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Page 125
... tion by attempting the whole at once , but to fix it on one of them at a time , and when I should be master of that , then to proceed to another , and so on till I should have gone thro ' the thirteen . And as the previous acquisition ...
... tion by attempting the whole at once , but to fix it on one of them at a time , and when I should be master of that , then to proceed to another , and so on till I should have gone thro ' the thirteen . And as the previous acquisition ...
Page 178
... tion would be doubled . Thus the clause worked both ways . " Adequate donations were accumulated to the sur- prise of some members of the Assembly , which had then to make its gift , and a building was erected for the first permanent ...
... tion would be doubled . Thus the clause worked both ways . " Adequate donations were accumulated to the sur- prise of some members of the Assembly , which had then to make its gift , and a building was erected for the first permanent ...
Page 314
... tion on Liberty and Neces- sity , Pleasure and Pain , 91 , 100 ; Dogood Papers , 79-80 , quoted , 272-274 ; The Drink- er's Dictionary , quoted , 291- 295 ; Every Man His Own Doctor , 192 ; Father Abra- ham's Speech , 30 ; on fire ...
... tion on Liberty and Neces- sity , Pleasure and Pain , 91 , 100 ; Dogood Papers , 79-80 , quoted , 272-274 ; The Drink- er's Dictionary , quoted , 291- 295 ; Every Man His Own Doctor , 192 ; Father Abra- ham's Speech , 30 ; on fire ...
Contents
PAGE | 27 |
INVENTIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE | 189 |
THE STYLE OF BEING AMERICAN | 225 |
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