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... Harry Thomson at the opposite part of the earth , with his feet ( as they must be ) towards us : if Tom drop an orange out of his hand , it will fall down towards Harry and if Harry drop an orange , it will fall seemingly upwards ( if I ...
... Harry Thomson at the opposite part of the earth , with his feet ( as they must be ) towards us : if Tom drop an orange out of his hand , it will fall down towards Harry and if Harry drop an orange , it will fall seemingly upwards ( if I ...
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... Harry Thompson , for it is impossible that a piece of iron like that can be of any service in navigating those large ships I saw some time ago . I am sorry , replies our Philoso- pher , that you , like most ignorant people , should ...
... Harry Thompson , for it is impossible that a piece of iron like that can be of any service in navigating those large ships I saw some time ago . I am sorry , replies our Philoso- pher , that you , like most ignorant people , should ...
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... Harry he there- fore stopped for some time , and then began again ; but the tongue of the young gentle- man soon silenced him ; and he stood with- out speaking a considerable time . On this the company looked at each other ; and Mr ...
... Harry he there- fore stopped for some time , and then began again ; but the tongue of the young gentle- man soon silenced him ; and he stood with- out speaking a considerable time . On this the company looked at each other ; and Mr ...
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... Harry , who loves to hear himself talk , of all things , has not patience to support so much taciturnity ? - -Why , Madam , says the Ambassador of Bantam ( who came in with Mr. Setstar , ) I thought we had all been assembled to hear ...
... Harry , who loves to hear himself talk , of all things , has not patience to support so much taciturnity ? - -Why , Madam , says the Ambassador of Bantam ( who came in with Mr. Setstar , ) I thought we had all been assembled to hear ...
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... Harry uneasy , for he blushes . - The company laughed at Harry , who joined them ; and being determined to hold his tongue , our Philosopher thus proceeded : After the cursory view of nature , which was concluded in my last Lecture , it ...
... Harry uneasy , for he blushes . - The company laughed at Harry , who joined them ; and being determined to hold his tongue , our Philosopher thus proceeded : After the cursory view of nature , which was concluded in my last Lecture , it ...
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