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Whether like Paschal and Montaigne the germe of his genius expanded in an carly blossom , and unscasonably ripendiato lasting luxuriance ; or like Young and Goldsmith , ! is mind was long concealed , before it spread its opulce and ...
Whether like Paschal and Montaigne the germe of his genius expanded in an carly blossom , and unscasonably ripendiato lasting luxuriance ; or like Young and Goldsmith , ! is mind was long concealed , before it spread its opulce and ...
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tific readers ; especially as he overcame the most arduous difficulties , merely through the unassisted application of his unconmon genius . John Henry Lambert was born August 29 , 1728 , at Muhlhausen , a small confederate tow in ...
tific readers ; especially as he overcame the most arduous difficulties , merely through the unassisted application of his unconmon genius . John Henry Lambert was born August 29 , 1728 , at Muhlhausen , a small confederate tow in ...
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The astonishing greatness of his genius manifested itself particularly in the facility with which he reduced to an easy construction the results of extensive and intricate computations . It clearly appears by his cosmological letters ...
The astonishing greatness of his genius manifested itself particularly in the facility with which he reduced to an easy construction the results of extensive and intricate computations . It clearly appears by his cosmological letters ...
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... and whether his genius requires a bold and rapid execution or accurate and exquisite finishing , the instruments of his art should be the ready servants of his will , and neither as to time lior manner should he be a slave to them .
... and whether his genius requires a bold and rapid execution or accurate and exquisite finishing , the instruments of his art should be the ready servants of his will , and neither as to time lior manner should he be a slave to them .
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A secret instinct , the impulse of genius , made him desirous of constructing better ones . He , therefore , resolved upon the attempt . He soon acquired the use of the file , and made himself acquainted with the method of turning brass ...
A secret instinct , the impulse of genius , made him desirous of constructing better ones . He , therefore , resolved upon the attempt . He soon acquired the use of the file , and made himself acquainted with the method of turning brass ...
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| Title | The Port Folio, Volume 5 Volumes 40-42; Volumes 220-227 of American periodical series, 1800-1850 |
| Contributors | Joseph Dennie, Asbury Dickins, John Elihu Hall |
| Publisher | Editor and Asbury Dickens, 1811 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 11 Apr 2019 |
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