James WattDoubleday, Page, 1913 - 241 pages |
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... such men do . The landlord of the district appointed him his Baron Bailie , an office which then had important judicial functions . He rose to high position in the town , being Bailie and Elder , and was highly 3 CHAPTER Childhood and ...
... such men do . The landlord of the district appointed him his Baron Bailie , an office which then had important judicial functions . He rose to high position in the town , being Bailie and Elder , and was highly 3 CHAPTER Childhood and ...
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... important of these duties was to provide for the education of the young , in pursuance of that invaluable injunction of John Knox , " that no father , of what estate or condi- “ tion that ever he may be , use his children at his own ...
... important of these duties was to provide for the education of the young , in pursuance of that invaluable injunction of John Knox , " that no father , of what estate or condi- “ tion that ever he may be , use his children at his own ...
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... important ? For what a Scotch boy born to labor is to become , and how , cannot be forecast until we know what his mother is , who is to him nurse , servant , governess , teacher and saint , all in one . We must look to the Watt women ...
... important ? For what a Scotch boy born to labor is to become , and how , cannot be forecast until we know what his mother is , who is to him nurse , servant , governess , teacher and saint , all in one . We must look to the Watt women ...
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... important results , for she was a remarkable character with the indefinable air of distinction , was well educated , had a very wise head , a very kind heart and all the sensibility and enthusiasm of the Celt , easily touched to fine ...
... important results , for she was a remarkable character with the indefinable air of distinction , was well educated , had a very wise head , a very kind heart and all the sensibility and enthusiasm of the Celt , easily touched to fine ...
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... important departments . The young mind was absorbing , though its acquisitions did not count in the school records . Much is revealed of his musings and inward development in the account of a visit which he paid to his grandmother ...
... important departments . The young mind was absorbing , though its acquisitions did not count in the school records . Much is revealed of his musings and inward development in the account of a visit which he paid to his grandmother ...
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