Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Correspondence, of Sir William Jones |
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Page 33
... obliged exclusively to fulfil for several months , at an expense which his finances could ill afford , being disappointed in the hopes which he had entertained , that some of his brother - collegians might be inclined to avail ...
... obliged exclusively to fulfil for several months , at an expense which his finances could ill afford , being disappointed in the hopes which he had entertained , that some of his brother - collegians might be inclined to avail ...
Page 41
... obliged to carry the manuscript into France . Incited by these motives , and principally the last , unwilling to be thought churlish or morose , and eager for reputation , he undertook the work , and sent a specimen of it to his Danish ...
... obliged to carry the manuscript into France . Incited by these motives , and principally the last , unwilling to be thought churlish or morose , and eager for reputation , he undertook the work , and sent a specimen of it to his Danish ...
Page 47
... obliging letter on the same day on which I wrote to you ; and I read it with the greatest pleasure , though I could have wished that it had been more just to your own merit , and less flatter- ing to me . I will not , however , take ...
... obliging letter on the same day on which I wrote to you ; and I read it with the greatest pleasure , though I could have wished that it had been more just to your own merit , and less flatter- ing to me . I will not , however , take ...
Page 51
... obliged to you for your animadversions upon my inaccuracies , though , when I consider their number , I must impute it to your indulgence that you have been so sparing in your cor- rections . Without wishing to lessen my obligations to ...
... obliged to you for your animadversions upon my inaccuracies , though , when I consider their number , I must impute it to your indulgence that you have been so sparing in your cor- rections . Without wishing to lessen my obligations to ...
Page 56
... obliging letter , you must impute to the novel and strange appearance of things here . You will not , I trust , be disposed to blame a delay occasioned by the attention of a foreigner to customs which are peculiar to your country , and ...
... obliging letter , you must impute to the novel and strange appearance of things here . You will not , I trust , be disposed to blame a delay occasioned by the attention of a foreigner to customs which are peculiar to your country , and ...
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