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Preface .

CONTENTS.

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"READ AND YOU WILL KNOW;"

Or, the Story of a Great Linguist.

"No Royal Road"-The Mother's Guidance-Resolution

and Success—Jones' Memory-Jones at Oxford-His First

Reward-Jones and the Syrian-His Opinion of Education

-Ways and Means-Lord Althorpe's Tutor-Jones' Honour-

able Reserve-Literary Undertakings -Music and Dancing

-Jones and the King of Denmark-Nadir Shah-Jones'

Capability of Work-The Famous "Commentaries"-He

loses his Mother-His Note on Study-Jones made a Judge

-Jones' Marriage-He commences Sanscrit-Warren Hast-

ings-The New Society-Jones' Industry-An Eastern Letter

-Jones' Letters Home-His Religious Feeling-Hindu

Frauds-The Student's Reward-"The Lost Ring "-His

Wife's Health-The Separation-Sir William's Death-His

Epitaph.

THE STORY OF BERNARD PALISSY,

The Potter.

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Bernard's Early Education-His Love of Nature-The
Fruits of Travel-Palissy marries-Palissy's Occupations
-“The Enamelled Cup"-Palissy's Enterprise-Bernard's
First Experiment - His First Failure-Palissy's Wife-His
Undaunted Perseverance-Bernard's Self-denial-The "Ga-
belle"-Madame Palissy's Trials-Bernard ventures to hope
-Domestic Poverty-The Glass-Furnace-Palissy's First
Triumph-He builds a Furnace-And finds the Fuel-HIS

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

MACAULAY,

The Great Historian.

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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

"LABOUR OVERCOMES EVERYTHING;"

Or, the Story of William Gifford.

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Gifford is brought back-School Days-The Cobbler's

'Prentice-The Algebra Book-Study by Stealth-Leathern

Paper-"Little Bill's" Friends-Robbed of his Treasures-

A Friend at Hand-Gifford at Oxford-Young Peters-

The opened Letter-Gifford Abroad-Quarrels with Peter

Pindar-Death of Gifford-"Labour overcomes every-

thing"

JAMES BRINDLEY,

The Founder of Canal Navigation in Britain.

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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