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Page 45
... session of 1809-10 . In the session of 1810-11 Lord John attended the lectures of his successor , Dr. Thomas Brown , as well as those of Professor Playfair on physics or natural philosophy . In the session of 1811-12 Lord John resumed ...
... session of 1809-10 . In the session of 1810-11 Lord John attended the lectures of his successor , Dr. Thomas Brown , as well as those of Professor Playfair on physics or natural philosophy . In the session of 1811-12 Lord John resumed ...
Page 46
... session of 1809-10 . He could not , under any circumstances , have taken his seat till the following November , and , as a matter of fact , the minutes of the society show that he did not attend any of its meetings until December 11 ...
... session of 1809-10 . He could not , under any circumstances , have taken his seat till the following November , and , as a matter of fact , the minutes of the society show that he did not attend any of its meetings until December 11 ...
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... session of 1811-12 he was still more active . On December 3 he was elected one of the five presidents of the society ; on the same day he was appointed to serve on a small committee to draw up the list of questions for weekly discussion ...
... session of 1811-12 he was still more active . On December 3 he was elected one of the five presidents of the society ; on the same day he was appointed to serve on a small committee to draw up the list of questions for weekly discussion ...
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... session of 1810 Lord Porchester moved for an inquiry into the fatal Walcheren expedition , and carried his motion by 195 to 186 votes . This unusual Whig victory inspired Lord John to write a parody of Lochiel's Warning , in which Mr ...
... session of 1810 Lord Porchester moved for an inquiry into the fatal Walcheren expedition , and carried his motion by 195 to 186 votes . This unusual Whig victory inspired Lord John to write a parody of Lochiel's Warning , in which Mr ...
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... session of the University hardly occupied six months out of every twelve , and the picture will not , therefore , be complete if something be not said of the manner in which Lord John passed his holidays . His long sojourn in Spain ...
... session of the University hardly occupied six months out of every twelve , and the picture will not , therefore , be complete if something be not said of the manner in which Lord John passed his holidays . His long sojourn in Spain ...
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