Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Hatchard, 1806 - 531 pages |
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Page 116
... agreeable to them . I lament , indeed , the necessity which compels me to renounce the pursuit of polite " literature : but why do I say , lament ? let me rather rejoice , that " I am now entering upon a career , which will supply ...
... agreeable to them . I lament , indeed , the necessity which compels me to renounce the pursuit of polite " literature : but why do I say , lament ? let me rather rejoice , that " I am now entering upon a career , which will supply ...
Page 120
... agreeable proof of your remembrance . Accept my sincerest thanks for your finished and most elegant work , which I have eagerly read again and again with admiration and astonishment . As sincere a lover as yourself of the Muses , how ...
... agreeable proof of your remembrance . Accept my sincerest thanks for your finished and most elegant work , which I have eagerly read again and again with admiration and astonishment . As sincere a lover as yourself of the Muses , how ...
Page 129
... agreeable proof of your remembrance . I look forward to the increasing splendour , which the arts and sciences must attain in a country , where the son of the king pos- sesses genius and erudition , capable of translating and ...
... agreeable proof of your remembrance . I look forward to the increasing splendour , which the arts and sciences must attain in a country , where the son of the king pos- sesses genius and erudition , capable of translating and ...
Page 130
... agreeable book . I am informed that you propose giving a Latin translation of it , and I hope you will do it for the benefit of foreigners . I see nothing in it which requires alteration , —nothing which is not entitled to praise . I ...
... agreeable book . I am informed that you propose giving a Latin translation of it , and I hope you will do it for the benefit of foreigners . I see nothing in it which requires alteration , —nothing which is not entitled to praise . I ...
Page 132
... agreeable companion ; he has not only travelled much , but is deeply versed in Oriental literature , of which he is very fond . I think I may venture to promise that the society of a person , who loves what you still delight in , ( for ...
... agreeable companion ; he has not only travelled much , but is deeply versed in Oriental literature , of which he is very fond . I think I may venture to promise that the society of a person , who loves what you still delight in , ( for ...
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