[Clarke, William], 1800-1838 · Boston, Munroe and Francis · leaf 128
econd will entirely disappear from your sight. THE MULTIPLIED MONEY. Take a large drinking-glass, of a conical form, that is, small at bottom,and wide at top, and, having put into it a sliilling, let it be half filled withwater; then place a plate upon the top of the glass, and turn it… … They play such merry pranks, that some would thinkThey entertained an imp to conjure for them.Yet tis not so ;—their few hours of pastime,These young disciples of the AlchymistAdorn with feats, which, to the unlearned eye,Show oft like magic :—but grandam WisdomKnows them as recreations of young…
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