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The peculiar species of talent required for this task seems to us to be possessed in an eminent degree by Mr Lister , the author of Arlington . ' His mind appears to be observant , acute , and just , rather than inventive , and his ...
The peculiar species of talent required for this task seems to us to be possessed in an eminent degree by Mr Lister , the author of Arlington . ' His mind appears to be observant , acute , and just , rather than inventive , and his ...
Page 179
... been most sensibly felt ; and much has been done , in almost all the continental nations at least , to collect and arrange the various documents and re- cords of which they are possessed , and to make them as public as possible .
... been most sensibly felt ; and much has been done , in almost all the continental nations at least , to collect and arrange the various documents and re- cords of which they are possessed , and to make them as public as possible .
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... as are rarely possessed singly , and are combination . To slow and patient research , he added the intuitive dis- cernment , which often enabled him to detect the truth at a glance , where it had escaped the laborious investigation ...
... as are rarely possessed singly , and are combination . To slow and patient research , he added the intuitive dis- cernment , which often enabled him to detect the truth at a glance , where it had escaped the laborious investigation ...
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The Life of Sir Isaac Newton By David now | 1 |
On Political Economy in Connexion with the Moral | 52 |
Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan or the Central | 73 |
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