The Works of Sir William Jones, Volume 2Garland Pub., 1984 - 188 pages |
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... empire was at least in its cradle . This fact it is neceffary to prove ; and my firft witness is CON- FUCIUS himself . I know to what keen fatire I shall expofe myself by citing that philosopher ; after the 144 THE SEVENTH DISCOURSE ,
... empire was at least in its cradle . This fact it is neceffary to prove ; and my firft witness is CON- FUCIUS himself . I know to what keen fatire I shall expofe myself by citing that philosopher ; after the 144 THE SEVENTH DISCOURSE ,
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William Jones. shall expofe myself by citing that philosopher ; after the bitter farcafms of M. PAUW against him and against the tranflators of his mutilated , but valuable , works : yet I quote without fcruple the book entitled Lún Yú ...
William Jones. shall expofe myself by citing that philosopher ; after the bitter farcafms of M. PAUW against him and against the tranflators of his mutilated , but valuable , works : yet I quote without fcruple the book entitled Lún Yú ...
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... philosophers ap- pear to have encouraged , and which has an ap- parent affinity with fome parts of the oldest In- dian worship : they believed in the agency of genii or tutelary fpirits , prefiding over the stars and the clouds , over ...
... philosophers ap- pear to have encouraged , and which has an ap- parent affinity with fome parts of the oldest In- dian worship : they believed in the agency of genii or tutelary fpirits , prefiding over the stars and the clouds , over ...
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