James WattDoubleday, Page, 1913 - 241 pages |
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... 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 ' fantasie , especially in their youthhood , but all must be ...
... 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 ' fantasie , especially in their youthhood , but all must be ...
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... young Parlia- mentarian , of whom great things are predicted already , is to be credited equally to the recent infusion into the Cecil family of the entirely new blood of two successive brides , daughters of commoners who made their own ...
... young Parlia- mentarian , of whom great things are predicted already , is to be credited equally to the recent infusion into the Cecil family of the entirely new blood of two successive brides , daughters of commoners who made their own ...
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... 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 Muirhead in Glasgow , when it was ...
... 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 Muirhead in Glasgow , when it was ...
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... young Watt soon revealed such wonderful manual dexterity , and could do such astonishing things , that the verdict of one of the workmen , " Jamie has a " fortune at his finger - ends , " became a common saying among them . The most ...
... young Watt soon revealed such wonderful manual dexterity , and could do such astonishing things , that the verdict of one of the workmen , " Jamie has a " fortune at his finger - ends , " became a common saying among them . The most ...
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... young men . There was never room for any question of choice with young Watt . The occupation had chosen him , as is the case with genius . " Talent does " what it can , genius what it must . " When the goddess lays her hand upon a ...
... young men . There was never room for any question of choice with young Watt . The occupation had chosen him , as is the case with genius . " Talent does " what it can , genius what it must . " When the goddess lays her hand upon a ...
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