The inventive faculty is so strong in some men that it may be said to amount to a passion, and cannot be restrained.
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Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Industrial Biography: Iron Workers and Tool Makers (1863); Exact wording and attribution checked. Author’s commentary on invention and the development of mechanical technology.
- Industrial Biography: Iron Workers and Tool Makers (1863)
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