A Selection of Curious Articles from the Gentleman's Magazine, Том 4Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1811 |
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... appeared faint and languid ; but he always went forward , though he moved slowly . The same chilness of mind was observable in his con- versation he was watching the minutest accent of those whom he disgusted by seeming inattention ...
... appeared faint and languid ; but he always went forward , though he moved slowly . The same chilness of mind was observable in his con- versation he was watching the minutest accent of those whom he disgusted by seeming inattention ...
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... appearance of pedantry ; but Euclid , Archimedes , and Diophantus , and some other ma- thematicians , were the authors he chiefly studied in the Greek language . He was afterwards taught arithmetic by his father , and was soon able to ...
... appearance of pedantry ; but Euclid , Archimedes , and Diophantus , and some other ma- thematicians , were the authors he chiefly studied in the Greek language . He was afterwards taught arithmetic by his father , and was soon able to ...
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... appearance in a very ex- traordinary character , and was perhaps the only person that ever first entered an university , not to receive , but com- municate , knowledge . He was not admitted of any college , but chose Christ's College ...
... appearance in a very ex- traordinary character , and was perhaps the only person that ever first entered an university , not to receive , but com- municate , knowledge . He was not admitted of any college , but chose Christ's College ...
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... appeared no defect of the blind man . Amongst his pupils he was very entertaining and fa- miliar , but was excessively exasperated if they did not pay due attention to his lectures . On this account the gentle- men commoners and ...
... appeared no defect of the blind man . Amongst his pupils he was very entertaining and fa- miliar , but was excessively exasperated if they did not pay due attention to his lectures . On this account the gentle- men commoners and ...
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... appearance on the stage as an actor , was in 1672 , three years before his first play was performed . The part which he attempted , was that of Duncan , in Macbeth ; but as Mr. Downes's account fixes the time also of another ce ...
... appearance on the stage as an actor , was in 1672 , three years before his first play was performed . The part which he attempted , was that of Duncan , in Macbeth ; but as Mr. Downes's account fixes the time also of another ce ...
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