The Port Folio, Volume 5Editor and Asbury Dickens, 1811 - Philadelphia (Pa.) |
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The midwife , who handed me into this scribbling : world , the nurse , who soon after relieved her of the charge , my godmother Tabitha Tweedle , a venerable maiden , highly valued by her neighbours for a talent of infallible prophecy ...
The midwife , who handed me into this scribbling : world , the nurse , who soon after relieved her of the charge , my godmother Tabitha Tweedle , a venerable maiden , highly valued by her neighbours for a talent of infallible prophecy ...
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His uncommon talent for mathematics now displayed itself in a most conspicuous and decided manner . Pascal's example stimulated him to invent an accounting machine , while the numerous occasions he had for an accurate chronometer ...
His uncommon talent for mathematics now displayed itself in a most conspicuous and decided manner . Pascal's example stimulated him to invent an accounting machine , while the numerous occasions he had for an accurate chronometer ...
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He delighted in assisting young men of talents and in contributing to their improvement . Unbiassed by Flattery or Vanity , he judged with impartiality both of himself and others . But the habitude of speaking as decidedly and freely of ...
He delighted in assisting young men of talents and in contributing to their improvement . Unbiassed by Flattery or Vanity , he judged with impartiality both of himself and others . But the habitude of speaking as decidedly and freely of ...
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Everyone therefore should first endeavour to know his own talents and act accordingly . Though in most cascs nature may be much assisted and improved by art and exercise . It is impossible bowever to gain a just pronunciation and ...
Everyone therefore should first endeavour to know his own talents and act accordingly . Though in most cascs nature may be much assisted and improved by art and exercise . It is impossible bowever to gain a just pronunciation and ...
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Two lawyers suffice the wrangling of the bar , and ply their talents upon the continent , between the terms ; and three doctors recommend themselves to practice by making up their own prescriptions , and frequently adopting the simples ...
Two lawyers suffice the wrangling of the bar , and ply their talents upon the continent , between the terms ; and three doctors recommend themselves to practice by making up their own prescriptions , and frequently adopting the simples ...
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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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