The Pursuit of Knowledge Under Difficulties: Illustrated by Anecdotes, Volume 1Wm. Crosby and H.P. Nichols, 1840 |
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... situation , in truth , is altogether without its unfavorable influences . If there be not poverty to crush , there may be wealth and ease to relax , the spirit . He who is left to educate himself in every thing , may have many diffi ...
... situation , in truth , is altogether without its unfavorable influences . If there be not poverty to crush , there may be wealth and ease to relax , the spirit . He who is left to educate himself in every thing , may have many diffi ...
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... situation with that of Galileo , before he turned his telescope to the heavens ; and such a mind has a world of wonders to learn , many of which are as extraordinary as those which then revealed them- selves to the philosopher . It has ...
... situation with that of Galileo , before he turned his telescope to the heavens ; and such a mind has a world of wonders to learn , many of which are as extraordinary as those which then revealed them- selves to the philosopher . It has ...
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... was often obliged to borrow those of his companions , and to copy them over for his own use . At last he obtained the situation of tutor to the son of one of the citizens ; and this for a short time rendered his condition more HEYNE , 33.
... was often obliged to borrow those of his companions , and to copy them over for his own use . At last he obtained the situation of tutor to the son of one of the citizens ; and this for a short time rendered his condition more HEYNE , 33.
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... situation of tutor in a family at Mag- deburg . Desirable as the appointment would have been in every other respect , it would have removed him from the scene of his studies , and he declined it . He resolved rather to remain in the ...
... situation of tutor in a family at Mag- deburg . Desirable as the appointment would have been in every other respect , it would have removed him from the scene of his studies , and he declined it . He resolved rather to remain in the ...
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... situation similar to the one he had refused , in the 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 ...
... situation similar to the one he had refused , in the 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 ...
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