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Page vii
... described to act upon the conftitution , after the fedentary employment , neceffary for skill in that science , has injured it.- A 4 Portraiture of Quakerifm . upon 1 upon in company , is certainly well worth the PREFAC E. vii.
... described to act upon the conftitution , after the fedentary employment , neceffary for skill in that science , has injured it.- A 4 Portraiture of Quakerifm . upon 1 upon in company , is certainly well worth the PREFAC E. vii.
Page viii
... worth the acqui- fition . " But let us direct our attention principally to female education , which judicious obfervers have reprefented as fo eminently conducive to the wel- fare of a state . Now , in order to eftimate the high ...
... worth the acqui- fition . " But let us direct our attention principally to female education , which judicious obfervers have reprefented as fo eminently conducive to the wel- fare of a state . Now , in order to eftimate the high ...
Page xv
... worth attention . The plan is , to combine fome hiftorical , geographical , political , or philofophical fact with every arithmetical queftion ; and , by thefe means , to convey fome further inftruction than is contained in books of ...
... worth attention . The plan is , to combine fome hiftorical , geographical , political , or philofophical fact with every arithmetical queftion ; and , by thefe means , to convey fome further inftruction than is contained in books of ...
Page 38
... worth fix fhillings ; but it is now intrinfically worth nineteen , from the in- creafed value of gold , and diminution of the value of filver coins . Gold coins , under various denominations , were afterwards ftruck by our different ...
... worth fix fhillings ; but it is now intrinfically worth nineteen , from the in- creafed value of gold , and diminution of the value of filver coins . Gold coins , under various denominations , were afterwards ftruck by our different ...
Page 40
... worth of fix pieces of cloth , at five guineas and a half each . No. 60. What do feven weeks ' wages come to , at five fhillings and eleven - pence halfpenny a week ? No. 61. What does a ftone of butcher's meat , i . c . eight pounds ...
... worth of fix pieces of cloth , at five guineas and a half each . No. 60. What do feven weeks ' wages come to , at five fhillings and eleven - pence halfpenny a week ? No. 61. What does a ftone of butcher's meat , i . c . eight pounds ...
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