The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Essays and miscellaniesAMS Press, 1979 |
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Page 122
... example he takes three cards from the bottom and places them at top , then one from top , placing it at bottom , and so on , for a given number of times . This done , he again inscribes fifty - two characters as before , proceeding thus ...
... example he takes three cards from the bottom and places them at top , then one from top , placing it at bottom , and so on , for a given number of times . This done , he again inscribes fifty - two characters as before , proceeding thus ...
Page 142
... example , suppose a lady hould receive from her affianced , a letter written in ciphers , containing this sen- tence , " 4 5663 967 268 26 3633 , " and that a and ʼn were represented by the figure 2 , — e , m , and r by 3 , 0 , s , and ...
... example , suppose a lady hould receive from her affianced , a letter written in ciphers , containing this sen- tence , " 4 5663 967 268 26 3633 , " and that a and ʼn were represented by the figure 2 , — e , m , and r by 3 , 0 , s , and ...
Page 154
... example could be adduced more distinctly showing that the mere importance of a novelty will not suffice to gain for it universal attention , than we find in the invention of Anastatic Printing . It excites not one fiftieth part of the ...
... example could be adduced more distinctly showing that the mere importance of a novelty will not suffice to gain for it universal attention , than we find in the invention of Anastatic Printing . It excites not one fiftieth part of the ...
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Maelzels ChessPlayer | 6 |
Preface and Introduction to the Conchologists | 95 |
The Philosophy of Furniture | 101 |
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