The Pursuit of Knowledge Under Difficulties. Illustrated by Anecdotes, Том 2Nattali and Bond, 1860 |
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... immediately became , in his imagination , the germ of a magnificent national marine ; and he could take no rest till he had made arrangements for having it repaired and set afloat . With some difficulty the Dutch pilot was found out ...
... immediately became , in his imagination , the germ of a magnificent national marine ; and he could take no rest till he had made arrangements for having it repaired and set afloat . With some difficulty the Dutch pilot was found out ...
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... immediately after he adds that he " seems designed by nature rather to be a ship - carpenter than a great prince . " He did not at that time appear to the bishop to be capable of con- ducting so great a design as the attack upon the ...
... immediately after he adds that he " seems designed by nature rather to be a ship - carpenter than a great prince . " He did not at that time appear to the bishop to be capable of con- ducting so great a design as the attack upon the ...
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... immediately went and purchased a pair of shoes with it , which he ever afterwards took great pleasure in shewing . One of the bars he forged on this occasion is still to be seen at Istia . He was also accustomed , according to Voltaire ...
... immediately went and purchased a pair of shoes with it , which he ever afterwards took great pleasure in shewing . One of the bars he forged on this occasion is still to be seen at Istia . He was also accustomed , according to Voltaire ...
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... immediately admitted a member of the Academy by order of the King , Louis XIV . In order to have the aid of proper instruments in the prosecution of his researches , he afterwards established three glass - houses in his native district ...
... immediately admitted a member of the Academy by order of the King , Louis XIV . In order to have the aid of proper instruments in the prosecution of his researches , he afterwards established three glass - houses in his native district ...
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... immediately setting about the arrangement of his papers , and to state that his physician and his best friends have " pressingly advised him against speak- ing daily with so many persons as are wont to visit him ; " representing it as ...
... immediately setting about the arrangement of his papers , and to state that his physician and his best friends have " pressingly advised him against speak- ing daily with so many persons as are wont to visit him ; " representing it as ...
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