The Complete Works of Thomas Dick, LL. D. ... Eleven Volumes in Two..., Volume 1Edwards & Bushnell, 1857 |
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... various descriptions , thou- sands of fortunes were irretrievably wasted , and the dupes of this fallacious science kept in perpetual anxiety , and amused with vain and unfounded expectations . Even although such schemes had been ...
... various descriptions , thou- sands of fortunes were irretrievably wasted , and the dupes of this fallacious science kept in perpetual anxiety , and amused with vain and unfounded expectations . Even although such schemes had been ...
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... various properties and relations of objects around them , must be communi- cated at an early age ; and not merely the names , but the ideas , of the most interesting objects in the physical and intellectual world , must be conveyed by a ...
... various properties and relations of objects around them , must be communi- cated at an early age ; and not merely the names , but the ideas , of the most interesting objects in the physical and intellectual world , must be conveyed by a ...
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... various rela- tions and combinations , must be derived from the same source ; and consequently , without a reference to the original objects and ideas whence the notion of numbers is derived , no accurate impression of their ...
... various rela- tions and combinations , must be derived from the same source ; and consequently , without a reference to the original objects and ideas whence the notion of numbers is derived , no accurate impression of their ...
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... various departments of art , science , and com- merce , are now fully appreciated and realized ; and to this circumstance is to be attributed many of the improvements of modern times . In cities and large towns this principle has also ...
... various departments of art , science , and com- merce , are now fully appreciated and realized ; and to this circumstance is to be attributed many of the improvements of modern times . In cities and large towns this principle has also ...
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... various amusements and intercourses with each other , than they acquire during the formal process of teaching while in school . At these times they acquire a rude knowledge of the appearances and qualities of various objects ; of some ...
... various amusements and intercourses with each other , than they acquire during the formal process of teaching while in school . At these times they acquire a rude knowledge of the appearances and qualities of various objects ; of some ...
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