The Port Folio, Volume 5Editor and Asbury Dickens, 1811 - Philadelphia (Pa.) |
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... ments of arithmetic and geometry . His enthusiastic zeal for the sciences prompted at length several men of learning to instruct him gratis , and they had the satisfaction of seeing him improve with a rapidity that exceeded their most ...
... ments of arithmetic and geometry . His enthusiastic zeal for the sciences prompted at length several men of learning to instruct him gratis , and they had the satisfaction of seeing him improve with a rapidity that exceeded their most ...
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... ment . Unbiassed by Flattery or Vanity , he judged with impartiality both of himself and others . But the habitude of speaking as decidedly and freely of his own merits and defects as of those of others made him frequently appear a ...
... ment . Unbiassed by Flattery or Vanity , he judged with impartiality both of himself and others . But the habitude of speaking as decidedly and freely of his own merits and defects as of those of others made him frequently appear a ...
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... ments so correct as to 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 ...
... ments so correct as to 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 ...
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... ments , brought into one view and condensed into a narrow com- pass in order to refresh the memory of his hearers ; and the latter to affect the heart and bring those passions into action which are particularly connected with the nature ...
... ments , brought into one view and condensed into a narrow com- pass in order to refresh the memory of his hearers ; and the latter to affect the heart and bring those passions into action which are particularly connected with the nature ...
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... ments be necessary it should be done in a sprightly and confident manner to excite a conviction of the goodness of the cause , and that nothing has been offered in its defence but what is consis- tent with the soundest reason and the ...
... ments be necessary it should be done in a sprightly and confident manner to excite a conviction of the goodness of the cause , and that nothing has been offered in its defence but what is consis- tent with the soundest reason and the ...
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