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... asked in his old age by one of his disciples , why he ordered his patients to bathe in river - water in preference to well - water , he replied that it was because river - water is exposed to the sun's rays ; and when further asked how ...
... asked in his old age by one of his disciples , why he ordered his patients to bathe in river - water in preference to well - water , he replied that it was because river - water is exposed to the sun's rays ; and when further asked how ...
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... asking Lord Mor- peth himself what was the real state of the case , Dr. Noble learned from him that when he put a question to Jin a foreign language , she imitated his speech after a fashion by an unmeaning articulation of sound . On ...
... asking Lord Mor- peth himself what was the real state of the case , Dr. Noble learned from him that when he put a question to Jin a foreign language , she imitated his speech after a fashion by an unmeaning articulation of sound . On ...
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... asked the youth if he was willing to allow his divining power to be tested under conditions which should exclude all such suggestion ; and having received a ready assent , he took his measures accordingly . Taking his plate- box down to ...
... asked the youth if he was willing to allow his divining power to be tested under conditions which should exclude all such suggestion ; and having received a ready assent , he took his measures accordingly . Taking his plate- box down to ...
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... asked to credit . For the faithful few , who two centuries ago rallied round the standard of Rationalism , in antagonism not only to the dead weight of ignorant prejudice , but to the active force of learning and authority , had no ...
... asked to credit . For the faithful few , who two centuries ago rallied round the standard of Rationalism , in antagonism not only to the dead weight of ignorant prejudice , but to the active force of learning and authority , had no ...
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... asked by M. Teste whether she would be able to read what was in the interior of the box , she answered Oui ; and on his ask- ing her how soon , she replied confidently dix minutes . She then turned the box about in her hands , and in ...
... asked by M. Teste whether she would be able to read what was in the interior of the box , she answered Oui ; and on his ask- ing her how soon , she replied confidently dix minutes . She then turned the box about in her hands , and in ...
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