An Introductory Discourse Delivered Before the Literary and Philosophical Society of New York, on the Fourth of May, 1814David Longworth, 1815 - 148 Seiten |
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... attention of many from the pursuits of laborious occupations to the cultivation of the mind . The value of education was estimated as the privation of it was experienced , and many young men were sent to the colleges of the eastern ...
... attention of many from the pursuits of laborious occupations to the cultivation of the mind . The value of education was estimated as the privation of it was experienced , and many young men were sent to the colleges of the eastern ...
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... attention was , however , principally engrossed in religious controversies . In the time of Governor Fletcher the episcopalians were favoured with a partial establishment in this and three of the neighbour- ing counties . This ...
... attention was , however , principally engrossed in religious controversies . In the time of Governor Fletcher the episcopalians were favoured with a partial establishment in this and three of the neighbour- ing counties . This ...
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... attention was occupied in resisting the calamities which pressed upon our country . * Speech on Conciliation with America . † Speech on a Motion to remove the Troops from Boston . The restoration of peace opened brighter prospects ; but ...
... attention was occupied in resisting the calamities which pressed upon our country . * Speech on Conciliation with America . † Speech on a Motion to remove the Troops from Boston . The restoration of peace opened brighter prospects ; but ...
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... attention to literature . In imitation of the Royal Society of London , which was established at the close of the civil wars , an attempt was made to found a philosophical society in this city , in 1784 ; but it perished in embryo ...
... attention to literature . In imitation of the Royal Society of London , which was established at the close of the civil wars , an attempt was made to found a philosophical society in this city , in 1784 ; but it perished in embryo ...
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DeWitt Clinton. more encouragement from the public , and more attention from the members , to become highly useful to the community . * Several works of great usefulness have been published , among which the Medical Repository , the ...
DeWitt Clinton. more encouragement from the public , and more attention from the members , to become highly useful to the community . * Several works of great usefulness have been published , among which the Medical Repository , the ...
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