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" Mr. Watt. I saw a workman, and expected no more ; but was surprised to find a philosopher, as young as myself, and always ready to instruct me. I had the vanity to think myself a pretty good proficient in my favourite study, and was rather mortified at... "
James Watt - Page 42
by Andrew Carnegie - 1905 - 241 pages
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The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal: Exhibiting a View of the ..., Volume 27

1839 - 474 pages
...ready to instruct me. I had the vanity to think myself a pretty good proficient in my favourite study, and was rather mortified at finding Mr Watt so much my superior Whenever any puzzle came in the way of any of the young students, we went to Mr Watt He needed only...
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Life of James Watt

François Arago - 1839 - 154 pages
...ready to instruct me. I had the vanity to think myself a pretty good, proficient in my favourite study, and was rather mortified at finding Mr Watt so much my superior Whenever any puzzle came in the way of any of the young students, we went to Mr Watt. He needed only...
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Steam Navigation, Its Rise and Progress, with Authentic Tables of the Extent ...

Boyman Boyman - 1840 - 210 pages
...Professor Robison says, " I had the vanity to think myself a pretty good proficient in my favourite study, and was rather mortified at finding Mr. Watt so much my superior. He learnt the German language in order to peruse Leopold's ' Theatrum Machinarum;' so did I, to know...
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The steam engine familiarly explained and illustrated; with an historical ...

Dionysius Lardner - 1840 - 576 pages
...ready to instruct me. I had the vanity to think myself a pretty good proficient in my favourite study, and was rather mortified at finding Mr. Watt so much my superior. .... Whenever any puzzle came in the way of any of the young students, we went to Mr. Watt. He needed...
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A History of Wonderful Inventions, Volumes 1-2

1849 - 274 pages
...ready to instruct me. I had the vanity to think myself a pretty good proficient in my favourite study, and was rather mortified at finding Mr. Watt so much my superior. . . . Whenever any puzzle came in the way of any of the young students, we went to Mr. Watt. He needed...
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A history of wonderful inventions

History - 1849 - 270 pages
...ready to instruct me. I had the vanity to think myself a pretty good proficient in my favourite study, and was rather mortified at finding Mr. Watt so much my superior Whenever any puzzle came in the way of any of the young students, we went to Mr. Watt. He needed only...
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The Life of James Watt: With Selections from His Correspondence

James Patrick Muirhead - 1858 - 656 pages
...instruct me. I " had the vanity to think myself a pretty good proficient in " my favourite study, and vas rather mortified at finding " Mr. Watt so much my...him indulge my curiosity, and even " encourage my endeavours to form a more intimate " acquaintance with him. I lounged much about him, and, " I doubt...
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The Quarterly Review, Volume 104

William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1858 - 694 pages
...philosopher, ' I had the vanity,' said Robison, ' to think myself a pretty oood proficient in my favourite study (mathematical and mechanical philosophy), and...Watt so much my superior. But his own high relish for th.ese things made him pleased with the chat of anv person who had the same tastes with himself ; and...
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The Quarterly Review, Volume 104

1858 - 592 pages
...rather mortified at finding Mr. Watt so much my superior. But his own high relish for these tilings made him pleased with the chat of any person who had the same tastes with himself ; and his innate complaisance made him indulge my curiosity, and even encourage my endeavonrs to form...
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The Life of James Watt: With Selections from His Correspondence

James Patrick Muirhead - 1859 - 652 pages
...to instruct me. I " had the vanity to think myself a pretty good proficient in " my favourite study, and was rather mortified at finding " Mr. Watt so...him indulge my curiosity, and even " encourage my endeavours to form a more intimate ac" quaintance with him. I lounged much about him, and, " I doubt...
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