Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Correspondence, of Sir William Jones |
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Page 24
... dear sister , there is no instance of any virtue , or social excellence , which has not excited the envy of innume- rable assailants , whose acrimony is raised barely by seeing others pleased , and by hearing commendation which another ...
... dear sister , there is no instance of any virtue , or social excellence , which has not excited the envy of innume- rable assailants , whose acrimony is raised barely by seeing others pleased , and by hearing commendation which another ...
Page 71
... dear to me , ' glides , but from the foot of the Alps , and in front of the Ligurian sea . I have resided in this delightful little spot nearly three months . It was not possible , therefore , for me to re- ceive your two most ...
... dear to me , ' glides , but from the foot of the Alps , and in front of the Ligurian sea . I have resided in this delightful little spot nearly three months . It was not possible , therefore , for me to re- ceive your two most ...
Page 77
... dear to me . That I may not altogether write an un- lettered letter , I send you a Greek version of an English epigram . It was composed in a calm night , by a friend of mine , and I translated it at his request . I think it will please ...
... dear to me . That I may not altogether write an un- lettered letter , I send you a Greek version of an English epigram . It was composed in a calm night , by a friend of mine , and I translated it at his request . I think it will please ...
Page 84
... dear Sir , I cannot think you much to be pitied , for having past a year in travelling through various climates and regions ; on the contrary , I think it extremely fortunate that you have had an opportunity which you are well qualified ...
... dear Sir , I cannot think you much to be pitied , for having past a year in travelling through various climates and regions ; on the contrary , I think it extremely fortunate that you have had an opportunity which you are well qualified ...
Page 101
... dear Sir , my obligation to you for the trouble you take in inspecting my trifles . Had Dryden and other poets met with such a friend , their poems would have been more polished , and consequently more fit to see the light . Your ...
... dear Sir , my obligation to you for the trouble you take in inspecting my trifles . Had Dryden and other poets met with such a friend , their poems would have been more polished , and consequently more fit to see the light . Your ...
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