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... literature , as well as to subjects and occupations peculiar to that country . The Memoirs and Appendix contain some original compositions of Sir William Jones , which have not hitherto been published ; they are not of equal im ...
... literature , as well as to subjects and occupations peculiar to that country . The Memoirs and Appendix contain some original compositions of Sir William Jones , which have not hitherto been published ; they are not of equal im ...
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... literature , the names of Sir Isaac Newton , Halley , Mead , and Samuel Johnson , may be enumerated as the intimate friends of Mr. Jones .... By Sir Isaac Newton he was treated with particular re- gard and confidence , and prepared ...
... literature , the names of Sir Isaac Newton , Halley , Mead , and Samuel Johnson , may be enumerated as the intimate friends of Mr. Jones .... By Sir Isaac Newton he was treated with particular re- gard and confidence , and prepared ...
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... literature , which he afterwards attained . During the two first years of his residence at Harrow , he was rather remarked for diligence and application , than for the superiority of his talents , or the extent of his acquisitions ; and ...
... literature , which he afterwards attained . During the two first years of his residence at Harrow , he was rather remarked for diligence and application , than for the superiority of his talents , or the extent of his acquisitions ; and ...
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... literature was the result of dis- position , and not of submission to control . He " excelled , principally , in his knowledge of the Greek 66 " language . His compositions were distinguished by " his 28 MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF.
... literature was the result of dis- position , and not of submission to control . He " excelled , principally , in his knowledge of the Greek 66 " language . His compositions were distinguished by " his 28 MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF.
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... literature now began to display itself in the study of the Arabic , to which he was strongly incited by the example and encourage- ment of a fellow - student , of great worth and abilities , who had acquired some knowledge in that ...
... literature now began to display itself in the study of the Arabic , to which he was strongly incited by the example and encourage- ment of a fellow - student , of great worth and abilities , who had acquired some knowledge in that ...
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