The Works of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Stockdale and J. Walker, 1807 |
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... period , I have frequently availed myself of his own words . I wish in- deed that I could have used them exclusively , but the paper is not altogether in a form to admit of publication . The account of the last twelve years of his life ...
... period , I have frequently availed myself of his own words . I wish in- deed that I could have used them exclusively , but the paper is not altogether in a form to admit of publication . The account of the last twelve years of his life ...
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... period of mature judgment , he confidered the paffage as equal in fublimity to any in the inspired writers , and far fupe- rior to any that could be produced from mere human compofitions ; and he was fond of retracing and mentioning the ...
... period of mature judgment , he confidered the paffage as equal in fublimity to any in the inspired writers , and far fupe- rior to any that could be produced from mere human compofitions ; and he was fond of retracing and mentioning the ...
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... period of his confinement was not fuffered to pass in in- dolence ; his mother was his conftant com- panion , and amused him daily with the pe- rufal of fuch English books , as the deemed adapted to his tafte and capacity . The ju ...
... period of his confinement was not fuffered to pass in in- dolence ; his mother was his conftant com- panion , and amused him daily with the pe- rufal of fuch English books , as the deemed adapted to his tafte and capacity . The ju ...
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... period , the following anecdote is a remarkable inftance . school - fellows proposed to amuse themselves with the representation of a play ; and at his recommendation they fixed upon the Tem- peft : as it was not readily to be procured ...
... period , the following anecdote is a remarkable inftance . school - fellows proposed to amuse themselves with the representation of a play ; and at his recommendation they fixed upon the Tem- peft : as it was not readily to be procured ...
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... period . I " loved him and revered him , and , though one or two 66 years older than he was , was always instructed by him " from my earliest age . “ In a word , I can only say of this amiable and won- " derful man , that he had more ...
... period . I " loved him and revered him , and , though one or two 66 years older than he was , was always instructed by him " from my earliest age . “ In a word , I can only say of this amiable and won- " derful man , that he had more ...
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