Chambers's Miscellany of Useful and Entertaining Tracts, Bind 12,Oplag 104 –Bind 13,Oplag 119William Chambers, Robert Chambers William and Robert Chambers, 1846 |
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Side 5
... entered himself as drummer ! Indeed , as we shall see , it was his custom to aim at the root of all knowledge , and thoroughly master the subjects he took in hand ; and he knew that he could not more thoroughly acquire a knowledge of ...
... entered himself as drummer ! Indeed , as we shall see , it was his custom to aim at the root of all knowledge , and thoroughly master the subjects he took in hand ; and he knew that he could not more thoroughly acquire a knowledge of ...
Side 6
... entered into conver- sation with him , and , pleased with his ready wit , brought him to the czar . On Peter he must have made an equally favourable impression , for we find him mentioned as a royal page soon afterwards . About the same ...
... entered into conver- sation with him , and , pleased with his ready wit , brought him to the czar . On Peter he must have made an equally favourable impression , for we find him mentioned as a royal page soon afterwards . About the same ...
Side 7
... entered Azoph . To secure the possession of this key to the Black Sea , he enlarged and strengthened the forts , constructed a harbour capable of admitting heavy vessels , and gave orders for fifty - five war - ships to be built , at ...
... entered Azoph . To secure the possession of this key to the Black Sea , he enlarged and strengthened the forts , constructed a harbour capable of admitting heavy vessels , and gave orders for fifty - five war - ships to be built , at ...
Side 11
... entered into his service , and was the first person who brought arithmetic into use in the exchequer of Russia . Previously , they had made use only of the Tartarian method of reckoning , by balls strung upon a wire . In the latter end ...
... entered into his service , and was the first person who brought arithmetic into use in the exchequer of Russia . Previously , they had made use only of the Tartarian method of reckoning , by balls strung upon a wire . In the latter end ...
Side 13
... entered , and to cut his petticoats all round about . " In the process of the latter mutilation , the victim was made to kneel down , when his garments were clipped on a level with the ground . An anecdote is told which has something ...
... entered , and to cut his petticoats all round about . " In the process of the latter mutilation , the victim was made to kneel down , when his garments were clipped on a level with the ground . An anecdote is told which has something ...
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