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THE ART OF DOING OUR BEST:

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"HUBER & HIS WIFE WATCHING THE BEES

THE ILLUSTRATIONS BY

JOHN ABSOLON.H.K.BROWNE.
AND THE BROTHERS DALZIEL.

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LONDON. JAMES HOGG AND SONS.

1836

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Courage returns-Palissy's Medallions-Paying the Potter
-The Strength of Necessity-Palissy's First Batch-Palissy
disheartened-But not despairing-Bernard describes Him-
self-The Domestic Dragon-His Desire for Perfection-
Bernard rewarded-The "Fontaine Madame"-The Hu-
guenot Potter-Master Bernard of the Tuileries-Palissy
in Prison-Death of Palissy

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The Macaulay Family-The Young Story-teller-“A
Book in Breeches"-Successes at Cambridge-Poetry and
Oratory-" He would be an Author"-The First Great Essay
-Macaulay an Essayist-Macaulay a Squib Writer - Mac-
aulay's Talk-Macaulay pleads for the Jews-He advo-
cates Reform-Bribery and Influence-Macaulay an Orator
-Macaulay a Legislator-The Indian Law Code-Macaulay
at Edinburgh-Christian and Pagan-"The Bray of Exeter
Hall"-Macaulay chooses History-Macaulay's History of
England-Macaulay at the Book-stalls-"Mac" and the
Boys-His Great Mistake-Success of the History-Mac-
aulay's Honour-Macaulay's Real Sphere

Brindley's Birth-Derbyshire born-The Paper Mill which
Brindley made- Brindley drains the Coal Mine-And
triumphs at the Silk Mill-He is successful-Upward Strug-
gles-A Century ago-The Invention of Locks-The Duke
of Bridgewater-His noble Enterprize-The Difficulties of

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