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... studies ; and having cultivated them with assiduity , he began his career in life by teaching mathematics on board a man of war ; and in this situation he attracted the notice , and obtained the friendship , of Lord Anson . In his ...
... studies ; and having cultivated them with assiduity , he began his career in life by teaching mathematics on board a man of war ; and in this situation he attracted the notice , and obtained the friendship , of Lord Anson . In his ...
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... studies had not been interrupted . He was , of course , far behind his fellow - labourers of the same standing , who erroneously ascribed his insufficiency to laziness or dulness ; while the master , who had raised him to a situation ...
... studies had not been interrupted . He was , of course , far behind his fellow - labourers of the same standing , who erroneously ascribed his insufficiency to laziness or dulness ; while the master , who had raised him to a situation ...
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John Shore Baron Teignmouth. tarily extended his studies beyond the prescribed limits , and , by solitary labour , having acquired a competent knowledge of the rules of prosody , he composed verses in imitation of Ovid ; a task which had ...
John Shore Baron Teignmouth. tarily extended his studies beyond the prescribed limits , and , by solitary labour , having acquired a competent knowledge of the rules of prosody , he composed verses in imitation of Ovid ; a task which had ...
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... studies had latterly been pursued , left him no reason to regret the disadvantages under which he had at first laboured . His improvement in the knowledge of prosody was truly extraordinary ; he 18 MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF.
... studies had latterly been pursued , left him no reason to regret the disadvantages under which he had at first laboured . His improvement in the knowledge of prosody was truly extraordinary ; he 18 MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF.
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... studies were varied , but not relaxed ; in these intervals he learned the rudiments of French and arithmetic , and was particularly gratified with an invita- tion to attend the meetings of learned and ingenious men , at the house of ...
... studies were varied , but not relaxed ; in these intervals he learned the rudiments of French and arithmetic , and was particularly gratified with an invita- tion to attend the meetings of learned and ingenious men , at the house of ...
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