The History of Chess: From the Time of the Early Invention of the Game in India Till the Period of Its Establishment in Western and Central Europe |
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... Sir William Jones , viz .- " pronounce the vowels as in German or Italian , and the consonants , as in English . " Thus the three vowels , a , i , and u , if unaccented , have the same sounds as in the English words " fat , " " fit ...
... Sir William Jones , viz .- " pronounce the vowels as in German or Italian , and the consonants , as in English . " Thus the three vowels , a , i , and u , if unaccented , have the same sounds as in the English words " fat , " " fit ...
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... Sir William Jones - On the Burmha Game of Chess , & c . , by Captain Hiram Cox - Conclusion APPENDIX . . 258 • 284 A. Review of Mr. N. Bland's " Essay on Persian Chess , " by D. Forbes . B. On Greek and Roman Chess , by Herbert ...
... Sir William Jones - On the Burmha Game of Chess , & c . , by Captain Hiram Cox - Conclusion APPENDIX . . 258 • 284 A. Review of Mr. N. Bland's " Essay on Persian Chess , " by D. Forbes . B. On Greek and Roman Chess , by Herbert ...
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... edition in 4to . by Dr. Gregory Sharpe , forming the Second Volume of Hyde's whole works . The 12mo . edition is the more correct , and is the one to which I always refer . B Sir William Jones , both of Oxford , arrived at.
... edition in 4to . by Dr. Gregory Sharpe , forming the Second Volume of Hyde's whole works . The 12mo . edition is the more correct , and is the one to which I always refer . B Sir William Jones , both of Oxford , arrived at.
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... Sir William Jones , both of Oxford , arrived at the conclu- sion , which I hold to be the correct one , that Chess was invented in India , and thence introduced into Persia and other Asiatic regions during the sixth century of our era ...
... Sir William Jones , both of Oxford , arrived at the conclu- sion , which I hold to be the correct one , that Chess was invented in India , and thence introduced into Persia and other Asiatic regions during the sixth century of our era ...
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... Sir William Jones also fails both from his then slight acquaintance with 8 HISTORY OF CHESS .
... Sir William Jones also fails both from his then slight acquaintance with 8 HISTORY OF CHESS .
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