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... never resumed the discussion in print . Time had now come to the assistance of argu- ment , and his discovery began to be generally admitted . To this indeed his opponents contributed by a still more singular discovery of their own ...
... never resumed the discussion in print . Time had now come to the assistance of argu- ment , and his discovery began to be generally admitted . To this indeed his opponents contributed by a still more singular discovery of their own ...
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... never been considerable , probably in consequence of his devotion to the scientific , rather than the practical parts of his profession . He himself , however , attributed his want of success to the enmity excited by his discovery ...
... never been considerable , probably in consequence of his devotion to the scientific , rather than the practical parts of his profession . He himself , however , attributed his want of success to the enmity excited by his discovery ...
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... never been recovered , In person he was below the middle size , but well pro- portioned . He had a dark complexion , black hair , and small lively eyes . In his youth his temper is said to have been very hasty . If so , he was cured of ...
... never been recovered , In person he was below the middle size , but well pro- portioned . He had a dark complexion , black hair , and small lively eyes . In his youth his temper is said to have been very hasty . If so , he was cured of ...
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... never- theless it may be suspected that the future great hero of Puritanism derived the first taint of his principles from his father and mother . There were as yet no actual se- paratists from the national church ; but Robert Cromwell ...
... never- theless it may be suspected that the future great hero of Puritanism derived the first taint of his principles from his father and mother . There were as yet no actual se- paratists from the national church ; but Robert Cromwell ...
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... enthusiast , he was cer- tainly no mere dreaming visionary . The most unen- thusiastic or irreligious person never showed more of 66 99 sublunary sagacity , alacrity , and strenuousness than he did 26 CABINET PORTRAIT GALLERY .
... enthusiast , he was cer- tainly no mere dreaming visionary . The most unen- thusiastic or irreligious person never showed more of 66 99 sublunary sagacity , alacrity , and strenuousness than he did 26 CABINET PORTRAIT GALLERY .
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