James WattDoubleday, Page, 1913 - 241 pages |
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Page 8
... appear- ance , affecting in domestic arrangements - according to our tra- ditions - what , it would seem was considered for the time , rather a superior style of living . What such a style consisted in , the reader shall have the means ...
... appear- ance , affecting in domestic arrangements - according to our tra- ditions - what , it would seem was considered for the time , rather a superior style of living . What such a style consisted in , the reader shall have the means ...
Page 9
... , unknown of men , all the favorable conditions , the ideal soil , from which might be expected to appear such " variation of species " as contained that rarest of elements , the divine spark we call genius CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH 9.
... , unknown of men , all the favorable conditions , the ideal soil , from which might be expected to appear such " variation of species " as contained that rarest of elements , the divine spark we call genius CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH 9.
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... appear , to crystallise Scotland's characteristics and plant the talismanic words into the hearts of young Scots , Watt had a copious supply of the national senti- ment , to give him the " stout heart for the stye brae , " when manhood ...
... appear , to crystallise Scotland's characteristics and plant the talismanic words into the hearts of young Scots , Watt had a copious supply of the national senti- ment , to give him the " stout heart for the stye brae , " when manhood ...
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... appears not less important to his family and friends than what leadership is to the public man , or in any of the pro- fessions . He has all their pride of profession , and less vanity than most . How far this " pride of profession ...
... appears not less important to his family and friends than what leadership is to the public man , or in any of the pro- fessions . He has all their pride of profession , and less vanity than most . How far this " pride of profession ...
Page 58
... appear ready to revolutionise the labor of the world . During these years , Professor Black was his chief adviser and encouraged him in hours of disappointment . The true and able friend not only did this , but furnished him with money ...
... appear ready to revolutionise the labor of the world . During these years , Professor Black was his chief adviser and encouraged him in hours of disappointment . The true and able friend not only did this , but furnished him with money ...
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