THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE UNDER DIFFICULTIES; ILLUSTRATED BY ANECDOTES. By G. L. CRAIK, ESQ. IN TWO VOLUMES: VOL. II. WITH PORTRAITS. LONDON: NATTALI AND BOND, 23, BEDFORD STREET, COVENT GARDEN. CONTENTS. Amusement in the Pursuit of Knowledge; Pursuit of Knowledge by Persons of rank or wealth: Democritus ; Anaxagoras; Nicephorus Alphery; Marcus Aurelius; Julian; Charlemagne; Alfred; James I. of Scotland; |