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Collectanea.
COLLECTANEA .
ILLUSTRIOUS MECHANICS AND SELF-MADE MEN . PvIl „ f ' fether ° f ^ e human race * a gardener . He had , however , a strange propensity for tasting unwholesome fruit , which produced very injurious effects , both upon himself and his offsprin g P I NOAH was a shipwri ght and a husbandman , he navi . o *^* th-. , „ J , „ l „
eavtn m rus ark , and got' seas over' in his vineyard . SOLOMON was an architect , a poet , and a philosopher ; his conduct don ™ * , T T - hVf ^ S ^ Ul ? e and rule - * he trod the <**** oration was erratic in Ins imaginations , and violated his own maxims IHJ , Z SCIe . r iKl Stl 'l ngth 0 f mind > however < recla ™ ed him , andhis cSKtoVS hir ; e cief ul of the works which he *• ^ *•
hJl i ? 0 StleJ , A } was a tent maI * ei-, and laboured with his hands at his vocation , while he endeavoured to infuse into the minds of his fellowearthIvIaSr ^ V * ^ t ^ Whfle hp SCTee *' ed ih <™ ^ " f U prote " o n ° m the Weat' , er ' ^ ab 0 VS thdr S 0 UIS the « 8 i « t 0 M
f n ^ tt J T ? . P oorfishe ' - ™ -- ; he relinquished his humble calling £ y billo ^^ ofTei -dS a " aSSi " U 0 USly t 0 d ' aW me " ° m ih % QUINTUS CINOTNNATUS was a ploughman , and was invoked to the government and d . ctatorshi p of Rome . His labours in the political field were as successful as those upon the soil . P d
Emr , lrP ° rT if Pf vate raechanic and was called to found the Parthian I ^ mpire . He built up a powerful nation , and erected for himself a mausoleum of fame , which is indestructible . ¦¦ "us-eir a / , „ ^ . * - the conqueror of Asia , was also a mechanic ; he rouah hewed Bajazet , and carved his way to fortune and glory J MASSANXELLO , a Neapolitan fisherman , was raised to the command of fifty thousand
men , and gave up fish lines for lines of bayonets and river Seines for scenes of carnage . uiyonets , ancl of H ™ ° ^ f * in Germany , was a tailor , and rose to the dignity of king He cut out for himself a bad piece of work , however , and afterwards came to a miserable end . His goose did not fly well ZENO , the famous Bishop of Constantl y who had the largest diocese " f ffi ™ ' ^ direCted WS ' *»*» the **
oSZ ^ «• and ? n ^ ' T 7 INER ' , atter in U PP er Austria * was made general , bu nrXrw ef ?¦ 7 ° , SiXty th 0 USand * He made hats for others out preferred for himself a chapeau . n ^? "' f ¦ fhoemaker , succeeded him in command , but was slain by w ' ^ rSn ' the firIt ™™^ ^ " * ^ ° ™ d ! **¦ laSt Stat *
bravervfn rh ?? ' rl ' ' , ° tland - - showed such unparalleled mavery in the Swedish wars , under that thunderbolt of war , Gustavus Adolphus that he was made general . A maker of bread mi ght be supposed to know how to rise . 5 * Hr tT ^ brX IP BEAT ' TJ Emp r eror of Russia * worked at ship-building . tic taught the Ilussian Bear how to manage a boat . " b
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Collectanea.
COLLECTANEA .
ILLUSTRIOUS MECHANICS AND SELF-MADE MEN . PvIl „ f ' fether ° f ^ e human race * a gardener . He had , however , a strange propensity for tasting unwholesome fruit , which produced very injurious effects , both upon himself and his offsprin g P I NOAH was a shipwri ght and a husbandman , he navi . o *^* th-. , „ J , „ l „
eavtn m rus ark , and got' seas over' in his vineyard . SOLOMON was an architect , a poet , and a philosopher ; his conduct don ™ * , T T - hVf ^ S ^ Ul ? e and rule - * he trod the <**** oration was erratic in Ins imaginations , and violated his own maxims IHJ , Z SCIe . r iKl Stl 'l ngth 0 f mind > however < recla ™ ed him , andhis cSKtoVS hir ; e cief ul of the works which he *• ^ *•
hJl i ? 0 StleJ , A } was a tent maI * ei-, and laboured with his hands at his vocation , while he endeavoured to infuse into the minds of his fellowearthIvIaSr ^ V * ^ t ^ Whfle hp SCTee *' ed ih <™ ^ " f U prote " o n ° m the Weat' , er ' ^ ab 0 VS thdr S 0 UIS the « 8 i « t 0 M
f n ^ tt J T ? . P oorfishe ' - ™ -- ; he relinquished his humble calling £ y billo ^^ ofTei -dS a " aSSi " U 0 USly t 0 d ' aW me " ° m ih % QUINTUS CINOTNNATUS was a ploughman , and was invoked to the government and d . ctatorshi p of Rome . His labours in the political field were as successful as those upon the soil . P d
Emr , lrP ° rT if Pf vate raechanic and was called to found the Parthian I ^ mpire . He built up a powerful nation , and erected for himself a mausoleum of fame , which is indestructible . ¦¦ "us-eir a / , „ ^ . * - the conqueror of Asia , was also a mechanic ; he rouah hewed Bajazet , and carved his way to fortune and glory J MASSANXELLO , a Neapolitan fisherman , was raised to the command of fifty thousand
men , and gave up fish lines for lines of bayonets and river Seines for scenes of carnage . uiyonets , ancl of H ™ ° ^ f * in Germany , was a tailor , and rose to the dignity of king He cut out for himself a bad piece of work , however , and afterwards came to a miserable end . His goose did not fly well ZENO , the famous Bishop of Constantl y who had the largest diocese " f ffi ™ ' ^ direCted WS ' *»*» the **
oSZ ^ «• and ? n ^ ' T 7 INER ' , atter in U PP er Austria * was made general , bu nrXrw ef ?¦ 7 ° , SiXty th 0 USand * He made hats for others out preferred for himself a chapeau . n ^? "' f ¦ fhoemaker , succeeded him in command , but was slain by w ' ^ rSn ' the firIt ™™^ ^ " * ^ ° ™ d ! **¦ laSt Stat *
bravervfn rh ?? ' rl ' ' , ° tland - - showed such unparalleled mavery in the Swedish wars , under that thunderbolt of war , Gustavus Adolphus that he was made general . A maker of bread mi ght be supposed to know how to rise . 5 * Hr tT ^ brX IP BEAT ' TJ Emp r eror of Russia * worked at ship-building . tic taught the Ilussian Bear how to manage a boat . " b