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" ... or perplexed with the verbiage of the dull books he perused, or the idle talk to which he listened ; but to have at once extracted, by a kind of intellectual alchemy, all that was worthy of attention, and to have reduced it for his own use, to its... "
The Pursuit of Knowledge Under Difficulties: Illustrated by Anecdotes - Page 322
by George Lillie Craik - 1831 - 3 pages
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The Edinburgh Annual Register, for 1808-26, Volume 12

1823 - 946 pages
...of attention, and to have reduced it, for his own use, to its true value and to its simplest form. And thus it often happened that a great deal more...and plainness of his statement of them, which might have deluded and perplexed most of his hearers without that invaluable assistance. " It is needless...
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Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions &c

1819 - 490 pages
...of attention, and to have reduced it, for his own use, to its true value and to its simplest form : and thus it often happened, that a great deal more...and plainness of his statement of them, which might have deluded and perplexed most of his hearers without that invaluable assistance. It is needless to...
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The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 89, Part 2; Volume 126

1819 - 708 pages
...worthy of attention, and to have reduced it for his own use, to its true value and to its simplest form. And thus it often happened that a great deal more...arguments of tedious writers, than an ordinary student conld ever have derived from the most faithful study of the originals ; and that errors and absurdities...
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The Edinburgh magazine, and literary miscellany, a new series of ..., Volume 5

1819 - 610 pages
...worthy of attention, and to have reduced it ibr his own use, to its true value and to its simplest form. And thus it often happened that a great deal more...vigorous account of the theories and arguments of tedious writf-rs, than an ordinary student could ever have derived from therņost painful study of the originals,...
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The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for ..., Volume 89, Part 2

1819 - 800 pages
...worthy of attention, and to have reduced it for his own use, to its true value and to its simplest form. And thus it often happened that a great deal more was learned from his brief and vigorous acconnt of the theories and arguments of tedious writers, than an ordinary student conld ever have...
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The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 89, Part 2; Volume 126

1819 - 780 pages
...worthy of attention, and to have reduced it for his own use, to its true value and to its simplest form. And thus it often happened that a great deal more was learned from bis brief and vigorous account of the theories and arguments of tedious writers, than an ordinary student...
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The Quarterly Journal, Volume 8

1820 - 450 pages
...worthy of attention, and to have reduced it for his own use, to its true value and to its simplest form. And thus it often happened that a great deal more...and plainness of his statement of them, which might have deluded and perplexed most of his hearers without that invaluable assistance. It is needless to...
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The Annual Biography and Obituary for the Year ..., Volume 4

1820 - 494 pages
...worthy of attention, and to have reduced it for his own use, to its true value and to its simplest form. And thus it often happened that a great deal more...and plainness of his statement of them, which might have deluded and perplexed most of his hearers without that invaluable assistance. It is needless to...
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Spirit of the English Magazines, Volume 6

1820 - 496 pages
...worthy of attention, and to have reduced it for his own use, to its true value and to its simplest form. And thus it often happened that a great deal more...and plainness of his statement of them, which might bare deluded and perplexed most cf his hearers without that invaluable assistance. It is needless to...
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The Annual biography and obituary, Volume 4

1820 - 482 pages
...worthy of attention, and to have reduced it for his own use, to its true value and to its simplest form. And thus it often happened that a great deal more...and plainness of his statement of them, which might have deluded and perplexed most of his hearers without that invaluable assistance. It is needless to...
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