John Stuart Blackie: A Biography, Volume 1W. Blackwood, 1895 - Australia |
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... session , when the inner turmoil had begun to abate , he took the third prize in Logic . His experiences at the Moral Philosophy class were more dra- matic . That he was not altogether careless of John Wilson's lectures is evidenced by ...
... session , when the inner turmoil had begun to abate , he took the third prize in Logic . His experiences at the Moral Philosophy class were more dra- matic . That he was not altogether careless of John Wilson's lectures is evidenced by ...
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... session was over , and he went into the Professor's room to ask for his certificate , Christopher North , looking at him fully with his keen blue eyes and leonine grandeur of expression , said , " What has been the matter , Mr Blackie ...
... session was over , and he went into the Professor's room to ask for his certificate , Christopher North , looking at him fully with his keen blue eyes and leonine grandeur of expression , said , " What has been the matter , Mr Blackie ...
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... session of 1826 , and Mr Blackie came to visit the cousins and to take John home by the steamer from Leith to ... sessions in Edin- A YOUNG NEOPHYTE . 33 burgh , but both loved 32 AT SCHOOL AND COLLEGE .
... session of 1826 , and Mr Blackie came to visit the cousins and to take John home by the steamer from Leith to ... sessions in Edin- A YOUNG NEOPHYTE . 33 burgh , but both loved 32 AT SCHOOL AND COLLEGE .
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... session , for , he ad- mitted , the climate of Göttingen was clearly hurt- ful to his health , but he could not bear to forego his contact with the treasures of learning , which he had only just begun to appreciate . Several letters ...
... session , for , he ad- mitted , the climate of Göttingen was clearly hurt- ful to his health , but he could not bear to forego his contact with the treasures of learning , which he had only just begun to appreciate . Several letters ...
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... session . But he knew enough of Goethe to feel his strong Hellenic nature and to yield himself to its influence , one of the factors in that converging force which moulded the future Professor out of the fervid Scottish student . It was ...
... session . But he knew enough of Goethe to feel his strong Hellenic nature and to yield himself to its influence , one of the factors in that converging force which moulded the future Professor out of the fervid Scottish student . It was ...
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