|
|
MyfatherhadasmallestateinNottinghamshire;Iwasthethirdoffivesons.HesentmetoEmanucJCollegeinCambridge,atfourteenyea.rsold,whereIresidedthreeyears,andappliedmyselfclosetomystudies;butthechargeofmaintainingme(althoughIhadaveryscantyallowance)beingtoogreatforanarrowfortune,Iwasbounda.pprenticetoMr.JamesBates,aneminentsurgeoninLondon,with,whomIcontinuedfouryears;andmyfa.thernowandthensendingmesmallsumsofmoney,Ilaidthemoutinlearningnavigation,andotherpartsofthemathematics,usefultothosewhointendtotravel,asIalwaysbelieveditwouldbesometimeorothermyfortunetodo.Vhenrleft11r.Bates,Iwentdowntomyfather;where,bytheassistanceofhimandmyuncleJohn,andsomeotherrelations,Igotfortypounds,andapromiseofthirtypoundsayeartomaintainmeatLeyden:thereIA |
|
发表于 2026-6-16 17:31:57
