Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Correspondence, of Sir William Jones |
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... express a solicitude , that it may derive no confirmation from the work now presented to the public . Impressed with admiration , respect , and esteem , for the memory of Sir William Jones , whether I contemplate his genius , his ...
... express a solicitude , that it may derive no confirmation from the work now presented to the public . Impressed with admiration , respect , and esteem , for the memory of Sir William Jones , whether I contemplate his genius , his ...
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... express myself , what I am exceedingly obliged to be , Your most affectionate friend , And faithful servant , WILLIAM JONES . From the same to the same . SIR , London , Oct. 25 , 1711 . The favour of your account of Sir Isaac's papers ...
... express myself , what I am exceedingly obliged to be , Your most affectionate friend , And faithful servant , WILLIAM JONES . From the same to the same . SIR , London , Oct. 25 , 1711 . The favour of your account of Sir Isaac's papers ...
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... express our joy by the com- mon signs of sorrow . If , on the other hand , we grieve for one who was dear to us , I should reply that we should , on the contrary , rejoice at his having left a state so perilous and uncertain as life is ...
... express our joy by the com- mon signs of sorrow . If , on the other hand , we grieve for one who was dear to us , I should reply that we should , on the contrary , rejoice at his having left a state so perilous and uncertain as life is ...
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... shall write you word how all things go here . I designed to write you this letter in French ; but I thought I could express my thoughts with more energy in my own language . I come now , after a long interval , to 24 MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF.
... shall write you word how all things go here . I designed to write you this letter in French ; but I thought I could express my thoughts with more energy in my own language . I come now , after a long interval , to 24 MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF.
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... express our astonishment at the perfection of his performance , and the rapidity with which it was completed . The annexed treatise on Oriental poetry is instructive and elegant , interest- ing from its novelty , and entertaining from ...
... express our astonishment at the perfection of his performance , and the rapidity with which it was completed . The annexed treatise on Oriental poetry is instructive and elegant , interest- ing from its novelty , and entertaining from ...
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