James WattDoubleday, Page, 1913 - 241 pages |
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Page 15
... proved literally true , as his fellow- workmen in the shop predicted , that " Jamie's fortune was at his finger - ends . " As before stated , he proved a backward scholar for a time , at the grammar school . No one seems to have divined ...
... proved literally true , as his fellow- workmen in the shop predicted , that " Jamie's fortune was at his finger - ends . " As before stated , he proved a backward scholar for a time , at the grammar school . No one seems to have divined ...
Page 16
... proved with Watt . At fifteen , he had twice carefully read " The Ele- " ments of Philosophy " ( Gravesend ) , and had made numerous chemical experiments , repeating them again and again , until satisfied of their accuracy . A 16 LIFE ...
... proved with Watt . At fifteen , he had twice carefully read " The Ele- " ments of Philosophy " ( Gravesend ) , and had made numerous chemical experiments , repeating them again and again , until satisfied of their accuracy . A 16 LIFE ...
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... proved most useful to his employer , but there was nothing to be learned by the ambitious youth . His most intimate schoolfellow was Andrew Ander- son , whose elder brother , John Anderson , was the well- known Professor of natural ...
... proved most useful to his employer , but there was nothing to be learned by the ambitious youth . His most intimate schoolfellow was Andrew Ander- son , whose elder brother , John Anderson , was the well- known Professor of natural ...
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... 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 turn to take modest merit by the hand and ...
... 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 turn to take modest merit by the hand and ...
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... proved that , Cæsar - like , he could " stem the waves with heart " of controversy . " Thus the rude school of experience calls forth and strengthens the latent qualities of youth , implants others , and forms the indomitable man , fit ...
... proved that , Cæsar - like , he could " stem the waves with heart " of controversy . " Thus the rude school of experience calls forth and strengthens the latent qualities of youth , implants others , and forms the indomitable man , fit ...
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