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...this whole passage refers to Mr Watt's improvements on the steam-engine. not only the most profound mm of science, the most successful combiner of powers...— but one of the best and kindest of human beings. There he stood, surrounded by the little band I have mentioned of Northern literati, men not less tenacious,...

...extraordinary as they are, are perhaps only now beginning to be felt—was not only the most profound man of science, the most successful combiner of powers...and calculator of numbers, as adapted to practical purposes,—was not only one of the most generally well-informed,—but one of the best and kindest...

...extraordinary as they are, are perhaps only now beginning to be felt, was not only the most profound man of science, the most successful combiner of powers...well-informed, but one of the best and kindest of human beings. In his eighty-fourth year his attention was at every one's question, his information at every one's...

...they already are, are perhaps only now beginning to be felt, and who was not only the most profound man of science, the most successful combiner of powers, and calculator of numbers, as adapted to general purposes — was not only one of the most generally well informed, but one of the best and...

...extraordinary as they are, are perhaps only now beginning to be felt — was not only the most profound man of science, the most successful combiner of powers...— but one of the best and kindest of human beings. There he stood, surrounded by the little band I have mentioned of Northern literati, men not less tenacious,...

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...This potent commander of the elements — this abridger of time aud space — this magician, whose cloudy machinery has produced a change in the world,...purposes ; was not only one of the most generally well informed, but one of • the best and kindest of human beings.' " Several gentlemen, who had been...

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