Memoirs of Richard Cumberland, Volume 1Brisban and Brannan [Printed by Robert Carr], 1805 - 356 pages |
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... soon as he was of age to hold it . From this period he fixed his constant residence in that retired and tranquil spot , and sedulously devoted himself to the duties of his function . When I contemplate the character of this amiable man ...
... soon as he was of age to hold it . From this period he fixed his constant residence in that retired and tranquil spot , and sedulously devoted himself to the duties of his function . When I contemplate the character of this amiable man ...
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... soon followed by success , and success encouraged me to fresh exertions . I presume the teachers of grammar do not expect boys of a very early age to understand it as a body of rules , but merely as an exercise of memory ; yet it is ...
... soon followed by success , and success encouraged me to fresh exertions . I presume the teachers of grammar do not expect boys of a very early age to understand it as a body of rules , but merely as an exercise of memory ; yet it is ...
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... soon as ever he was at leisure to notice such an insignificant little being , it was with the affection and caresses of a father ; when I looked in his face there was no longer any feature of the school- master in it , the terrors of ...
... soon as ever he was at leisure to notice such an insignificant little being , it was with the affection and caresses of a father ; when I looked in his face there was no longer any feature of the school- master in it , the terrors of ...
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... soon perceived that I had now no discouragements to contend with in my attempts at composition , for the very first exercise in Latin verse , which I gave in , gained the candid approbation of the master , and from that moment I ...
... soon perceived that I had now no discouragements to contend with in my attempts at composition , for the very first exercise in Latin verse , which I gave in , gained the candid approbation of the master , and from that moment I ...
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... soon gratified , being appointed to keep an act , and three respectable opponents singled out against me , the first of which was looked up to as the best of the year . When his name was given out for disputation the schools never ...
... soon gratified , being appointed to keep an act , and three respectable opponents singled out against me , the first of which was looked up to as the best of the year . When his name was given out for disputation the schools never ...
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