Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Hatchard, 1806 - 531 pages |
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... literature , which he had himself imbibed . It was evident that such extravagant expectations must be disappointed ; and from the public lectures , he derived little gratification or instruction ; they were much below the standard of ...
... literature , which he had himself imbibed . It was evident that such extravagant expectations must be disappointed ; and from the public lectures , he derived little gratification or instruction ; they were much below the standard of ...
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... literature , was little susceptible of the passions of avarice or ambition : but , as he was sensible that the charges attending his education , notwith- standing his habitual attention to economy , must occasion a con- siderable ...
... literature , was little susceptible of the passions of avarice or ambition : but , as he was sensible that the charges attending his education , notwith- standing his habitual attention to economy , must occasion a con- siderable ...
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... literature was pursued without intermission , for , although he resided at Wimbledon until the approach of the winter only , he found sufficient leisure to compose many of his English poems , and to read the greatest part of the Old ...
... literature was pursued without intermission , for , although he resided at Wimbledon until the approach of the winter only , he found sufficient leisure to compose many of his English poems , and to read the greatest part of the Old ...
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... literature were unlimited , and as his application was directed with his usual perseverance , he nearly completed his Commentaries , transcribed an Arabic manuscript on Egypt and the Nile , borrowed from Dr. Russel , and copied the keys ...
... literature were unlimited , and as his application was directed with his usual perseverance , he nearly completed his Commentaries , transcribed an Arabic manuscript on Egypt and the Nile , borrowed from Dr. Russel , and copied the keys ...
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... literature , on the jealousy and envy which attend such an acquisition , on the distant reserve which a writer is sure to meet with from the generality of mankind , and on the obstruction which a contemplative habit gives to our hopes ...
... literature , on the jealousy and envy which attend such an acquisition , on the distant reserve which a writer is sure to meet with from the generality of mankind , and on the obstruction which a contemplative habit gives to our hopes ...
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