Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Hatchard, 1806 - 531 pages |
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Page 26
... 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 42
... studies formed his chief dccupation , and the winter of that year in London . He availed himself of the opportunity , which his situation there afforded , of * See Works , vol . v . Preface . beginning beginning to learn music ; and ...
... studies formed his chief dccupation , and the winter of that year in London . He availed himself of the opportunity , which his situation there afforded , of * See Works , vol . v . Preface . beginning beginning to learn music ; and ...
Page 44
... 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 con- formity of sentiments , are the great ...
... 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 con- formity of sentiments , are the great ...
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... studies my occasional amusement . I mean , however , 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 he ...
... studies my occasional amusement . I mean , however , 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 he ...
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... studies , and this alone is sufficient to diminish the pleasure of it . I am exceedingly obliged to you for the extraordinary com- position 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 com- position with which you favoured me ; it is indeed a literary curiosity . But pray inform me , when you ...
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