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... profession , but Mr. Ainsworth preferred to devote himself almost ex- clusively to literary pursuits . His first attempt was a volume of poems , and after that Mr. Ainsworth published a romance called " Rookwood , " which at once ...
... profession , but Mr. Ainsworth preferred to devote himself almost ex- clusively to literary pursuits . His first attempt was a volume of poems , and after that Mr. Ainsworth published a romance called " Rookwood , " which at once ...
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... profession . After passing tral Europe . The publication of his through the usual course of study , he Improvisatore " at once gained him took his degree in 1821. In 1828 he great reputation , and his position as a was called to the ...
... profession . After passing tral Europe . The publication of his through the usual course of study , he Improvisatore " at once gained him took his degree in 1821. In 1828 he great reputation , and his position as a was called to the ...
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... profession ; but , preferring mechanical studies , became partner in the Elswick works , near his native town . He was one of the earliest discoverers of the electricity of steam , which was first observed during the escape of steam ...
... profession ; but , preferring mechanical studies , became partner in the Elswick works , near his native town . He was one of the earliest discoverers of the electricity of steam , which was first observed during the escape of steam ...
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... profession , he in 1813 produced his his attention to literature on the termi first opera , a piece in one act , entitled nation of his studies . He lived at first " Le Séjour Militaire . " It proved so on the Rhine , but in 1845 he ...
... profession , he in 1813 produced his his attention to literature on the termi first opera , a piece in one act , entitled nation of his studies . He lived at first " Le Séjour Militaire . " It proved so on the Rhine , but in 1845 he ...
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... profession for some time , his taste for literature , and the promptings of innate power , impelled him to abandon it for the thorny path of letters . While keep- ing " terms , ” and studying in the cham- bers of a conveyancer , he ...
... profession for some time , his taste for literature , and the promptings of innate power , impelled him to abandon it for the thorny path of letters . While keep- ing " terms , ” and studying in the cham- bers of a conveyancer , he ...
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