 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 722 pages
...books of the same kind in French : I bought a dictionary, and I learned French. And this, my Lord, is what I have done : it seems to me that we may learn...twenty-four letters of the alphabet.' This account diarmed the Duke. He drew this wonderful genius out of his obscurity ; and he provided him with an... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1816 - 518 pages
...books of the same kind in French : I bought a dictionary, and I learned French. And this, my lord, is what I have done. It seems to me that we may learn...we know the twenty-four letters of the alphabet." Delighted with this account, the duke drew him from obscurity, and placed him in a situation which... | |
 | John Aikin - Biography - 1814 - 662 pages
...kin4 STO s то ( *57 ) m French : I bought a dictionary and I learned French. And this, my Lord, is what I have done. It seems to me that we may learn...we know the twenty-four letters of the alphabet." With this account the Duke was highly delighted. He dr*w this wonderful young man from his obscurity,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1816 - 522 pages
...books of the same kind in French : I bought a dictionary, and I learned French. And this, my lord, is what I have done. It seems to me that we may learn...we know the twenty-four letters of the alphabet." Delighted with this account, the duke drew him from obscurity, and placed him in a situation which... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1821 - 384 pages
...books of the same kind in French : I bought a dictionary, and I learned French. And this, my Lord, is what I have done : it seems to me that we may learn...drew this wonderful genius out of his obscurity ; and he provided him with an employment which left him plenty of time to apply himself to the STO sciences.... | |
 | Abraham Rees - Art - 1819 - 754 pages
...of the fame kind in French, and I learned French. This, my lord, is what I have done ; and it feems to me, that we may learn every thing when we know the twenty-four letters of the alphabet." The duke, pleafed with this fimple anfwer, drew Stone out of obfcurity, and provided for him an employment... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1821 - 382 pages
...books of the same kind in French: I bought a dictionary, and I learned French. And this, my Lord, is what I have done : it seems to me that we may learn...drew this wonderful genius out of his obscurity; and he provided him with an employment which left him plenty of time to apply himself to 'l'e sciences.... | |
 | Arminianism - 1850 - 698 pages
...books of the same kind in French : I bought a dictionary, and learned French ; and this, my Lord, is what I have done. It seems to me that we may learn everything when we know the twenty-four letters of the alphabet." The Duke, highly pleased with the... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 372 pages
...books of the same kind in French. 1 bought a Dictionary, and I learned French. And this, my lord, is what I have done ; it seems to me, that we may learn...letters of the alphabet.' This account charmed the Juke. He drew this wonderful genius out of his obscurity, and provided him with an employment which... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 424 pages
...books of the same kind in French : I bought a dictionary, and I learned French. And this, my lord, is what I have done : it seems to me that we may learn...drew this wonderful genius out of his obscurity; and he provided him with an employment which left him plenty of time to apply himself to the sciences.... | |
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... books, and I learned geometry. By reading I found that there were good books in these two sciences in Latin : I bought a Dictionary, and I learned Latin. I understood also that there were good books of the same kind in French : I bought a dictionary,... 
