Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Correspondence, of Sir William Jones |
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... Society ) , which terminated only with his death ; and amongst other distinguished characters in the annals of science and literature , the names of Sir Isaac Newton , Halley , Mead , and Samuel Johnson , may be enumerated as the ...
... Society ) , which terminated only with his death ; and amongst other distinguished characters in the annals of science and literature , the names of Sir Isaac Newton , Halley , Mead , and Samuel Johnson , may be enumerated as the ...
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... Society having done them- selves the honour of choosing you a member , something from you can- not but be acceptable to them . Sir Isaac himself expects these things of you , that I formerly mentioned to him as your promise . I am , Sir ...
... Society having done them- selves the honour of choosing you a member , something from you can- not but be acceptable to them . Sir Isaac himself expects these things of you , that I formerly mentioned to him as your promise . I am , Sir ...
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... society , by the particular recommendation of his mother , he read the Spectacle de la Nature : he acknowledged , however , that he was more entertained with the Arabian Tales , and Shakespeare , whose poems and plays he repeatedly ...
... society , by the particular recommendation of his mother , he read the Spectacle de la Nature : he acknowledged , however , that he was more entertained with the Arabian Tales , and Shakespeare , whose poems and plays he repeatedly ...
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... society of his best and most respected friend , Dr. Sumner ; as he understood from Mr. Arden , that his pupil , after some preliminary instruction , would be fixed at Harrow . He returned for the present to Oxford , where he re- mained ...
... society of his best and most respected friend , Dr. Sumner ; as he understood from Mr. Arden , that his pupil , after some preliminary instruction , would be fixed at Harrow . He returned for the present to Oxford , where he re- mained ...
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... society , and a residence in one of the most agreeable places in the kingdom . He had new objects to engage his obser- vation , and an interesting occupation , from the dis- charge of which he derived great satisfaction ; his appli ...
... society , and a residence in one of the most agreeable places in the kingdom . He had new objects to engage his obser- vation , and an interesting occupation , from the dis- charge of which he derived great satisfaction ; his appli ...
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