Letters from France, in 1802, Tom 2H.D. Symonds, 1804 |
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... least exercised ; he is only required to possess a supernatural memory . Public lectures are ad- mirable methods of communicating science , par- ticularly experimental science , to those who have previously made themselves acquainted ...
... least exercised ; he is only required to possess a supernatural memory . Public lectures are ad- mirable methods of communicating science , par- ticularly experimental science , to those who have previously made themselves acquainted ...
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... establishments are not in the least calculated for youth , or for those who have not overstepped the bounds of elementary knowledge . They may inspire them with a laud- C 3 able able spirit of emulation , but they are beyond the [ 21 ]
... establishments are not in the least calculated for youth , or for those who have not overstepped the bounds of elementary knowledge . They may inspire them with a laud- C 3 able able spirit of emulation , but they are beyond the [ 21 ]
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... least ex- amination of its organic laws , by which it was established , will prove . The old academies had been completely destroyed , and their members ba- nished , murdered , or dispersed ; so that much was to be done towards the ...
... least ex- amination of its organic laws , by which it was established , will prove . The old academies had been completely destroyed , and their members ba- nished , murdered , or dispersed ; so that much was to be done towards the ...
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... least triple , presented by the class wherein the vacancy occurs . The same rule is observed with respect to the associates , native or foreign . Every class is furnished at its own place of meeting , with a collection of the ...
... least triple , presented by the class wherein the vacancy occurs . The same rule is observed with respect to the associates , native or foreign . Every class is furnished at its own place of meeting , with a collection of the ...
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... place , the section in which the vacancy oc- curs , presents to the class a list of five candidates at least . If the nonination be for a foreign as- sociate , sociate , the list is presented by a commission composed [ 45 ]
... place , the section in which the vacancy oc- curs , presents to the class a list of five candidates at least . If the nonination be for a foreign as- sociate , sociate , the list is presented by a commission composed [ 45 ]
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Strona 355 - ... heart was in distress at the fate of my friends, and my harp hung upon the weeping willows. As it was summer we spent most of our time in the garden, and passed it away in those childish amusements that serve to keep reflection from the mind, such as marbles, scotch-hops, battledores, etc., at which we were all pretty expert.