The Pursuit of Knowledge Under Difficulties: Illustrated by Anecdotes, Volume 1Wm. Crosby and H.P. Nichols, 1840 |
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... poet Tibullus , he received , in successive payments , one hundred crowns , with which he discharged . the debts he had contracted at Leipsic . In this way , he contrived to exist for a few years , all the while studying hard , and ...
... poet Tibullus , he received , in successive payments , one hundred crowns , with which he discharged . the debts he had contracted at Leipsic . In this way , he contrived to exist for a few years , all the while studying hard , and ...
Page 41
... poet of the six- teenth century , of considerable genius and learning , fol- lowed his father's trade of a blacksmith till he was eighteen years old , when he began of his own accord to apply to his studies ; and , by availing himself ...
... poet of the six- teenth century , of considerable genius and learning , fol- lowed his father's trade of a blacksmith till he was eighteen years old , when he began of his own accord to apply to his studies ; and , by availing himself ...
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... poet , METASTASIO , was the son of a common mechanic , and used when a little boy to sing his extemporaneous verses about the streets . The father of HAYDN , the great musical composer , was a wheel- wright , and filled also the humble ...
... poet , METASTASIO , was the son of a common mechanic , and used when a little boy to sing his extemporaneous verses about the streets . The father of HAYDN , the great musical composer , was a wheel- wright , and filled also the humble ...
Page 48
... poet of Italy , was the son of a peasant , who died when he was in his boyhood , and left him to be the only support ... poets of the last century , and who event- BEN JONSON , RAMUS , MADDOX , ETC. 49 ually 48 THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE .
... poet of Italy , was the son of a peasant , who died when he was in his boyhood , and left him to be the only support ... poets of the last century , and who event- BEN JONSON , RAMUS , MADDOX , ETC. 49 ually 48 THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE .
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... poets , and a scholar of considerable learning , was the son of a tailor , and served an apprenticeship , himself ... poet , was a barber . LUCAS CORNELISZ , a Dutch painter of the sixteenth century , who visited England during the ...
... poets , and a scholar of considerable learning , was the son of a tailor , and served an apprenticeship , himself ... poet , was a barber . LUCAS CORNELISZ , a Dutch painter of the sixteenth century , who visited England during the ...
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