The Works of Sir William Jones ...G. G. and J. Robinson, 1799 |
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... of collecting papers for widely difperfed ; and alfo thofe habits of inactivity , and indecision , which affliction imposes on a mind that has been deeply wounded . The The Editor referves to herself the liberty of giving ,
... of collecting papers for widely difperfed ; and alfo thofe habits of inactivity , and indecision , which affliction imposes on a mind that has been deeply wounded . The The Editor referves to herself the liberty of giving ,
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... mind , its fertility , its genius , and its taste . Nor fhall I particularly dwell on the discourses addressed to this Society , which we have all perufed or heard , or on the other learned and interefting differtations , which form fo ...
... mind , its fertility , its genius , and its taste . Nor fhall I particularly dwell on the discourses addressed to this Society , which we have all perufed or heard , or on the other learned and interefting differtations , which form fo ...
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... minds ; but the catalogue may yet be augmented . To a proficiency in the languages of Greece , Rome , and Afia , he added the knowledge of the philosophy of those countries , and of every thing curious and valuable that had been taught ...
... minds ; but the catalogue may yet be augmented . To a proficiency in the languages of Greece , Rome , and Afia , he added the knowledge of the philosophy of those countries , and of every thing curious and valuable that had been taught ...
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... minds , would have proved a disqualification from any application . It conftituted the principal amusement of his leisure hours . In the arrangements of LINNEUS he discovered system , truth , and ... mind , by nature vigorous , [ xiii ]
... minds , would have proved a disqualification from any application . It conftituted the principal amusement of his leisure hours . In the arrangements of LINNEUS he discovered system , truth , and ... mind , by nature vigorous , [ xiii ]
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William Jones. The faculties of his mind , by nature vigorous , were improved by conftant exercise ; and his memory , by habitual practice , had acquired a capacity of retaining whatever had once been impreffed upon it . To an ...
William Jones. The faculties of his mind , by nature vigorous , were improved by conftant exercise ; and his memory , by habitual practice , had acquired a capacity of retaining whatever had once been impreffed upon it . To an ...
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