 | Elias Ashmole - Antiquarians - 1774 - 422 pages
...noble perfon the Lord Marchifton, whofe only inventicm they were : he acquaints John Marr herewith, who went into Scotland before Mr. Briggs, purpofely to be there when thefe two fo learned perfons mould jjneet. Mr. Briggs appoints a certain day when to meet at Edinburgh : but failing , the Lord... | |
 | Books and bookselling - 1787 - 530 pages
...London, was fo furprifed With admiration of them, that he could have no quietnefs in himfelf, «mil he had feen that noble perfon •whofe only invention...Scotland before Mr Briggs, purpofely to be there when theie two fo learned perfons iliould meet ; Mr Briggs appoints a certain day when to meet at Edinburgh... | |
 | English poetry - 1789 - 602 pages
...with admiration of them, that he could have no quiet nefs in himfelf, until he had feen that nobje perfon whofe only invention they were : he acquaints...purpofely to be there when thefe two fo learned perfons fhould meet ; Mr. Briggs appoints a certain day when to meet at Edinburgh, but failing thereof, Mtrchiflon... | |
 | John Aikin - Biography - 1808 - 730 pages
...admiration of them, that he could have no quietness in himself until he had seen that noble person whose only invention they were : he acquaints John Marr...therewith, who went into Scotland before Mr. Briggs, purposely to be there when these two so learned persons should meet. Mr. Briggs appoints a certain... | |
 | 1823 - 736 pages
...admiration of them, that lie could have no quietness in himself until he had seen that noble person whose only invention they were ; he acquaints John Marr...therewith, who went into Scotland before Mr. Briggs, purposely to be there when these two so learned persons should meet. Mr. Briggs appointed a certain... | |
 | Bannatyne Club (Edinburgh, Scotland) - Scotland - 1839 - 288 pages
...admiration of them, that he could have no quietness in himself until he had seen that noble person whose only invention they were. He acquaints John Marr therewith, who went into Scotland before Mr Briggs, purposely to be there when these two so learned persons should meet. Mr Briggs appoints a certain day... | |
 | Congregationalism - 1823 - 684 pages
...admiration of them, (hat he could have no quietness in himself until he had seen that noble person whose only invention they were ; he acquaints John Marr...therewith, who went into Scotland before Mr. Briggs, purposely to he there when these two so learned persons should meet. Mr. Briggs appointed a tertain... | |
 | John Napier - 1839 - 290 pages
...admiration of them, that he could have no quietness in himself until he had seen that noble person whose only invention they were. He acquaints John Marr therewith, who went into Scotland before Mr Briggs, purposely to be there when these two so learned persons should meet. Mr Briggs appoints a certain day... | |
 | George Williamson (of Greenock.), Watt Club (Greenock, Scotland) - Civil engineers - 1856 - 336 pages
...admiration of them, that he could have no quietness in himself till he had seen that noble person, whose only invention they were. He acquaints John Marr therewith, who went into Scotland before Mr. Briggs, purposely to be there when these two so learned persons should meet. Mr. Briggs appointed a certain... | |
 | George Alexander Gibson - Logarithms - 1914 - 122 pages
...admiration of them that he could have no quietness in himself until he had seen that noble person whose only invention they were. He acquaints John Marr therewith who went into Scotland before Mr Briggs purposely to be there when these two so learned persons should meet. Mr Briggs appoints a certain day... | |
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Briggs purposely to be there when these two so learned persons should meet. Mr Briggs appoints a certain day when to meet at Edinburgh ; but, failing thereof, Merchiston was fearful he would not come. It happened one day as John Marr and the Lord Napier... 
