Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Correspondence, of Sir William Jones |
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Page 67
... : " What must be the importance of a book , " of which it may be truly said , " if this book be not true , " the religion which we profess is false ? " Mr. Jones returned with his pupil from Harrow , in SIR WILLIAM JONES . 671.
... : " What must be the importance of a book , " of which it may be truly said , " if this book be not true , " the religion which we profess is false ? " Mr. Jones returned with his pupil from Harrow , in SIR WILLIAM JONES . 671.
Page 114
... religion , sci- ence , and freedom , characterize his discourse , of which part has been lately quoted , with applause , by Dr. Parr . * The kindness of a contemporary student has commu- nicated an anecdote in proof of his particular ...
... religion , sci- ence , and freedom , characterize his discourse , of which part has been lately quoted , with applause , by Dr. Parr . * The kindness of a contemporary student has commu- nicated an anecdote in proof of his particular ...
Page 139
... religious lessons , which constitute the occupation of the eighth year , were from that period to be discon- tinued , although they are not afterwards mentioned ; but the meaning of Mr. Jones probably was , that it should be seriously ...
... religious lessons , which constitute the occupation of the eighth year , were from that period to be discon- tinued , although they are not afterwards mentioned ; but the meaning of Mr. Jones probably was , that it should be seriously ...
Page 140
... religious lessons . Natural history and experiments . Dancing , music , drawing , exercises . History of his own country . Latin . Greek . French and Italian . Translations . Compositions in verse and prose . Rhetoric and declamation ...
... religious lessons . Natural history and experiments . Dancing , music , drawing , exercises . History of his own country . Latin . Greek . French and Italian . Translations . Compositions in verse and prose . Rhetoric and declamation ...
Page 158
... religion . He not only pro- fessed atheism , but made a boast of it , and inculcated it in his writings . He was invited to Russia , by the empress Catharine , who at first ad- mired his genius , but soon found sufficient reason in his ...
... religion . He not only pro- fessed atheism , but made a boast of it , and inculcated it in his writings . He was invited to Russia , by the empress Catharine , who at first ad- mired his genius , but soon found sufficient reason in his ...
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