Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Hatchard, 1806 - 531 pages |
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... word how all things go here . I designed to write you this letter in French , but I thought I could express my thoughts with more energy , in my own language . I come now , after a long interval , to mention some more private ...
... word how all things go here . I designed to write you this letter in French , but I thought I could express my thoughts with more energy , in my own language . I come now , after a long interval , to mention some more private ...
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... word I never thought our bleak air would have so good an effect upon him . His complexion is now ruddy , which before was sallow and pale , and he is indeed much grown : but I now speak of trifles , I mean in comparison of his learning ...
... word I never thought our bleak air would have so good an effect upon him . His complexion is now ruddy , which before was sallow and pale , and he is indeed much grown : but I now speak of trifles , I mean in comparison of his learning ...
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... word , agreeably to the most strict " classical authority . He imitated the choruses of Sophocles so " successfully , that his writings seemed to be original Greek com- " positions ; and he was attentive even in writing the Greek ...
... word , agreeably to the most strict " classical authority . He imitated the choruses of Sophocles so " successfully , that his writings seemed to be original Greek com- " positions ; and he was attentive even in writing the Greek ...
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... words * . The King of Denmark , then upon a visit to this country , had brought with him an eastern manuscript , containing the life of Nadir Shah , which he was desirous of having translated in England . * Introduction to the History ...
... words * . The King of Denmark , then upon a visit to this country , had brought with him an eastern manuscript , containing the life of Nadir Shah , which he was desirous of having translated in England . * Introduction to the History ...
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... words ) he had reflected on the little solid glory which a man reaps from acquiring a name in literature , on the jealousy and envy which attend such an acquisition , on the distant reserve which a writer is sure to meet with from the ...
... words ) he had reflected on the little solid glory which a man reaps from acquiring a name in literature , on the jealousy and envy which attend such an acquisition , on the distant reserve which a writer is sure to meet with from the ...
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