Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Hatchard, 1806 - 531 pages |
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Page 80
... admiration at the venerable dignity of the sentiments , as well as at the poetical fragments , which adorn the discourses of that philosopher . They are selected from the most ancient records of Chinese poetry , and particularly from a ...
... admiration at the venerable dignity of the sentiments , as well as at the poetical fragments , which adorn the discourses of that philosopher . They are selected from the most ancient records of Chinese poetry , and particularly from a ...
Page 81
... admiration of all people in all ages , and that it every - where adopts the same images . I must say a few words upon another work , lest my long letter of February , containing a particular account of it from first to last , should ...
... admiration of all people in all ages , and that it every - where adopts the same images . I must say a few words upon another work , lest my long letter of February , containing a particular account of it from first to last , should ...
Page 85
... admired you in England , faultless and irreproachable . I confess indeed , that what I particularly valued in you , was the happy talent of blending pleasure and recreation , with the most intense study and thirst for literature . Take ...
... admired you in England , faultless and irreproachable . I confess indeed , that what I particularly valued in you , was the happy talent of blending pleasure and recreation , with the most intense study and thirst for literature . Take ...
Page 103
... It is impossible for me to describe the delight and admiration I have felt , from the perusal of your History of the * Appendix , No. 22 . War War in India . The plans , circumstances , and SIR WILLIAM JONES . 103 CONTENTS OF THE APPENDIX.
... It is impossible for me to describe the delight and admiration I have felt , from the perusal of your History of the * Appendix , No. 22 . War War in India . The plans , circumstances , and SIR WILLIAM JONES . 103 CONTENTS OF THE APPENDIX.
Page 105
... admiration is excited by the ardour of his mind , embracing in idea excellence unattainable even by him , and conceiving works impracticable from their extent , I participate with equal pleasure in his relaxations and amusements . The ...
... admiration is excited by the ardour of his mind , embracing in idea excellence unattainable even by him , and conceiving works impracticable from their extent , I participate with equal pleasure in his relaxations and amusements . The ...
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