James WattDoubleday, Page, 1913 - 241 pages |
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... gives us the old ballad of " The Laird of Muirhead , " who played a great part in these unsettled days . 66 The good judgment which characterised the Watts for three generations is nowhere more clearly shown than in the lady James ...
... gives us the old ballad of " The Laird of Muirhead , " who played a great part in these unsettled days . 66 The good judgment which characterised the Watts for three generations is nowhere more clearly shown than in the lady James ...
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... give him a personal introduction , which proved efficient . How true it is that the worthy , aspiring youth rarely goes unrecognised or unaided . Men with kind hearts , wise heads , and influence strong to aid , stand ready at every ...
... give him a personal introduction , which proved efficient . How true it is that the worthy , aspiring youth rarely goes unrecognised or unaided . Men with kind hearts , wise heads , and influence strong to aid , stand ready at every ...
Page 27
... give up the fight , or ever think of giving up ? Never ! It was death or victory . Bruce and the spider ! Did Bruce falter ? Never ! Neither would he . " Scots wa hae , " " Let us do or die , " implanted before his teens , has pulled ...
... give up the fight , or ever think of giving up ? Never ! It was death or victory . Bruce and the spider ! Did Bruce falter ? Never ! Neither would he . " Scots wa hae , " " Let us do or die , " implanted before his teens , has pulled ...
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... give the conquering young man the desired year's instructions for his services and a premium of twenty pounds , whereupon the plucky fellow who had kept to his course and made port , wrote to his father of his success , praising his ...
... give the conquering young man the desired year's instructions for his services and a premium of twenty pounds , whereupon the plucky fellow who had kept to his course and made port , wrote to his father of his success , praising his ...
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... gives place to the special- ist who confines himself to one thing in which practice makes him perfect . Watt's mission saved him from this , for to succeed he had to be master , not of one process , but of all . Hence we find him first ...
... gives place to the special- ist who confines himself to one thing in which practice makes him perfect . Watt's mission saved him from this , for to succeed he had to be master , not of one process , but of all . Hence we find him first ...
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