I GIVE you many thanks for your most obliging and valuable present; and feel myself extremely honoured by this mark of your friendship. My first leisure will be employed in .an attentive perusal of an author, who had merit enough to fill up a part of... The British Prose Writers - Page 1211821Full view - About this book
| Sir William Jones - 1807 - 470 pages
...honoured by this mark of your friendfhip. My firft leifure will be employed in an attentive perufal of an author, who had merit enough to fill up a part of yours, and whom you have made acceffible to me with an eafe and advantage, which one fo many years difufed to Greek literature as... | |
| John Shore Baron Teignmouth - 1807 - 668 pages
...constant meditations, will not be read without interest. 195 Mr DEA R Si R, Ware* 12, 177f. . I give you many thanks for your most obliging and valuable present,...and feel myself extremely honoured by this mark of of your friendship. My first leisure will be employed -in an attentive perusal of an author, who had... | |
| William Jones - 1807 - 452 pages
...honoured by this mark of your friendfhip. My firft leifure will be employed in an attentive perufal of an author, who had merit enough to fill up a part of and whom you have made acceffible LiV- an eafe and advantage, which one fo>rt years difufed to Greek... | |
| sir James Prior - 1826 - 1108 pages
...philologists, drew from Mr. Burke the following reply : — ' " MY DEAR SlR, March 12, 1779" I give you many thanks for your most obliging and valuable present,...an author who had merit enough to fill up a part of your's, and whom you have made accessible to me with an ease and advantage, which one, so many years... | |
| 1836 - 342 pages
...letters. Farewell. WILLIAM JONES. Edmund Burke to Mr. Jones. March 12, 1779. MY DEAR SIR, I GIVE you many thanks for your most obliging and valuable present,...yours, and whom you have made accessible to me with on ease and advantage, which one so many years disused to Greek literature as I have been, could not... | |
| Sir James Prior - 1839 - 646 pages
...philologists, drew from Mr. Burke the following reply : — " March 12, 1779. "My dear Sir, " I give you many thanks for your most obliging and valuable present,...literature as I have been, could not otherwise have. not be at all lessened by seeing him in your translation. I do not know how it has happened, that orators... | |
| Author of The young man's own book - 1841 - 338 pages
...letters. Farewell. WILLIAM JONES. Edmund Burke to Mr. Jones. JtfarcA 12, 1779. MY DEAR SIR, I GIVE you many thanks for your most obliging and valuable present,...yours, and whom you have made accessible to me with on ease and advantage, which one so many years disused to Greek literature as I have been, could not... | |
| Edmund Burke - 514 pages
...book was published on 1 March (Public Advertiser, 1 March). March 12, 1779. My Dear Sir, I give you many thanks for your most obliging and valuable present,...literature as I have been, could not otherwise have. Isaeus, is an author of whom I know nothing but by fame; I am sure that any idea I had from thence... | |
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