 In public, when called on for a sudden opinion, he was unready, short, and embarrassed. Yet he wrote readily, rather diffusely, in an easy and correct style. This he had acquired by conversation with the world, for his education was merely reading, writing,...  The Writings of Thomas Jefferson - Страница 50по Thomas Jefferson - 1903 - 522 странициПълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 552 страници
...by conversation with the world, for his education was merely reading, writing and common arithmetic, to which he added surveying at a later day. His time...correspondence became necessarily extensive, and, with journalising his agricultural proceedings, occupied most of his leisure hours within doors. On the... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 1102 страници
...conversation with the world, for his education was merely reading, writing, and common arithmetic, to which he added surveying at a later day. His time...chiefly, reading little, and that only in agriculture and EngWi history. His correspondence became necessarily extensive, and, with journalizing his agricultural... | |
 | B. L. Rayner - 1832 - 982 страници
...conversation with the world, for his education was merely reading, writing, and common arithmetic, to which he added surveying at a later day. His time...agricultural proceedings, occupied most of his leisure hours within-doors. On the whole, his character was, in its mass, perfect; in nothing bad, in few points... | |
 | Stephen Simpson - 1833 - 408 страници
...conversation with the world; for his education was merely reading, writ^ ing and common arithmetic, to which he added surveying at a later day. His time...correspondence became necessarily extensive, and, with journalising his agricultural proceedings, occupied most of his leisure hours within doors. On the... | |
 | 1843 - 854 страници
...for his education was merely reading, writing, and common arithmetic, to which he added surveying. His time was employed in action chiefly, reading little,...correspondence became necessarily extensive, and with journalising his agricultural proceedings occupied most of his leisure hours within doors. On the whole... | |
 | George Tucker - 1837 - 542 страници
...conversation with the world, for his education was merely reading, writing, and common arithmetic, to which he added surveying at a later day. His time...correspondence became necessarily extensive, and with journalising his agricultural proceedings occupied most of his leisure hours within doors. On the whole,... | |
 | George Tucker - 1837 - 608 страници
...chiefly, reading little, and that only in agriculture and English history. His correspondVOL. n. 2 c encc became necessarily extensive, and with journalizing...within doors. On the whole, his character was, in its massperfect, in nothing bad, in a few points indifferent ; and it may truly be said, that never did... | |
 | John Frost - 1838 - 404 страници
...by conversation with the world ; for his education had been merely reading, writing, and arithmetic. His time was employed in action chiefly, reading little,...correspondence became necessarily extensive, and, with journalising his agricultural proceedings, it occupied most of his leisure hours within doors. On the... | |
 | 1838 - 556 страници
...with the world, for his education was merely reading, writing, and common arithmetic, to which lie added surveying at a later day. His time was- employed in action chiefly, reading little, and that only on agriculture and English history. His correspondence became necessarily extensive, and, with journalizing... | |
 | Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1843 - 840 страници
...for his education »я, merely reading, writing, and common arithmetic, to «hid. he added surveying. His time was employed in action chiefly, reading little,...correspondence became necessarily extensive, and with journalising his agricultural proceed"ings occupied most of his leisure hours within doorv <>s the... | |
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