 | 1813 - 502 strani
...interpreters, and decyphering the contents of the volumes, occupied every moment of his spare time. " I may die in the attempt," he writes to a friend, " but if I die witheut surpassingSirWilliamJones ahundred fold in oriental learning, let never a tear for me prophane... | |
 | 1813 - 506 strani
...interpreters, and decyphering the contents of the volumes, occupied every moment of his spare time. " I may die in the attempt," he writes to a friend, " but if I die witheut surpassing Sir William Jones a hundred fold in oriental learning, let never a tear for me prophane... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1813 - 512 strani
...interpreters, and decyphering the contents of the volumes, occupied every moment of his spare time. " I may die in the attempt," he writes to a friend, " but if I die witheut surpassing Sir William Jones a hundred fold in oriental learning, let never a tear for me prophane... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1827 - 506 strani
...interpreters, and decyphering the contents of the volumes, occupied every moment of his spare time. " I may die in the attempt," he writes to a friend ;...but if I die without surpassing Sir William Jones a hundred fold in Oriental learning, let never a tear for me prophane the eye of a Borderer." The term... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [prose, collected]) - 1827 - 500 strani
...interpreters, and decyphering the contents of the volumes, occupied every moment of his spare time. " I may die in the attempt," he writes to a friend ;...but if I die without surpassing Sir William Jones a hundred fold in Oriental learning, let never a tear for me prophane the eye of a Borderer." The term... | |
 | Adam Waldie - 1833 - 640 strani
...interpreters, and decyphering the contents of the volumes, occupied every moment of his spore time. " I may die in the attempt," he writes to a friend ;...but if I die without surpassing Sir William Jones a hundred fold in Oriental learning, let never a tear for me profane the eye of a Borderer." Tl.e term... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - 436 strani
...interpreters, and deciphering the contents of the volumes, occupied every moment of his spare time. " I may die in the attempt," he writes to a friend ;...William Jones a hundredfold in Oriental learning, let never a tear for me profane the eye of a Borderer." The term was soon approaching when these regrets... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - 452 strani
...interpreters, and deciphering the contents of the volumes, occupied every moment of his spare time. " I may die in the attempt," he writes to a friend ;...William Jones a hundredfold in Oriental learning, let never a tear for me profane the eye of a Borderer." The term was soon approaching when these regrets... | |
 | Exemplary and instructive biography - 1836 - 348 strani
...interpreters, and deciphering the contents of the volumes, occupied even• moment of his spare time. " I may die in the attempt," he writes to a friend ; " but if I die without surpassing Sir Mrilliam Jones a hundredfold in Oriental learning, let never a tear for me profane the eye of a borderer."... | |
 | 1836 - 436 strani
...the wheel must go round to the last." " I may perish in the attempt," he said on another occasion; "but if I die without surpassing Sir William Jones a hundredfold in Ori. ental learning, let never tear for me profane the eye of a Borderer." And he eventually sank,... | |
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I may die in the attempt," he writes to a friend ; " but if I die without surpassing Sir William Jones a hundredfold in Oriental learning, let never a tear for me profane the eye of a Borderer. 
