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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... gravely proposed as a subject for inquiry , whether the discovery of America has been advantageous or prejudicial to mankind ! * * See Note A. While we look down upon these aspersions , it is 6 CLINTON'S INTRODUCTORY DISCOURSE .
... gravely proposed as a subject for inquiry , whether the discovery of America has been advantageous or prejudicial to mankind ! * * See Note A. While we look down upon these aspersions , it is 6 CLINTON'S INTRODUCTORY DISCOURSE .
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... discovery of this western world appears to have infused a new spirit into Europe : the imaginations of men were dazzled with fabulous stories of dorados , or mountains of gold , and of fountains by which the human race flourished in ...
... discovery of this western world appears to have infused a new spirit into Europe : the imaginations of men were dazzled with fabulous stories of dorados , or mountains of gold , and of fountains by which the human race flourished in ...
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... discovery of America before the manners of its inha- bitants attracted , in any considerable degree , the attention of philoso- phers . " This neglect can , perhaps , never be fully retrieved . intercourse with civilized man has changed ...
... discovery of America before the manners of its inha- bitants attracted , in any considerable degree , the attention of philoso- phers . " This neglect can , perhaps , never be fully retrieved . intercourse with civilized man has changed ...
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... discovery of others whose qualities are now unknown , as applicable to the cure of diseases : he ought also to direct his attention to the discovery of indigenous esculents , and of arti- cles for dying , soap , lights , and other ...
... discovery of others whose qualities are now unknown , as applicable to the cure of diseases : he ought also to direct his attention to the discovery of indigenous esculents , and of arti- cles for dying , soap , lights , and other ...
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... discovery of a new plant gives celebrity to a botanist , and , if useful to mankind , his fame is immeasurably en- larged . Before I conclude this subject , permit me to inquire whether the cypripedium bulbosum has ever been seen in ...
... discovery of a new plant gives celebrity to a botanist , and , if useful to mankind , his fame is immeasurably en- larged . Before I conclude this subject , permit me to inquire whether the cypripedium bulbosum has ever been seen in ...
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