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a foreign paper I muft take the few anecdotes of his life. From 

 the Madras Courier, I learn that he was educated at Harrozv 

 fchool. He was removed to Univerfity College Oxford^ of which 

 I think he became a fellow. In 1769, he had the happinefs of 

 accompanying the prefent Earl Spencer in his travels in France^ 

 and refided fome time at Nice. He no fooner ftept into public, 

 but he became eminent in almoft every branch of fcience. His 

 great faculty in attaining the languages was amazingly fortu- 

 nate. The Oriental were thofe which engaged him moft. If I 

 can acquire a lift of his works, I fliall lay them before the 

 reader in the Appendix. In 1783 he was appointed one of the 

 puifne judges at Calcutta, and received the honor of knight- 

 hood. His literary labors in India were amazing, confidering 

 his rigid attention to the duty of his office. 



On the 27th of April, 1794, it pleafed Heaven to deprive the 

 world of this ornament to human nature. 1 had the honor of 

 once exchanging a letter with this dignified perfonage. My 

 acquaintance did not extend farther. Where there is a general 

 confent of opinion to bear evidence to his excellent qualities, 

 I may venture to tranfcribe the following eulogy, without fear 

 of giving a character exaggerated by partiality. 



" Endowed," fays his panegyrift, " with a mind of extraor- 

 " dinary vigor. Sir JVHUard Jones, by unwearied induftry, aided 

 « by fuperior genius, fuccefsfully explored the hidden fources 

 " of Oriental {cience and literature, and his attainments in this 

 *< interefting branch of learning, were fuch as to place him far 

 *' beyond all competition, the moft eminent OnV;^/^/ fcholar in 

 ** this or perhaps any other age. In his public charader, the 



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