The Pursuit of Knowledge Under Difficulties: Illustrated by Anecdotes, Volume 1Wm. Crosby and H.P. Nichols, 1840 |
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Page 27
... remained to create a doubt that it was indeed the truth which he had found and upon which he was gazing . Every other dis- coverer , or inventor , or creator of any of the great works of literature or art , has had , doubtless , his ...
... remained to create a doubt that it was indeed the truth which he had found and upon which he was gazing . Every other dis- coverer , or inventor , or creator of any of the great works of literature or art , has had , doubtless , his ...
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... remained there for two years , in the ser- vice of a farmer , who gave him his flocks to keep . Chancing then to make his appearance at the hut of a hermit , the recluse was so much struck by the intelligence of his answers , that he ...
... remained there for two years , in the ser- vice of a farmer , who gave him his flocks to keep . Chancing then to make his appearance at the hut of a hermit , the recluse was so much struck by the intelligence of his answers , that he ...
Page 48
... remained till he gradually made his way to a fellowship . The father of INIGO JONES , the great ar- chitect , who built the Banqueting - house at Whitehall , and many other wellknown edifices , was a clothworker ; and he himself was ...
... remained till he gradually made his way to a fellowship . The father of INIGO JONES , the great ar- chitect , who built the Banqueting - house at Whitehall , and many other wellknown edifices , was a clothworker ; and he himself was ...
Page 86
... , of the pretensions of that visionary science , which may be said to have remained , for many ages after , nearly the universal faith of Europe . CHAPTER VI . Self - educated Men : -T . 86 THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE .
... , of the pretensions of that visionary science , which may be said to have remained , for many ages after , nearly the universal faith of Europe . CHAPTER VI . Self - educated Men : -T . 86 THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE .
Page 106
... remained to him . Even while confined by illness to his couch , he taught himself botany ; and it was during a tour , he was advised to take for the recovery of his health , that he wrote 106 THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE .
... remained to him . Even while confined by illness to his couch , he taught himself botany ; and it was during a tour , he was advised to take for the recovery of his health , that he wrote 106 THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE .
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