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The conquest of nature (1911)

Williams, Henry Smith, 1863-, Williams, Edward Huntington, 1868-1944, joint author · New York and London, The Goodhue company · leaf 148

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no resemblance tolecturing, or solemn discoursing; but, on the contrary,was full of colloquial spirit and pleasantry. He had acertain quiet and grave humor, which ran throughmost of his conversation, and a vein of temperatejocularity, which gave infinite zest and effect to the con-densed and… … JAMES WATT. CAPTIVE MOLECULES friends, that was always felt by them as an endearingmark of his kindness and familiarity, and prized ac-cordingly, far beyond all the solemn compliments thatproceeded from the lips of authority. His voice wasdeep and powerful; though he commonly spoke in alow and…

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