The Life of Sir Humphry Davy, BartHenry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1831 - 547 pages |
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... received not only an unqualified permission to become the biographer of her illustrious husband , but also the several docu- ments which are published with acknowledgement in these memoirs . I still felt that Dr. Davy might desire to ...
... received not only an unqualified permission to become the biographer of her illustrious husband , but also the several docu- ments which are published with acknowledgement in these memoirs . I still felt that Dr. Davy might desire to ...
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... received from him during the progress of the work . To the other enlightened individuals from whom I have received support , I have acknowledged my obligations in the body of the work ; and should I have inadvertently passed over any ...
... received from him during the progress of the work . To the other enlightened individuals from whom I have received support , I have acknowledged my obligations in the body of the work ; and should I have inadvertently passed over any ...
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... received from his inventive pen a series of romantic tales , as beautifully illustrative of the early history of his native county as are the Waverley Novels of that of Scotland ? for Cornwall is by no means deficient in elfin sprites ...
... received from his inventive pen a series of romantic tales , as beautifully illustrative of the early history of his native county as are the Waverley Novels of that of Scotland ? for Cornwall is by no means deficient in elfin sprites ...
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... received him with trans- port and affection ; but he was no longer the boy that his friend had left him ; he had become more serious and contemplative , fond of solitary rambles , and averse to enter into society , or to join the ...
... received him with trans- port and affection ; but he was no longer the boy that his friend had left him ; he had become more serious and contemplative , fond of solitary rambles , and averse to enter into society , or to join the ...
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... receiving a bite from a dog sup- posed to be rabid , taken his pocket - knife , and without the least hesitation cut ... received an account of this adventure , the accuracy of which has been since confirmed by Davy's sister , also told ...
... receiving a bite from a dog sup- posed to be rabid , taken his pocket - knife , and without the least hesitation cut ... received an account of this adventure , the accuracy of which has been since confirmed by Davy's sister , also told ...
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