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“Ahab cast a covetous eye at Naboth's vineyard, David a lustful eye at Bathsheba. The eye is the pulse of the soul; as physicians judge of the heart by the pulse, so we by the eye; a rolling eye, a roving heart. The good eye keeps minute time, and strikes when it should; the lustful, crochet-time, and so puts all out of tune.”

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Thomas Adams (1818-1905) was an outstanding scientist known for his significant contributions to the field of chemistry, particularly in the development of the rubber industry. His breakthrough in rubber vulcanization technology greatly advanced the progress of the rubber industry. more

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