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portunity of putting several questions respecting the practical application of some principles he had found in his book , to the builder , who was induced thereby to gratify him by the loan of a mathematical work which he possessed .
portunity of putting several questions respecting the practical application of some principles he had found in his book , to the builder , who was induced thereby to gratify him by the loan of a mathematical work which he possessed .
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perhaps be said with propriety , that when the principles constituting air become solid , or a part of a solid , they cease to be air . It is however well understood , that by the phrase fixation of air , the idea is conveyed of the ...
perhaps be said with propriety , that when the principles constituting air become solid , or a part of a solid , they cease to be air . It is however well understood , that by the phrase fixation of air , the idea is conveyed of the ...
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Thus in demonstrative orations , when in honour of an individual - in commendation of a principle or theory - or commemoration of an event - love , admiration and emulation are generally excited ; but in invectives or satire - hatred ...
Thus in demonstrative orations , when in honour of an individual - in commendation of a principle or theory - or commemoration of an event - love , admiration and emulation are generally excited ; but in invectives or satire - hatred ...
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He studied the legislative perity of the Greeks and Romais , examined the goverrments of the neighbouring states , and inquired into the principles of feudal slavery . With these qualifications he became successively the advocate ...
He studied the legislative perity of the Greeks and Romais , examined the goverrments of the neighbouring states , and inquired into the principles of feudal slavery . With these qualifications he became successively the advocate ...
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He instructed his children in the rudiments of the sciences , and endeavoured with perpetual solicitude to instil into their minds the principles of virtue while he regulated his pecuniary affairs with regularity and prudence .
He instructed his children in the rudiments of the sciences , and endeavoured with perpetual solicitude to instil into their minds the principles of virtue while he regulated his pecuniary affairs with regularity and prudence .
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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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