The Pursuit of Knowledge Under Difficulties: Illustrated by Anecdotes, Volume 1Wm. Crosby and H.P. Nichols, 1840 |
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... remarkable of these cases we shall have an opportunity of introducing under other heads of the subjects , but , at present , we may merely mention a few of those which we may not after- wards find so convenient an occasion of noticing ...
... remarkable of these cases we shall have an opportunity of introducing under other heads of the subjects , but , at present , we may merely mention a few of those which we may not after- wards find so convenient an occasion of noticing ...
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... his success , the more remarkable . In so far as his native literature was concerned , Cato was , before this , one of the most learned * See p . 107 . of his countrymen ; but he certainly had never experi- 6 * JONES . CATO . 65.
... his success , the more remarkable . In so far as his native literature was concerned , Cato was , before this , one of the most learned * See p . 107 . of his countrymen ; but he certainly had never experi- 6 * JONES . CATO . 65.
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... remarkable for its vicissitudes , and not uninstructive as an evidence both of the respectable proficiency in literature which may be acquired by those who begin their education late in life , and also of what may be done by a stout ...
... remarkable for its vicissitudes , and not uninstructive as an evidence both of the respectable proficiency in literature which may be acquired by those who begin their education late in life , and also of what may be done by a stout ...
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... remarkable for its purity , and whose other works in the same language are all eminently deserving of the same praise , in afterwards translating the Scriptures into French , expressed himself in so vulgar and barbarous a manner , that ...
... remarkable for its purity , and whose other works in the same language are all eminently deserving of the same praise , in afterwards translating the Scriptures into French , expressed himself in so vulgar and barbarous a manner , that ...
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... remarkable eclipse of the sun , which happened on the 11th of May , 1724 ; but , if this was the incident that gave his mind its first bias toward the studies in which he afterwards at- tained so high a distinction , it was to his 8 ...
... remarkable eclipse of the sun , which happened on the 11th of May , 1724 ; but , if this was the incident that gave his mind its first bias toward the studies in which he afterwards at- tained so high a distinction , it was to his 8 ...
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