Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Hatchard, 1806 - 531 pages |
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... respects , by sending them . I need not tell you the occasion and design of that collection . You will see readily , that it affords such light concerning what it relates to , as could not easily have been discovered any other way ; it ...
... respects , by sending them . I need not tell you the occasion and design of that collection . You will see readily , that it affords such light concerning what it relates to , as could not easily have been discovered any other way ; it ...
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... respect due to magisterial authority , and its influence over the scholar . It is a material and perhaps unavoidable defect in the system of education at public schools , that the necessity of regulating instruction by general rules ...
... respect due to magisterial authority , and its influence over the scholar . It is a material and perhaps unavoidable defect in the system of education at public schools , that the necessity of regulating instruction by general rules ...
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... respect and affection : — “ I knew him ( he writes ) " from the early age of eight or nine , and he was always an uncommon boy . Great " abilities , great particularity of thinking , fondness for writing verses and plays of various ...
... respect and affection : — “ I knew him ( he writes ) " from the early age of eight or nine , and he was always an uncommon boy . Great " abilities , great particularity of thinking , fondness for writing verses and plays of various ...
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... respect due to his superior talents and unrivalled erudition ; and he was frequently quoted by Dr. Sumner , as the ornament of his school , and as an example for imitation . He had not only distin- guished himself by the extent of his ...
... respect due to his superior talents and unrivalled erudition ; and he was frequently quoted by Dr. Sumner , as the ornament of his school , and as an example for imitation . He had not only distin- guished himself by the extent of his ...
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... respects the plan of education recommended by Milton , which he had by heart ; and thus , to transcribe an observation of his own , with the fortune of a peasant , giving himself the education of a prince . If the literary acquisitions ...
... respects the plan of education recommended by Milton , which he had by heart ; and thus , to transcribe an observation of his own , with the fortune of a peasant , giving himself the education of a prince . If the literary acquisitions ...
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