The Port Folio, Volume 5Editor and Asbury Dickens, 1811 - Philadelphia (Pa.) |
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I ' , arci uli Aluxander the greii , in this crnire cî 10 : ? ino who lights and conquers the vul ar foes eficies . The poiiio r.cer ny rcmemler this sort ci triua : ph , illustriously exemplised in thie life of Viliam Ghori , t'ie poet ...
I ' , arci uli Aluxander the greii , in this crnire cî 10 : ? ino who lights and conquers the vul ar foes eficies . The poiiio r.cer ny rcmemler this sort ci triua : ph , illustriously exemplised in thie life of Viliam Ghori , t'ie poet ...
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But having derived all his knowledge almost entirely from himself , it was cxtremely difficult for him to comprehend any thing suggested by others , if he did not light upon it of his own accord . Hence , it was easier for him to invent ...
But having derived all his knowledge almost entirely from himself , it was cxtremely difficult for him to comprehend any thing suggested by others , if he did not light upon it of his own accord . Hence , it was easier for him to invent ...
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ing the best oils turn yellow and tarnish the beauty of white and the light tints which , in wax remain unchanged during any length of time . Cloths prepared for oil - painting arc heavy from the quantity of white - lead spread on them ...
ing the best oils turn yellow and tarnish the beauty of white and the light tints which , in wax remain unchanged during any length of time . Cloths prepared for oil - painting arc heavy from the quantity of white - lead spread on them ...
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This characteristic appertains to all clastic fluids , among which we may comprise steam , and all other vapours , also caloric , light , and the electric fluid . The latter part of the last quotation is contradictory .
This characteristic appertains to all clastic fluids , among which we may comprise steam , and all other vapours , also caloric , light , and the electric fluid . The latter part of the last quotation is contradictory .
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Some addresses indeed require nothing more than an enlargement or illustration to place those proofs in a proper light , and so forcibly to recommend their subject as to produce conviction of its truth and propriety in the minds of the ...
Some addresses indeed require nothing more than an enlargement or illustration to place those proofs in a proper light , and so forcibly to recommend their subject as to produce conviction of its truth and propriety in the minds of the ...
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