The Pursuit of Knowledge Under Difficulties: Illustrated by Anecdotes, Volume 1Wm. Crosby and H.P. Nichols, 1840 |
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... shilling , the young persons nevertheless determined to share each other's destiny , and they were accordingly united . By the exertions of some common friends , a retreat was procured for Heyne and his wife in the estab- lishment of a ...
... shilling , the young persons nevertheless determined to share each other's destiny , and they were accordingly united . By the exertions of some common friends , a retreat was procured for Heyne and his wife in the estab- lishment of a ...
Page 39
... shillings and sixpence * ) in his pocket . In these circumstances , he was obliged , for his support , to employ himself in drawing water , carrying burdens , and other such humble and la- borious occupations . He contrived , however ...
... shillings and sixpence * ) in his pocket . In these circumstances , he was obliged , for his support , to employ himself in drawing water , carrying burdens , and other such humble and la- borious occupations . He contrived , however ...
Page 47
... shilling to a guinea a day . Actuated by this motive , I instantly presented him with pencils , colors , and canvass , to which I added a few instructions . " After some time , the doctor adds , his pupil became so celebrated in the ...
... shilling to a guinea a day . Actuated by this motive , I instantly presented him with pencils , colors , and canvass , to which I added a few instructions . " After some time , the doctor adds , his pupil became so celebrated in the ...
Page 52
... labor , and , it may be said , his fortune ; for nearly every shilling that he could save from his professional gains was expended in collecting those foreign animals , and other rare specimens , by 52 THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE .
... labor , and , it may be said , his fortune ; for nearly every shilling that he could save from his professional gains was expended in collecting those foreign animals , and other rare specimens , by 52 THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE .
Page 88
... shilling by their own ingenu- ity and industry . Undoubtedly the person thus circum- stanced has a somewhat gentler ascent to climb , in the first instance , than his competitors . Still , all must owe what they eventually arrive at ...
... shilling by their own ingenu- ity and industry . Undoubtedly the person thus circum- stanced has a somewhat gentler ascent to climb , in the first instance , than his competitors . Still , all must owe what they eventually arrive at ...
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