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Philosophical beauties selected from the works of John Locke - Page 12
by John Locke - 1802
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Locke's Essay on the human understanding, condensed under the ...

John Locke - 1831 - 458 pages
...way inferior. The legs of a dancing-master, and the fingers of a musician, fall as it were naturally into regular and admirable motions. Bid them change their parts, and they will in vain endeavor to produce like motions in the members not used to them. What incredible and astonishing movements...
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Epitome of English literature; or, A concentration of the matter ..., Volume 3

English literature - 1831 - 536 pages
...way inferior. The legs of a dancing-master, and the fingers of a musician, fall as it were naturally into regular and admirable motions. Bid them change their parts, and they will in vain endeavor to produce like motions in the members not used to them. What incredible and astonishing movements...
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A treatise on the conduct of the understanding. By J. Locke To which is now ...

John Locke - 1833 - 156 pages
...way inferior. The legs of a dancing-master, and the fingers of a musician, fall as it were naturally, without thought or pains, into regular and admirable...and tumblers bring their bodies to ! Not but that sundiy, in almost all manual arts, are as wonderful ; but I name those which the world takes notice...
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History of the English Language and Literature

Robert Chambers - English language - 1837 - 294 pages
...way inferior. The legs of a dancing-master, and the fingers of a musician, fall as it were naturally, without thought or pains, into regular and admirable...rope-dancers and tumblers bring their bodies to ; not but sundry in almost all manual arts are as wonderful ; but I name those which the world takes notice of...
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History of the English Language and Literature

Robert Chambers - English language - 1837 - 342 pages
...way inferior. The legs of a dancing-master, and the fingers of a musician, fall HS it were naturally, without thought or pains, into regular and admirable...rope-dancers and tumblers bring their bodies to; not but sundry in almost all manual arts are as wonderful ; but I name those which the world takes notice of...
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History of the English Language and Literature

Robert Chambers - English language - 1837 - 338 pages
...way inferior. The legs of a dancing-master, and the fingers of a musician, fall us it were naturally, without thought or pains, into regular and admirable...members not used to them, and it will require length of lime and long practice to attain but some degrees of a like ability. What incredible and astonishing...
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History of the English Language and Literature

Robert Chambers - English language - 1837 - 350 pages
...way inferior. The legs of a dancing-master, and the fingers of a musician, fall as it were naturally, without thought or pains, into regular and admirable...Bid them change their parts, and they will in vain endctivourto produce like motions in the members not used to them, and it will require length of time...
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Philosophical Beauties Selected from the Works of Jean Locke...containing ...

John Locke - 1844 - 272 pages
...way inferior. The legs of a dancing master, and the fingers of a musician, fall as it were naturally without thought or pains into regular and admirable...What incredible and astonishing actions do we find rope dancers and tumblers bring their bodies to ; not but that sundry in almost all manual arts are...
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North American First Class Reader: The Sixth Book of Tower's Series for ...

David Bates Tower - 1853 - 444 pages
...inferior. The legs of a dancingmaster, and the fingers of a musician, fall, as it were, naturally, without thought or pains, into regular and admirable...Bid them change their parts, and they will in vain endeavor to produce like motions in the members not used to them, and it will require length of time...
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North American First Class Reader: The Sixth Book of Tower's Series for ...

David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - Elocution - 1854 - 440 pages
...inferior. The legs of a dancingmaster, and the fingers of a musician, fall, as it were, naturally, without thought or pains, into regular and admirable...Bid them change their parts, and they will in vain endeavor to produce like motions in the members not used to them, and it will require length of time...
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