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Page 53
... soon had occasion to wonder how the care of so many beautiful flowers , vases , statues , pictures , and objects of splendor and taste , not to speak of beds that the Queen of Sheba might have en- vied , could have been committed to a ...
... soon had occasion to wonder how the care of so many beautiful flowers , vases , statues , pictures , and objects of splendor and taste , not to speak of beds that the Queen of Sheba might have en- vied , could have been committed to a ...
Page 63
... soon made himself a sort of medium be- tween ourselves and his fellow - loafers . Overhearing us say that we wished to pass the New York frontier for the sake of tracing out the strata then under ex- amination , he proceeded with much ...
... soon made himself a sort of medium be- tween ourselves and his fellow - loafers . Overhearing us say that we wished to pass the New York frontier for the sake of tracing out the strata then under ex- amination , he proceeded with much ...
Page 64
... to visit me at New Haven , he met in the stage - coach a countryman of his , who soon opened a controversy with him respecting the course of a cer- tain river in Scotland . The discussion had continued for 6-4 [ July , Percival .
... to visit me at New Haven , he met in the stage - coach a countryman of his , who soon opened a controversy with him respecting the course of a cer- tain river in Scotland . The discussion had continued for 6-4 [ July , Percival .
Page 68
... Soon after finishing his med- ical education , he gave a course of lec- tures on botany in Charleston , South Carolina , before a very select audience , composed mostly of ladies . The only drawback to the lecturer's success was his ...
... Soon after finishing his med- ical education , he gave a course of lec- tures on botany in Charleston , South Carolina , before a very select audience , composed mostly of ladies . The only drawback to the lecturer's success was his ...
Page 78
... soon whispered about , were titled young bloods from London . Sir Harry Willerton was a fresh , frank- looking young gallant , -fast , from the fiery impulses of youth and a high spirit , - not pricked on by vanity , nor goaded by low ...
... soon whispered about , were titled young bloods from London . Sir Harry Willerton was a fresh , frank- looking young gallant , -fast , from the fiery impulses of youth and a high spirit , - not pricked on by vanity , nor goaded by low ...
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