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" ... upon it, and crushed it all to pieces ; which so provoked my father, that he was almost ready to beat the man, and discouraged me so much that I never attempted to make such another machine again, especially as I was thoroughly convinced I could never... "
First Steps to Astronomy and Geography - Page 44
by First steps - 1828 - 386 pages
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Ferguson's Lectures on Select Subjects, in Mechanics, Hydrostatics ...

James Ferguson - Astronomy - 1814 - 420 pages
...again, especially as I was thoroughly convinced I could never make one that would be of any real use. As soon as I was able to go abroad, I carried my globe,...that of the world, to the late Sir James Dunbar, of Burn (about seven miles from where my father lived), as I had heard that Sir James was a very good-natured,...
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 134

England - 1883 - 854 pages
...was rather glad to see the monster go. There now arrived, however, a anal crisis in his fortunes. " As soon as I was able to go abroad, I carried my globe, clock, and copies of some maps to the late Sir James Dunbar of Durn, about twelve miles from where my father lived, as I had...
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Autobiography: A Collection of the Most Instructive and Amusing ..., Volume 6

Autobiographies - 1830 - 312 pages
...could never make one that would be of any real use. As soon as I was able to go abroad, I carried ray globe, clock, and copies of some other maps besides...inquisitive gentleman. He received me in a very kind manner, was pleased with what I showed him, and desired I would clean his clocks. This, for the first time...
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Journal of a Voyage from London to Savannah in Georgia

George Whitefield - 1830 - 314 pages
...again, especially as I was thoroughly convinced I could never make one that would be of any real use. As soon as I was able to go abroad, I carried my globe,...inquisitive gentleman. He received me in a very kind manner, was pleased with what I showed him, and desired I would clean his clocks. This, for the first time...
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The Cottager's monthly visitor, Volume 15

1835 - 444 pages
...time pretty well. The bell on which the hammer struck the hours, was the neck of a broken bottle. " As soon as I was able to go abroad, I carried my globe,...besides that of the world, to the late Sir James Dunbar, about seven miles from the place where my father lived, as I had heard that Sir James was a very good-natured,...
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Exemplary and Instructive Biography: For the Study of Youth

Exemplary and instructive biography - Biography - 1836 - 348 pages
...again, especially as I was thoroughly convinced I could never make one that would be of any real use. As soon as I was able to go abroad, I carried my globe,...inquisitive gentleman. He received me in a very kind manner, was pleased with what I showed him, and desired I would clean his clocks. This, for the first time,...
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Lectures on Select Subjects in Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, Optics ...

James Ferguson - Astronomy - 1839 - 554 pages
...especially as I was thoroughly convinced that I could never make one that would be of any real use. As soon as I was able to go abroad, I carried my globe,...father lived) as I had heard that Sir James was a very good-natured,friendly, inquisitive gentleman. He received me in a very kind manner, was pleased with...
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Instructive Extracts, Comprising Religious and Moral Instruction, Natural ...

1843 - 350 pages
...especially as I was thoroughly convinced I could never make one, that would be of any real use. — As soon as I was able to go abroad, I carried my globe,...maps, besides that of the world, to the late Sir James Dun_ bar of Durn (about seven miles from where my father lived,) as I had heard that Sir James was...
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Success in life, a book for young men

Success - 1851 - 362 pages
...beat the man, and discouraged me so much that I never attempted to make such another machine again. As soon as I was able to go abroad, I carried my clock, and copies Of some maps to the late Sir James Dunbar, of Burn. He received me in a very kind...
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A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, Volume 3

Robert Chambers - Scotland - 1853 - 372 pages
...again, especially as I was thoroughly convinced I could never make one that would be of any real use. As soon as I was able to go abroad, I carried my globe,...inquisitive gentleman. He received me in a very kind manner, was pleased with what I showed him, and desired I would clean his clocks. This, for the first time,...
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