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Page 109
... duties of life can only be properly performed , when they are the primary objects of our regard and attention . The little discourse , to which Mr. Jones humour- ously alludes in his letter to Reviczki , was a letter in French ...
... duties of life can only be properly performed , when they are the primary objects of our regard and attention . The little discourse , to which Mr. Jones humour- ously alludes in his letter to Reviczki , was a letter in French ...
Page 115
... duty and gratitude . The progress of the virtues is not always in proportion to literary improvement , and learning , which ought to meliorate the affections , and strengthen the principles of duty , has been known to distort the mind ...
... duty and gratitude . The progress of the virtues is not always in proportion to literary improvement , and learning , which ought to meliorate the affections , and strengthen the principles of duty , has been known to distort the mind ...
Page 123
... is attended with this incon- venience , that the duties of it allow me no time for the pursuit of other studies ; and the attention which I am forced to bestow on grammatical institutions , on expla- natory SIR WILLIAM JONES . 123.
... is attended with this incon- venience , that the duties of it allow me no time for the pursuit of other studies ; and the attention which I am forced to bestow on grammatical institutions , on expla- natory SIR WILLIAM JONES . 123.
Page 129
... duty incumbent on me to acquit myself of a charge committed to my care in the month of June last by Mr. Montague , at Venice , by transmitting to you the manuscript which accompanies this letter . I should indeed have sent it to you ...
... duty incumbent on me to acquit myself of a charge committed to my care in the month of June last by Mr. Montague , at Venice , by transmitting to you the manuscript which accompanies this letter . I should indeed have sent it to you ...
Page 142
... duty affords an example of too great use and importance to pass without particular ob- servation . In 1775 , for the first time , he attended the spring circuit and sessions at Oxford ; but whether as a spec- tator , or actor , on that ...
... duty affords an example of too great use and importance to pass without particular ob- servation . In 1775 , for the first time , he attended the spring circuit and sessions at Oxford ; but whether as a spec- tator , or actor , on that ...
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