Memoirs of Richard Cumberland, Volume 1Brisban and Brannan [Printed by Robert Carr], 1805 - 356 pages |
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... of candour , nor dread of recrimination , waive the privilege , which I claim for myself in every page of this history , of speaking the truth from my heart : I 3702 ( RECAP ) B 237804 may not always say all that I could , but MEMOIRS ...
... of candour , nor dread of recrimination , waive the privilege , which I claim for myself in every page of this history , of speaking the truth from my heart : I 3702 ( RECAP ) B 237804 may not always say all that I could , but MEMOIRS ...
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... heart , should have stepped into his house , and seen him in his private and domes- tic hours ; therefore it is that I adduce these little anecdotes and trifling incidents , which describe the man , but leave the author to defend ...
... heart , should have stepped into his house , and seen him in his private and domes- tic hours ; therefore it is that I adduce these little anecdotes and trifling incidents , which describe the man , but leave the author to defend ...
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... heart . He was communicative to all without distinction , that sought information , or resorted to him for assistance ; fond of his college almost to enthusiasm , and ever zealous for the honour of the purple gown of Trinity . When he ...
... heart . He was communicative to all without distinction , that sought information , or resorted to him for assistance ; fond of his college almost to enthusiasm , and ever zealous for the honour of the purple gown of Trinity . When he ...
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... , that he took his literary decease most seriously to heart . She also told me , that , when in conversation with him on the subject of his works , C she found occasion to lament that he had bestowed so RICHARD CUMBERLAND .
... , that he took his literary decease most seriously to heart . She also told me , that , when in conversation with him on the subject of his works , C she found occasion to lament that he had bestowed so RICHARD CUMBERLAND .
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... heart , and that he bore as perfect a resem- blance of him in goodness , as he did in person : in moral purity he was truly a Christian , in generosity and honour he was perfectly a gentleman . On the nineteenth day of February 1732 , I ...
... heart , and that he bore as perfect a resem- blance of him in goodness , as he did in person : in moral purity he was truly a Christian , in generosity and honour he was perfectly a gentleman . On the nineteenth day of February 1732 , I ...
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