 ... for as some hours of leisure will occur in the most toilsome life, he availed himself of these, not to read and acquire knowledge from writings of genius and discovery, for of such he had none, but to digest and apply, as occasions presented, the...  The Bee, Or Literary Intelligencer - Seite 291herausgegeben von - 1793Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1791 - 822 Seiten
...of genius and difcovery, for of fuch he had none, but to digeft and apply, as occafions prefcntcd, the few principles of the few rules of arithmetic he had been taught at fchool. This kind of mental cxcrcifc formed his chief amufe- are difconnened with the colour of ment,... | |
 | Wilson Armistead - 1848 - 668 Seiten
...these, not to read and acquire knowledge from writings of genius and discovery, (for of such he had none), but to digest and apply, as occasions presented,...neighbours, and at length attracted the attention of the Messrs. Ellicott, a family remarkable for their ingenuity. It was about the year 1788, that George... | |
 | Wilson Armistead - 1848 - 654 Seiten
...these, not to read and acquire knowledge from writings of genius and discovery, (for of such he had none), but to digest and apply, as occasions presented,...the few rules of arithmetic he had been taught at sehool. This kind of mental exercise formed his chief amusement, and soon gave him a facility in calculation... | |
 | 1893 - 770 Seiten
...these, not to read and acquire knowledge from writings of genius and discovery, for of such he had none, but to digest and apply, as occasions presented,...he had been taught at school. This kind of mental excercise formed his chief amusement, and soon gave him a facility in calculation that was often serviceable... | |
 | 1893 - 868 Seiten
...these, not to read and acquire knowledge from writings of genius and discovery, for of such he had none, but to digest and apply, as occasions presented,...he had been taught at school. This kind of mental excercise formed his chief amusement, and soon gave him a facility in calculation that was often serviceable... | |
 | 1910 - 122 Seiten
...genius and discovery — for of such he had none — but to digest and apply as occasion presented, the principles of the few rules of arithmetic he had been...exercise formed his chief amusement, and soon gave him a faculty in calculation that was often serviceable to his neighbors and at length attracted the attention... | |
 | Columbia Historical Society (Washington, D.C.) - 1917 - 470 Seiten
...not to read and acquire knowledge from writings of genius and discovery, for of such he had none,fbut to digest and apply, as occasions presented, the few...the few rules of arithmetic he had been taught at schoojj This kind of mental exercise formed his chief amusement, and soon gave him a facility in calculation... | |
 | Columbia Historical Society (Washington, D.C.) - 1917 - 368 Seiten
...these, not to read and acquire knowledge from writings of genius and discovery, for of such he had none, but to digest and apply, as occasions presented,...facility in calculation that was often serviceable to his neighbors, and at length attracted the attention of the Messrs. Ellicott, a family remarkable for their... | |
 | Will W. Allen - 1998 - 88 Seiten
...to digest and apply, as occasion presented, the few principles of the few rules of arithmetic which he had been taught at school. This kind of mental...facility in calculation that was often serviceable to his neighbors, and at length attracted the attention of the Messrs. Ellicott, a family remarkable for their... | |
 | Vincent Carretta - 1996 - 416 Seiten
...these, not to read and acquire knowledge from writings of genius and discovery, for of such he had none, but to digest and apply, as occasions presented, the few principles of the few rules of mathematics he had been taught at school. This kind of mental exercise formed his chief amusement,... | |
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