Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Hatchard, 1806 - 531 pages |
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Page 33
... poets and historians of note , and the entire works of Plato and Lucian , with a vast appa- ratus of commentaries on them ; constantly reading with a pen in his hand , making remarks , and composing in imitation of his favourite authors ...
... poets and historians of note , and the entire works of Plato and Lucian , with a vast appa- ratus of commentaries on them ; constantly reading with a pen in his hand , making remarks , and composing in imitation of his favourite authors ...
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... poems , and to read the greatest part of the Old Testament in Hebrew , particularly the Book of Job , and the Prophets , which he studied with great attention . In the course of the following summer , by an In SIR WILLIAM JONES . 35.
... poems , and to read the greatest part of the Old Testament in Hebrew , particularly the Book of Job , and the Prophets , which he studied with great attention . In the course of the following summer , by an In SIR WILLIAM JONES . 35.
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... poets of those celebrated nations ; and to examine their jurisprudence by a standard of comparison , which impressed his mind with a decided reverence for the institutions of his own country . He was not , however , regardless of the ...
... poets of those celebrated nations ; and to examine their jurisprudence by a standard of comparison , which impressed his mind with a decided reverence for the institutions of his own country . He was not , however , regardless of the ...
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... Poets , who must blush at the poverty of their prosaic language , when they find that the Oriental dialects ( independently of rhyme , which is of their invention ) have true syllabic quantities as well as the Greek , and a greater ...
... Poets , who must blush at the poverty of their prosaic language , when they find that the Oriental dialects ( independently of rhyme , which is of their invention ) have true syllabic quantities as well as the Greek , and a greater ...
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... Poets , which occurred to my recollection , whilst I was reading Hafez , expressing the same sentiments with the Persian . I hope to have the satisfaction of seeing you here before I leave England , assuring you with truth , that I ...
... Poets , which occurred to my recollection , whilst I was reading Hafez , expressing the same sentiments with the Persian . I hope to have the satisfaction of seeing you here before I leave England , assuring you with truth , that I ...
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