The Port Folio, Volume 5Editor and Asbury Dickens, 1811 - Philadelphia (Pa.) |
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Page 7
... give him an education , conformable to his future situation in life , without , however , totally neglect- ing the improvement of his mind . He frequented the public school , at the expense of the corporation , till he was twelve years ...
... give him an education , conformable to his future situation in life , without , however , totally neglect- ing the improvement of his mind . He frequented the public school , at the expense of the corporation , till he was twelve years ...
Page 15
... give a superior degree of finish in delicacy , transparency and truth of colouring or shading with the least sacrifice of the time of the sitter or model . Pots always full of every colour , viz . all the tints of flesh , linnen ...
... give a superior degree of finish in delicacy , transparency and truth of colouring or shading with the least sacrifice of the time of the sitter or model . Pots always full of every colour , viz . all the tints of flesh , linnen ...
Page 18
... give never more than half a minute of uncertainty . At present , he warrants sextants of fifteen inches radius to within six seconds . Since the time when he first improved these instruments , he has constructed nearly a thou- sand ...
... give never more than half a minute of uncertainty . At present , he warrants sextants of fifteen inches radius to within six seconds . Since the time when he first improved these instruments , he has constructed nearly a thou- sand ...
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... give the necessary expression to the subsequent and more interesting parts of his address . 2. Narration is a recital or rehearsal of the facts upon which the address is founded , including a statement of the cause , man- ner , time ...
... give the necessary expression to the subsequent and more interesting parts of his address . 2. Narration is a recital or rehearsal of the facts upon which the address is founded , including a statement of the cause , man- ner , time ...
Page 29
... give an account of himself . And as he was cal- led before Festus , not to undergo a trial , but merely to gratify the curiosity of his royal guest , Paul with great propriety dwelt principally upon the extraordinary circumstances of ...
... give an account of himself . And as he was cal- led before Festus , not to undergo a trial , but merely to gratify the curiosity of his royal guest , Paul with great propriety dwelt principally upon the extraordinary circumstances of ...
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