Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Correspondence, of Sir William Jones |
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Page 35
... delighted with the manners of his pupil , then just seven years old , that he abandoned all thoughts of a profession , and resolved to devote him . self to the faithful discharge of the important duties of his new situation . He had the ...
... delighted with the manners of his pupil , then just seven years old , that he abandoned all thoughts of a profession , and resolved to devote him . self to the faithful discharge of the important duties of his new situation . He had the ...
Page 38
... delight was furnished by an excellent library , in which he found intellectual treasures of the highest value , in his estimation : scarcely a single book escaped his inspection ; and some of the most rare he perused with indefatigable ...
... delight was furnished by an excellent library , in which he found intellectual treasures of the highest value , in his estimation : scarcely a single book escaped his inspection ; and some of the most rare he perused with indefatigable ...
Page 39
... delight their uncontroverted claim to superiority over the laws of every other state , ancient or modern . Of this fact he acknowledged that he had never before entertained an idea . He was now qualified to appreciate , with more ...
... delight their uncontroverted claim to superiority over the laws of every other state , ancient or modern . Of this fact he acknowledged that he had never before entertained an idea . He was now qualified to appreciate , with more ...
Page 43
... of the principles of the art , gave him little delight . I know not that he ever afterwards resumed the practice of the harp , nor is it to be regretted that he employed the time , which must have been dedicated to SIR WILLIAM JONES . 43.
... of the principles of the art , gave him little delight . I know not that he ever afterwards resumed the practice of the harp , nor is it to be regretted that he employed the time , which must have been dedicated to SIR WILLIAM JONES . 43.
Page 44
... delight . I considered it the commencement of a most agreeable friendship and intercourse between us ; but my expec- tations are disappointed by the circumstances in which we are unavoidably placed ; for my business will con- fine me to ...
... delight . I considered it the commencement of a most agreeable friendship and intercourse between us ; but my expec- tations are disappointed by the circumstances in which we are unavoidably placed ; for my business will con- fine me to ...
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