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" The rapid progress true science now makes, occasions my regretting sometimes that I was born so soon. It is impossible to imagine the height to which may be carried, in a thousand years, the power of man over matter. "
Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin - Page 413
by James Parton - 1864
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The Monthly repository (and review)., Volume 12

1817 - 798 pages
...makes, occasions my regretting sometimes that I was born so soon: it is impossible to imagine the height to which may be carried in a thousand years, the power...over matter; we may perhaps learn to deprive large ' their gravity, and give them * Supposed to alloue to a club at the linduo < c'ffei'-hpUM'. absolute...
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Spirit of the English Magazines, Volume 1

1817 - 506 pages
...now makes, occasions my regretting that I was born so soon : it is impossible to imagine the height to which may be carried in a thousand years, the power...sake of easy transport. Agriculture may diminish its labour and double its produce ; all diseases may by sure means be prevented or cured, (not excepting...
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The Private Correspondence of Benjamin Franklin, LL.D, F.R.S., &c ..., Volume 1

Benjamin Franklin - 1817 - 524 pages
...swri§4Jttia tbfjusand -years, the power of iitun over inAttMjrrttolWiy P^tap* Iwn to deprive large QIAW^s of their gravity, and give them absolute levity, for...(sake of easy transport. Agriculture may diminish its labour and double its produce : all diseases may by sure means be prevented or cured, (not excepting...
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The Monthly Repository of Theology and General Literature, Volume 12

Liberalism (Religion) - 1817 - 780 pages
...occasions my regretting sometimes that I was born so soon : it is impossible. to imagine the height to which may be carried in a thousand years, the 'power of man over mailer; we may perhaps learn to deprive large s of their gravity, and give them * Supposed to allude...
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Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, Etc, Part 1

William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1817 - 898 pages
...occasions r.iy regretting sometimes that I was born so soon : it is impossible to imagine the height to which may be carried in a thousand years, the power of man over rautttr ; we may perhaps learn to deprive large masses of their gravity, and give them absolute levity,...
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Correspondance choisie de Benjamin Franklin: traduite de l'anglais

Benjamin Franklin - American letters - 1817 - 452 pages
...serrés dans la Chambre des Communes, surtout pour se mettre à genoux. f , Original, page a5. « Ail diseases may by sure » means be prevented or cured (not excepting » even thatof oldage),andour Hveslengthened »at pleasure even beyond the antidiluvian » standard ». Correspondance...
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The Eclectic Review, Volume 9; Volume 27

Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - English literature - 1818 - 628 pages
...makes, occasions my regretting sometimes that I was born so soon. It is impossible to imagine the height to which may be carried in a thousand years, the power...; we may perhaps learn to deprive large masses of the gravity, and give them absolute levity for the sake of easy transport. Agriculture may diminish...
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Life and Correspondence of Joseph Priestley ...

John Towill Rutt - Chemists - 1831 - 450 pages
...makes, occasions my regretting sometimes that I was born so soon. It is impossible to imagine the height to which may be carried, in a thousand years, the...sake of easy transport. Agriculture may diminish its labour and double its produce : all diseases may by sure means be prevented or cured, (not excepting...
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The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and ..., Volume 8

Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1839 - 590 pages
...makes, occasions my regretting sometimes that I was born so soon. It is impossible to imagine the height to which may be carried, in a thousand years, the...levity, for the sake of easy transport. Agriculture may dimmish its labor and double its produce; all diseases may by sure means be prevented or cured, not...
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Biographical, Literary, and Philosophical Essays: Contributed to the ...

John Foster - Essays - 1844 - 432 pages
...occasions my regretting sometimes that I •was born so soon. It is impossible to imagine the height to which may be carried in a thousand years, the power...matter; we may perhaps learn to deprive large masses of the gravity, and give them absolute levity for the sake of easy transport. Agriculture may diminish...
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