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Page 57
... truth , though I consider this sacred language rather as an object of veneration than of delight , ( for excepting the Old Testament itself , and some rabbinical dreams about it , there is nothing in it worth perusal ) I well remember ...
... truth , though I consider this sacred language rather as an object of veneration than of delight , ( for excepting the Old Testament itself , and some rabbinical dreams about it , there is nothing in it worth perusal ) I well remember ...
Page 59
... truth , and averse from all dissimulation , I should lament that our capital has fallen under your inspection in these times of turbu- lence and distraction , when the liberty of my country , so universally celebrated , has degenerated ...
... truth , and averse from all dissimulation , I should lament that our capital has fallen under your inspection in these times of turbu- lence and distraction , when the liberty of my country , so universally celebrated , has degenerated ...
Page 66
... truth ; and the deter- mination which he formed , in consequence of his dis- appointment , is no less a proof of his sincerity in the search of it . I cannot deny myself the satisfaction of anticipating the conclusion to which his ...
... truth ; and the deter- mination which he formed , in consequence of his dis- appointment , is no less a proof of his sincerity in the search of it . I cannot deny myself the satisfaction of anticipating the conclusion to which his ...
Page 72
... truth , that nothing can give me more pleasure than a letter from you , however hasty . You , perhaps , wish to know how I employed my time after your departure from England : a short explanation will suffice . Amongst other occupa ...
... truth , that nothing can give me more pleasure than a letter from you , however hasty . You , perhaps , wish to know how I employed my time after your departure from England : a short explanation will suffice . Amongst other occupa ...
Page 78
... truth ; for if it were my nature to speak to any one what I do not think , I should at least speak truly to your Ladyship , of whom I am , with the greatest truth , The obliged and grateful humble servant , WILLIAM JONES . To Lady ...
... truth ; for if it were my nature to speak to any one what I do not think , I should at least speak truly to your Ladyship , of whom I am , with the greatest truth , The obliged and grateful humble servant , WILLIAM JONES . To Lady ...
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