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... of youthful training from his hands . He talks in his early letters to Dr Dickson of the " prospects of a good hour's teaching , which , however , " he adds , " I am by no means anxious about ; I should prefer mathematics : "
... of youthful training from his hands . He talks in his early letters to Dr Dickson of the " prospects of a good hour's teaching , which , however , " he adds , " I am by no means anxious about ; I should prefer mathematics : "
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... hands on , of that noble feast in store for every philosophic student - history too , British and Grecian - I have been dabbling in everything but divinity , " he says in one letter . At another time he describes himself as " unable to ...
... hands on , of that noble feast in store for every philosophic student - history too , British and Grecian - I have been dabbling in everything but divinity , " he says in one letter . At another time he describes himself as " unable to ...
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... and a final promise to do what he could , the visitors left him to his sport . The country minis- ter , flushed with hard work and frosty air , with his broom in THE NON - INTRUSION CONTROVERSY . 19 his hand , 18 HIS YOUTH .
... and a final promise to do what he could , the visitors left him to his sport . The country minis- ter , flushed with hard work and frosty air , with his broom in THE NON - INTRUSION CONTROVERSY . 19 his hand , 18 HIS YOUTH .
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Mrs. Oliphant (Margaret). THE NON - INTRUSION CONTROVERSY . 19 his hand , and more than half his attention distracted to the swing of the gliding stones , the call upon him to " Soop ! " coming through the midst of his black - coated ...
Mrs. Oliphant (Margaret). THE NON - INTRUSION CONTROVERSY . 19 his hand , and more than half his attention distracted to the swing of the gliding stones , the call upon him to " Soop ! " coming through the midst of his black - coated ...
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... hands of all , and of which it was every man's duty to judge for himself . Thus his years of education passed lightly away , not made so much of as they might have been , with no enthusiastic pursuit of knowledge , but a cheerful ...
... hands of all , and of which it was every man's duty to judge for himself . Thus his years of education passed lightly away , not made so much of as they might have been , with no enthusiastic pursuit of knowledge , but a cheerful ...
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