Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Correspondence, of Sir William Jones |
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Page 27
... studies at the university , and the objections of his mother , founded on reasons of economy , to a profession which could not be pursued without considerable expense , fixed her decision against the advice of her legal friends . The ...
... studies at the university , and the objections of his mother , founded on reasons of economy , to a profession which could not be pursued without considerable expense , fixed her decision against the advice of her legal friends . The ...
Page 43
... studies formed his chief oc- cupation , and the winter of that year , in London . He availed himself of the opportunity , which his situation there afforded , of beginning to learn music ; and having made choice of the Welch harp , for ...
... studies formed his chief oc- cupation , and the winter of that year , in London . He availed himself of the opportunity , which his situation there afforded , of beginning to learn music ; and having made choice of the Welch harp , for ...
Page 45
... studies . In mentioning our friendship , I shall not , I trust , be deemed guilty of an improper freedom . Similarity of studies , fondness for polite literature , congenial pursuits , and conformity of sentiments , are the great bonds ...
... studies . In mentioning our friendship , I shall not , I trust , be deemed guilty of an improper freedom . Similarity of studies , fondness for polite literature , congenial pursuits , and conformity of sentiments , are the great bonds ...
Page 56
... studies my occasional amusement . I mean , how- ever , some time or other , to publish as much as I can . The person who applied to me for the first book of the Iliad , with a verbal analysis , already possesses the key to Homer ; but ...
... studies my occasional amusement . I mean , how- ever , some time or other , to publish as much as I can . The person who applied to me for the first book of the Iliad , with a verbal analysis , already possesses the key to Homer ; but ...
Page 85
... studies ; and this alone is sufficient to diminish the pleasure of it . I am exceedingly obliged to you for the extraordinary composition with which you favoured me ; it is , indeed , a literary curiosity . But pray inform me when you ...
... studies ; and this alone is sufficient to diminish the pleasure of it . I am exceedingly obliged to you for the extraordinary composition with which you favoured me ; it is , indeed , a literary curiosity . But pray inform me when you ...
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