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... objects of conversation , his judgment was frequently erroneous , either , because he neglected to observe men and the course of business , or because his being accustomed to analyse incapacitated him from discerning by intuition . His ...
... objects of conversation , his judgment was frequently erroneous , either , because he neglected to observe men and the course of business , or because his being accustomed to analyse incapacitated him from discerning by intuition . His ...
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... object whatever could make the least impression upon him . When he happened to be overtaken by a shower of rain on a walk , he calculated , while running , which was the shortest and driest way . Several of his treatises owe their ...
... object whatever could make the least impression upon him . When he happened to be overtaken by a shower of rain on a walk , he calculated , while running , which was the shortest and driest way . Several of his treatises owe their ...
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... word na- ture is also improperly used , instead of the phrase mechanical action . To develop the nature of elastic fluids is the object of pneumatic chemistry . But to return to the essay : he observes ". REMARKS , & c . 19.
... word na- ture is also improperly used , instead of the phrase mechanical action . To develop the nature of elastic fluids is the object of pneumatic chemistry . But to return to the essay : he observes ". REMARKS , & c . 19.
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... object that the Narration is unjustifiably long -that what is called the Confirmation and Refutation contain neither a series of arguments in defence of the Proposition , nor an exposition of the error of those which might have been ...
... object that the Narration is unjustifiably long -that what is called the Confirmation and Refutation contain neither a series of arguments in defence of the Proposition , nor an exposition of the error of those which might have been ...
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... objects , which might stimulate or allure , have frequently been seduced by enthusiasm to ascribe to their heroes attainments above the reach of the human capacity , or virtues which no man could hope to imitate , whatever might be the ...
... objects , which might stimulate or allure , have frequently been seduced by enthusiasm to ascribe to their heroes attainments above the reach of the human capacity , or virtues which no man could hope to imitate , whatever might be the ...
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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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