American Library of Useful Knowledge, Volume 1Stimpson and Clapp, 1831 - Science |
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... present themselves from other causes . The moment arrived , in which the word was to be given for the vessel to move . My friends were in groups on the deck , There was anxiety mixed with fear among them . They were silent , and sad ...
... present themselves from other causes . The moment arrived , in which the word was to be given for the vessel to move . My friends were in groups on the deck , There was anxiety mixed with fear among them . They were silent , and sad ...
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... present this order is almost entirely re- versed . It may now be said with truth , that in a general view science precedes art ; that is , the improvements , which are made in art , arise more often from an exact investigation of ...
... present this order is almost entirely re- versed . It may now be said with truth , that in a general view science precedes art ; that is , the improvements , which are made in art , arise more often from an exact investigation of ...
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... present the same mental phenomena a fixed and languishing disease of the intellectual powers , where curiosity wastes itself in trifles , and a cold listlessness , brooding over the thoughts , lets fall a preternatural stupor . Their ...
... present the same mental phenomena a fixed and languishing disease of the intellectual powers , where curiosity wastes itself in trifles , and a cold listlessness , brooding over the thoughts , lets fall a preternatural stupor . Their ...
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... present great staple , is the pro- duction of the genius of Whitney . In the year 1794 , the Carolinas and Georgia were scarcely known to our ablest diplomatists , as cultivators of the plant , so obscure and unimportant were its ...
... present great staple , is the pro- duction of the genius of Whitney . In the year 1794 , the Carolinas and Georgia were scarcely known to our ablest diplomatists , as cultivators of the plant , so obscure and unimportant were its ...
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... present day or hour ; whether he listens to the voice of indolence or vulgar pleasure , or to the stirring voice in his own soul , urging his ambition on to the highest objects . If his views are low and grovel- ling ; if the work ...
... present day or hour ; whether he listens to the voice of indolence or vulgar pleasure , or to the stirring voice in his own soul , urging his ambition on to the highest objects . If his views are low and grovel- ling ; if the work ...
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