Philosophy in Sport Made Science in Earnest: Being an Attempt to Implant in the Young Mind the First Principles of Natural Philosophy by the Aid of the Popular Toys and Sports of Youth |
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... cried Mr Seymour , interrupting the vicar ; " that he is a grammarian , for he mends stiles ; a wit , since he is a clever hand at railing ; and as to his antiquarian pretensions , compare them with your own ; you rescue saws from the ...
... cried Mr Seymour , interrupting the vicar ; " that he is a grammarian , for he mends stiles ; a wit , since he is a clever hand at railing ; and as to his antiquarian pretensions , compare them with your own ; you rescue saws from the ...
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... cried the vicar , in a voice of great exultation , " we will commence our career , and inaugurate the ' Juvenalia ; ' from which I anticipate the highest satisfaction and advantage ; in the meantime , " continued he , " I will refresh ...
... cried the vicar , in a voice of great exultation , " we will commence our career , and inaugurate the ' Juvenalia ; ' from which I anticipate the highest satisfaction and advantage ; in the meantime , " continued he , " I will refresh ...
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... cried Tom : " if an empty waggon tra- velled four miles an hour , and were afterwards so loaded as to have its weight doubled , it could only travel at the rate of two miles in the same period , provided that in both cases the horses 24 ...
... cried Tom : " if an empty waggon tra- velled four miles an hour , and were afterwards so loaded as to have its weight doubled , it could only travel at the rate of two miles in the same period , provided that in both cases the horses 24 ...
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... cried Louisa , with an air of triumph ; " the coin reached the ground long before the paper . " Mr Seymour allowed that there was a distinct interval in favour of the penny - piece ; and he proceeded to explain the cause of it . He ...
... cried Louisa , with an air of triumph ; " the coin reached the ground long before the paper . " Mr Seymour allowed that there was a distinct interval in favour of the penny - piece ; and he proceeded to explain the cause of it . He ...
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... cried Louisa ; “ you had not any watch in your hand . " " But you might have perceived that I placed my finger on my wrist , and as my pulse beats about 70 strokes in a minute , * I was able to form a tolerable estimate of the interval ...
... cried Louisa ; “ you had not any watch in your hand . " " But you might have perceived that I placed my finger on my wrist , and as my pulse beats about 70 strokes in a minute , * I was able to form a tolerable estimate of the interval ...
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Page 217 - The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils...
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