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Page viii
... never losing sight of them under any accumulation of business , the letters of Sir William Jones necessarily refer to habits so dear to him , and so long established : and I must request the reader to carry this remark with him to the ...
... never losing sight of them under any accumulation of business , the letters of Sir William Jones necessarily refer to habits so dear to him , and so long established : and I must request the reader to carry this remark with him to the ...
Page 6
... never be induced to discover it to her husband ; and , upon one occasion , displayed a remarkable instance of self - command and address in the concealment of it . A well - meaning friend , who knew his dangerous si- tuation , had ...
... never be induced to discover it to her husband ; and , upon one occasion , displayed a remarkable instance of self - command and address in the concealment of it . A well - meaning friend , who knew his dangerous si- tuation , had ...
Page 12
... never ceased to retain the most affectionate regard for her . the pains to add , and hope it will not be long before we shall see the beginning of that noble book . I shall be in some pain till I hear that you have received my old ...
... never ceased to retain the most affectionate regard for her . the pains to add , and hope it will not be long before we shall see the beginning of that noble book . I shall be in some pain till I hear that you have received my old ...
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... never effaced . At a period of mature judgment he considered the passage as equal in sublimity to any in the inspired writers , and far superior to any that could be produced from mere human compositions ; and he was fond of retracing ...
... never effaced . At a period of mature judgment he considered the passage as equal in sublimity to any in the inspired writers , and far superior to any that could be produced from mere human compositions ; and he was fond of retracing ...
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... never been instructed to furnish . But , in truth , he far excelled his school fellows in general , both in diligence and quickness of apprehen- sion ; nor was he of a temper to submit to imputations , which he knew to be unmerited ...
... never been instructed to furnish . But , in truth , he far excelled his school fellows in general , both in diligence and quickness of apprehen- sion ; nor was he of a temper to submit to imputations , which he knew to be unmerited ...
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