The Works of Sir William Jones, Volume 1J. Stockdale and J. Walker, 1807 |
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Page xi
... those who are qualified to peruse the original letters of Sir William Jones , will find in them an elegance which I do not pretend to trans- fuse into my version of them . Some few fentences of the original letters have been purposely ...
... those who are qualified to peruse the original letters of Sir William Jones , will find in them an elegance which I do not pretend to trans- fuse into my version of them . Some few fentences of the original letters have been purposely ...
Page xiii
... those of which the public are in poffeffion ; there are still more , which I have not ventured to print . It would have been eafy to have enlarged the fize of these volumes , but having no am- bition to extend them beyond their proper ...
... those of which the public are in poffeffion ; there are still more , which I have not ventured to print . It would have been eafy to have enlarged the fize of these volumes , but having no am- bition to extend them beyond their proper ...
Page xvi
... those which he had written from memory . " With regard to those of the first class , when he " found that I was resolved to make a collation of the " manuscript , he began to adulterate and disfigure his 66 own manuscript , mine , and ...
... those which he had written from memory . " With regard to those of the first class , when he " found that I was resolved to make a collation of the " manuscript , he began to adulterate and disfigure his 66 own manuscript , mine , and ...
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... those brave people , who struggled so long with a superior power for their liberty , infpires me with such an idea of them , that I almoft adore their memories . Therefore , to keep up that old laudable cuftom , I herewith fend you a ca ...
... those brave people , who struggled so long with a superior power for their liberty , infpires me with such an idea of them , that I almoft adore their memories . Therefore , to keep up that old laudable cuftom , I herewith fend you a ca ...
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... those only are most capable of ob- jecting against his writings , that least understand them . However , in a little time , you will see some of them in the Philosophical Transactions . I am , Sir , Very much your friend and servant ...
... those only are most capable of ob- jecting against his writings , that least understand them . However , in a little time , you will see some of them in the Philosophical Transactions . I am , Sir , Very much your friend and servant ...
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