The Port Folio, Volume 5Editor and Asbury Dickens, 1811 - Philadelphia (Pa.) |
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His enthusiastic zeal for the sciences prompted at length several men of learning to instruct him gratis , and they had the satisfaction of seeing himn improve with a rapidity that exceeded their most sanguine expectations .
His enthusiastic zeal for the sciences prompted at length several men of learning to instruct him gratis , and they had the satisfaction of seeing himn improve with a rapidity that exceeded their most sanguine expectations .
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And as he thus spoke for himself , Festus said , with a loud voice , Paul thou art beside thyself , much learning doth make thee mad . But he said I am not mad , most noble Festus , but speak forth the words of truth and soberness .
And as he thus spoke for himself , Festus said , with a loud voice , Paul thou art beside thyself , much learning doth make thee mad . But he said I am not mad , most noble Festus , but speak forth the words of truth and soberness .
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That class of biography , wliich describes the progress of an individual with respect to the general learning , or refinement of the age in which he lived , as it precludes in some measure the facility of deception , and displays the ...
That class of biography , wliich describes the progress of an individual with respect to the general learning , or refinement of the age in which he lived , as it precludes in some measure the facility of deception , and displays the ...
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He dedicated a portion of his time and his learning to the purposes of studying the sacred writings in the original , and re - examining the opinions of the sages of the law upon the constitution of his country .
He dedicated a portion of his time and his learning to the purposes of studying the sacred writings in the original , and re - examining the opinions of the sages of the law upon the constitution of his country .
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But the moment was approaching in which his learning or his genius would be useless . His infirmities increasing , in the 82d year of his life he retired from his public employments , after having held the dignity of chancellor of ...
But the moment was approaching in which his learning or his genius would be useless . His infirmities increasing , in the 82d year of his life he retired from his public employments , after having held the dignity of chancellor of ...
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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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