...or hear again. In his, eighty-fifth year, the alert, kind, benevolent old man, had his attention at every one's question, his information at every one's...said the old man had studied political economy and belles-lettres all his life, — of science it is unnecessary to speak, it was his own distinguished...

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...or hear again. In his eighty-fifth year, the alert, kind, benevolent old man, had his attention at every one's question, his information at every one's...said the old man had studied political economy and belles-lettres all his life, — of science it is unnecessary to speak, it was his own distinguished...

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...whole passage refers to Mr Watt's improvements on the steamengine.— Note by CAPTAIN CLUTTERBUCK. had his attention alive to every one's question, his...said the old man had studied political economy and belles-lettres all his life, — of science it is unnecessary to speak, it was his own distinguished...

...command. His talents and fancy overflowed on every subject. One gentleman was a deep philolo-» gist,—he talked with him on the origin of the alphabet as if...had been coeval with Cadmus ; another a celebrated critic,—you would have said • the old man had studied political economy and belles-lettres all...

...regiments are supposed to be jealous of the high character which they have won upon service. Methinks I yet see and hear what I shall never see or hear...said the old man had studied political economy and belles-lettres all his life ; — of science it is unnecessary to speak, it was his own distinguished...

...regiments are supposed to be jealous of the high character which they have won upon service. Me thinks I yet see and hear what I shall never see or hear...had been coeval with Cadmus ; another a celebrated critic,—you would have said the old man had studied political economy and belles-lettres all his...

...or hear again. In his eighty-first year, the alert, kind, benevolent old man, had his attention at every one's question, his information at every one's...another a celebrated critic, — you would have said that the old man had studied political economy and belles-lettres all his life ; — of science it...

...every one's command. His * At the table of one of the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses.— EDIT. talents and fancy overflowed on every subject. One...another a celebrated critic, — you would have said that the old man had studied political economy and belles-lettres all his life ; — of science it...