The Works of Sir William Jones, Volume 9J. Stockdale and J. Walker, 1807 |
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... Athenian laws and manners ; and , if they should appear inferior in all thofe qualities to the fpeeches ufually delivered by our leading advo- cates , we shall have reason to congratulate our age $ 2 THE PREFATORY DISCOURSE .
... Athenian laws and manners ; and , if they should appear inferior in all thofe qualities to the fpeeches ufually delivered by our leading advo- cates , we shall have reason to congratulate our age $ 2 THE PREFATORY DISCOURSE .
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William Jones. cates , we shall have reason to congratulate our age and country , and to triumph in the supe- riority of our talents ; for our leaders often make the ableft and moft fpirited replies with- out a poffibility of ...
William Jones. cates , we shall have reason to congratulate our age and country , and to triumph in the supe- riority of our talents ; for our leaders often make the ableft and moft fpirited replies with- out a poffibility of ...
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... shall be happy if it can afford any help to fo refpectable a scholar , who , dif- daining the prejudices of an academician , and daring to exprefs his own juft fentiments , has the courage to recommend the learning and language of ...
... shall be happy if it can afford any help to fo refpectable a scholar , who , dif- daining the prejudices of an academician , and daring to exprefs his own juft fentiments , has the courage to recommend the learning and language of ...
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... shall prefix to the fpeeches , referving a fuller explanation of them for the commentary ; it being my fole ob- ject , in this introductory differtation , to prepare my reader for compofitions above two thousand years old , and to ...
... shall prefix to the fpeeches , referving a fuller explanation of them for the commentary ; it being my fole ob- ject , in this introductory differtation , to prepare my reader for compofitions above two thousand years old , and to ...
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... shall give her in marriage with a por- tion of five minas , if he belong to the first order of citizens ; or of three , if he belong to the fecond ; or of a mina and a half , if he be of the third clafs . If the have many kinsmen in the ...
... shall give her in marriage with a por- tion of five minas , if he belong to the first order of citizens ; or of three , if he belong to the fecond ; or of a mina and a half , if he be of the third clafs . If the have many kinsmen in the ...
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