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Page viii
... mentioning some in- formation which materially affects an important passage in these Memoirs , and which I received from Bengal , long after it had been printed . The passage alluded to is stated to be an exact Vill PREFACE .
... mentioning some in- formation which materially affects an important passage in these Memoirs , and which I received from Bengal , long after it had been printed . The passage alluded to is stated to be an exact Vill PREFACE .
Page ix
... mention , in these Memoirs , of an unsuccessful attempt of the Hindus , to impose , upon Sir William Jones , a forged Sanscrit book , on Oaths . The same sagacity which detected the fraud , in this instance , might have discovered the ...
... mention , in these Memoirs , of an unsuccessful attempt of the Hindus , to impose , upon Sir William Jones , a forged Sanscrit book , on Oaths . The same sagacity which detected the fraud , in this instance , might have discovered the ...
Page x
... mention , in its proper place , that a monument was erected at Oxford , to the memory of Sir William Jones , by a subscription of the gentlemen residing in Bengal , who had received their education at the university there , and at ...
... mention , in its proper place , that a monument was erected at Oxford , to the memory of Sir William Jones , by a subscription of the gentlemen residing in Bengal , who had received their education at the university there , and at ...
Page 4
... mention the great and virtuous Lord Hardwicke . Mr. Jones attended him as a companion on the circuit when he was chief justice ; and this no- bleman , when he afterwards held the great seal , availed himself of the opportunity to ...
... mention the great and virtuous Lord Hardwicke . Mr. Jones attended him as a companion on the circuit when he was chief justice ; and this no- bleman , when he afterwards held the great seal , availed himself of the opportunity to ...
Page 7
... mention , with respect , Mr. Baker , author of a Treatise on the Improved Microscope , who afforded her important assistance , in arranging the collection of shells , fossils , and other curiosities , left by her deceased husband , and ...
... mention , with respect , Mr. Baker , author of a Treatise on the Improved Microscope , who afforded her important assistance , in arranging the collection of shells , fossils , and other curiosities , left by her deceased husband , and ...
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