James WattDoubleday, Page, 1913 - 241 pages |
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... and Mechanical points . The result is this volume . If the public , in reading , have one tithe of the pleasure I have had in writing it , I shall be amply rewarded . THE AUTHOR . Author's Preface CONTENTS V CHAPTER I. Childhood and Youth •
... and Mechanical points . The result is this volume . If the public , in reading , have one tithe of the pleasure I have had in writing it , I shall be amply rewarded . THE AUTHOR . Author's Preface CONTENTS V CHAPTER I. Childhood and Youth •
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... 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 issues . She ...
... 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 issues . She ...
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... result ; there is no room for anything which does not contribute to her service , or rather all things are made contributory to it , and nothing that the devotee sees or reads , hears or feels , but some way or other is made to yield ...
... result ; there is no room for anything which does not contribute to her service , or rather all things are made contributory to it , and nothing that the devotee sees or reads , hears or feels , but some way or other is made to yield ...
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... results , for itself . So London was de- termined upon . Fortunately , a distant relative of the Watt family , a sea - captain , was about to set forth upon that then long and toilsome journey . They started from Glasgow June 7 , 1755 ...
... results , for itself . So London was de- termined upon . Fortunately , a distant relative of the Watt family , a sea - captain , was about to set forth upon that then long and toilsome journey . They started from Glasgow June 7 , 1755 ...
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... dissatisfaction , leading to poor results and serious trouble . The manual worker is as proud of his work , and rightly so , as men are in other voca- tions . His life and thought centre in the shop GLASGOW TO LONDON 31.
... dissatisfaction , leading to poor results and serious trouble . The manual worker is as proud of his work , and rightly so , as men are in other voca- tions . His life and thought centre in the shop GLASGOW TO LONDON 31.
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