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... habit of being employed in some kind of study became a part and parcel of my nature . Idleness even for a single day has been al- ways irksome to me , and I have had little in- clination for any pursuit which did not seem to lead to ...
... habit of being employed in some kind of study became a part and parcel of my nature . Idleness even for a single day has been al- ways irksome to me , and I have had little in- clination for any pursuit which did not seem to lead to ...
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... habit of reflection , and of thinking and judging for my- self , and the consequence has been that through the whole of the after part of my life I have never been inclined to adopt opinions on the authority of others , nor until I had ...
... habit of reflection , and of thinking and judging for my- self , and the consequence has been that through the whole of the after part of my life I have never been inclined to adopt opinions on the authority of others , nor until I had ...
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... habits , but they do not alter the essential qualities of human na- ture , the observation of which in one class of persons cannot fail to teach us much of what we want to know as to others . In the year 1798 , when there was an alarm ...
... habits , but they do not alter the essential qualities of human na- ture , the observation of which in one class of persons cannot fail to teach us much of what we want to know as to others . In the year 1798 , when there was an alarm ...
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... habits afterwards ; and it may be that some- thing of the same kind of interest will be felt by my wife and children when I am taken from them . As long as I can remember anything , my father always endeavoured to impress on our minds ...
... habits afterwards ; and it may be that some- thing of the same kind of interest will be felt by my wife and children when I am taken from them . As long as I can remember anything , my father always endeavoured to impress on our minds ...
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... habits of persevering industry which he had been at so great pains to give us . He During my first season in London , I attended Mr. Abernethy's lectures on Anatomy . was an admirable teacher . He kept up our attention so that it never ...
... habits of persevering industry which he had been at so great pains to give us . He During my first season in London , I attended Mr. Abernethy's lectures on Anatomy . was an admirable teacher . He kept up our attention so that it never ...
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