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A knowlege of words , without an adequate knowlege of things , is of very little value to the world ; and the richest treasures of learning , wherever they may happen to be deposited , are only to be estimated in proportion as they are ...
A knowlege of words , without an adequate knowlege of things , is of very little value to the world ; and the richest treasures of learning , wherever they may happen to be deposited , are only to be estimated in proportion as they are ...
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To those who have already learned other names , such an innovation would be an intolerable burden . To those who begin mineralogy , it may be thought as easy to learn one set of names as another : but they must either satisfy themselves ...
To those who have already learned other names , such an innovation would be an intolerable burden . To those who begin mineralogy , it may be thought as easy to learn one set of names as another : but they must either satisfy themselves ...
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... set of lectures as Mr. Ferguson's , which it is not uncommon for ladies to attend , I think a woman will be in a way to acquire all the learning that can be of use to those who are not to teach or engage in any learned profession .
... set of lectures as Mr. Ferguson's , which it is not uncommon for ladies to attend , I think a woman will be in a way to acquire all the learning that can be of use to those who are not to teach or engage in any learned profession .
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