The Pursuit of Knowledge Under Difficulties: Illustrated by Anecdotes, Volume 1Wm. Crosby and H.P. Nichols, 1840 |
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... , WITH A PREFACE AND NOTES , BY FRANCIS WAYLAND , D. D. PRESIDENT OF BROWN UNIVERSITY . IN TWO VOLUMES . VOL . I. BOSTON : MARSH , CAPEN , LYON , AND WEBB . Entered according to Act of Congress , in the year 1840 . THE.
... , WITH A PREFACE AND NOTES , BY FRANCIS WAYLAND , D. D. PRESIDENT OF BROWN UNIVERSITY . IN TWO VOLUMES . VOL . I. BOSTON : MARSH , CAPEN , LYON , AND WEBB . Entered according to Act of Congress , in the year 1840 . THE.
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... , since others , under circum- stances as unpropitious as his own , have placed them- selves in the very front rank of their several professions . State University of Iowa LIBRARIES In the execution of this plan , as might be LA23 PREFACE,
... , since others , under circum- stances as unpropitious as his own , have placed them- selves in the very front rank of their several professions . State University of Iowa LIBRARIES In the execution of this plan , as might be LA23 PREFACE,
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... University , Providence , R. I. , March , 1839. ) In addition to the labors of the editor , much care has been bestowed upon the preparation of the copy , by correcting the punctuation , style , errors of dates and facts , & c ...
... University , Providence , R. I. , March , 1839. ) In addition to the labors of the editor , much care has been bestowed upon the preparation of the copy , by correcting the punctuation , style , errors of dates and facts , & c ...
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... university ; and he resolved to go to Leipsic . He arrived in that city , accordingly , with only two florins ( about ninety cents ) in his pocket , and nothing more to depend upon except the small assistance he might receive from his ...
... university ; and he resolved to go to Leipsic . He arrived in that city , accordingly , with only two florins ( about ninety cents ) in his pocket , and nothing more to depend upon except the small assistance he might receive from his ...
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... university town . This , of course , relieved , for a time , his pecuniary wants ; but still the ardor with which he pursued his studies continued so great , that it at last brought on a dangerous illness , which obliged him to resign ...
... university town . This , of course , relieved , for a time , his pecuniary wants ; but still the ardor with which he pursued his studies continued so great , that it at last brought on a dangerous illness , which obliged him to resign ...
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