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... printed edition of the works of his son , James Hay Beattie ( Edinburgh , 1794 ) , he gives us a sketch of his son's life which includes the following statement : At home , from his Mother and me , he learned to read and write .
... printed edition of the works of his son , James Hay Beattie ( Edinburgh , 1794 ) , he gives us a sketch of his son's life which includes the following statement : At home , from his Mother and me , he learned to read and write .
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Towards the end of the Mount Oliphant period , in the summer of 1775 , Robert was sent to learn ' Mensuration ... Though Robert later maintained that he acquired no formal knowledge at Kirkoswald , he must have learned enough ...
Towards the end of the Mount Oliphant period , in the summer of 1775 , Robert was sent to learn ' Mensuration ... Though Robert later maintained that he acquired no formal knowledge at Kirkoswald , he must have learned enough ...
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In any event , it was proposed in the summer of 1781 that Robert go to Irvine , a flourishing seaport some twelve miles north of Ayr and a centre of the flax - dressing industry , to learn how to dress flax so that they could save money ...
In any event , it was proposed in the summer of 1781 that Robert go to Irvine , a flourishing seaport some twelve miles north of Ayr and a centre of the flax - dressing industry , to learn how to dress flax so that they could save money ...
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