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Sewell Van Alstine diary, 1863-1864
An Epigram, page 4
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132 A certain method for taking the exact height of elevated bodies, - observe the time when the shadow of our body is equal in length to the height of our body itself; at the same time measure the shadow of the object, Be kind and obliging to all; But intimate only with the good; thus you will gain esteem, & offend nobody:
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132 A certain method for taking the exact height of elevated bodies, - observe the time when the shadow of our body is equal in length to the height of our body itself; at the same time measure the shadow of the object, Be kind and obliging to all; But intimate only with the good; thus you will gain esteem, & offend nobody:
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