Table Talk: Or, Selections from the Ana. Containing Extracts from the Different Collections of Ana, French, English, Italian, and German. With Bibliographical Notices |
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... observed- " Alas ! she was the only one left between death and me . ” III . IMPROMPTUS . It is a difficult matter to make a good impromp- tu . I believe , for my own part , that none are good but those that are made at leisure . IV ...
... observed- " Alas ! she was the only one left between death and me . ” III . IMPROMPTUS . It is a difficult matter to make a good impromp- tu . I believe , for my own part , that none are good but those that are made at leisure . IV ...
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... observed that he gave his maître d'hotel a hundred pistoles ; a se- cond , that he allowed his six hundred ; " And I , " said one , " I go far beyond either of you , for I al- low mine four thousand francs per annum . " At first the ...
... observed that he gave his maître d'hotel a hundred pistoles ; a se- cond , that he allowed his six hundred ; " And I , " said one , " I go far beyond either of you , for I al- low mine four thousand francs per annum . " At first the ...
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... observation , we can scarcely perceive any traces of their origin . But when we make the comparison carefully , and without prejudice , the traces of the Greek characters are sufficiently ob- vious . The Greek numerals were merely the ...
... observation , we can scarcely perceive any traces of their origin . But when we make the comparison carefully , and without prejudice , the traces of the Greek characters are sufficiently ob- vious . The Greek numerals were merely the ...
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... observe on water when a stone is thrown into it . The quicker and more frequent these undulations are , the acuter the sound is ; as the sound of the treble string of a violin is more acute than the bass , only because , its movements ...
... observe on water when a stone is thrown into it . The quicker and more frequent these undulations are , the acuter the sound is ; as the sound of the treble string of a violin is more acute than the bass , only because , its movements ...
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... observed in Italy . XCVI . SPOTS IN LEAVES . In summer , when , after some days of fine wea- ther , a storm happens , accompanied by a slight shower , and the sun appears immediately after- wards resuming his usual strength , his beams ...
... observed in Italy . XCVI . SPOTS IN LEAVES . In summer , when , after some days of fine wea- ther , a storm happens , accompanied by a slight shower , and the sun appears immediately after- wards resuming his usual strength , his beams ...
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