly compelled to admit , in learning chess , by practising the games of Philidor . During the vacations , his application was directed to improve his knowledge of French and arithmetic , to which he also ...
Page 25
... duty to my Mamma , and thank her for my shirts . They fit , in my opinion , very well ; though Biddy says they are too little in the arms . You may expect a letter from me every day in the week , till I come home ; for Mrs. Biscoe has ...
... duty to my Mamma , and thank her for my shirts . They fit , in my opinion , very well ; though Biddy says they are too little in the arms . You may expect a letter from me every day in the week , till I come home ; for Mrs. Biscoe has ...
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... duty imposed upon him , by the laws of justice and gratitude , to print , at the begin- ning of his translation , the honourable testimony of regard which his majesty , Christian VII . sent publicly to London , a few months after the ...
... duty imposed upon him , by the laws of justice and gratitude , to print , at the begin- ning of his translation , the honourable testimony of regard which his majesty , Christian VII . sent publicly to London , a few months after the ...
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... duties and human affairs . Nushi- rovan , king of Persia , who , towards the end of the sixth century , waged a successful war against the first Justin and Justinian , is frequently introduced in it . Mahom- med , the legislator of ...
... duties and human affairs . Nushi- rovan , king of Persia , who , towards the end of the sixth century , waged a successful war against the first Justin and Justinian , is frequently introduced in it . Mahom- med , the legislator of ...
Page 109
... duties of life can only be properly performed , when they are the primary objects of our regard and attention . The little discourse , to which Mr. Jones humour- ously alludes in his letter to Reviczki , was a letter in French ...
... duties of life can only be properly performed , when they are the primary objects of our regard and attention . The little discourse , to which Mr. Jones humour- ously alludes in his letter to Reviczki , was a letter in French ...
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