The Works of Sir William Jones ...G. G. and J. Robinson, 1799 |
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... observation as well as mine , the candour and complacency with which he gave his at- tention to all perfons , of whatsoever quality , talents , or education ; he justly concluded , that curious or important information , might be gained ...
... observation as well as mine , the candour and complacency with which he gave his at- tention to all perfons , of whatsoever quality , talents , or education ; he justly concluded , that curious or important information , might be gained ...
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... sound . Agreeably to this analyfis , you will inveftigate whatever is rare in the ftupendous fabrick of nature , will correct the geography of Afia by by new observations and discoveries ; will trace the annals 4 THE PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE .
... sound . Agreeably to this analyfis , you will inveftigate whatever is rare in the ftupendous fabrick of nature , will correct the geography of Afia by by new observations and discoveries ; will trace the annals 4 THE PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE .
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William Jones. by new observations and discoveries ; will trace the annals , and even traditions , of those nations , who from time to time have peopled or defolated it ; and will bring to light their various forms of government , with ...
William Jones. by new observations and discoveries ; will trace the annals , and even traditions , of those nations , who from time to time have peopled or defolated it ; and will bring to light their various forms of government , with ...
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... observation , indeed , is at least as old as ALEXANDER ; and , though we cannot agree with the fage preceptor of that ambitious Prince , that " the Afiaticks are born to be slaves , " yet the Athenian poet seems perfectly in the right ...
... observation , indeed , is at least as old as ALEXANDER ; and , though we cannot agree with the fage preceptor of that ambitious Prince , that " the Afiaticks are born to be slaves , " yet the Athenian poet seems perfectly in the right ...
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... observe , that Himyar is the proper appellation of thofe Arabs ; and many reasons concur to prove , that the word is purely Arabick : the fimilarity of some proper names on the borders of India to thofe of Arabia , as the river Arabius ...
... observe , that Himyar is the proper appellation of thofe Arabs ; and many reasons concur to prove , that the word is purely Arabick : the fimilarity of some proper names on the borders of India to thofe of Arabia , as the river Arabius ...
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affert affured Afiatick alfo almoſt alſo ancient anſwered Arabian Arabick Arabs beautiful becauſe beſt BRAHMA Bráhmans BUDDHA called cauſe Chineſe cloſe compofed compofitions confiderable confifts courſe CRISHNA damfel defcribed defire Deity diſtinct diſtinguiſhed divine Egypt eſpecially eſtabliſhed exiſtence expreffed facred faid fame fays fecond feems feven fhall fimilar fince firſt folar fome fubject fuch fuppofed fyftem Greeks himſelf Hindus hiſtory houſe India Indian INDRA iſland itſelf juſt king language laſt learned leaſt letters lunar Magadha MENU modes moon moſt mufick muſt myſelf nature obfervations paffage paffion Pandits Perfian philofopher pleaſure poets praiſe preſent preſerved prince purpoſe queſtion RA'DHA RA'MA raiſed reaſon repreſented reſemblance reſpective ſaid Sanferit ſcience ſeems ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhort ſhould ſome ſtars ſtate ſtill ſuch ſuppoſed ſyſtem thee themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand tranflated univerſe uſed Védas verſe VISHNU vowel whofe whoſe word Yemen