Memoirs of Richard Cumberland, Volume 1Lackington, Allen, & Company, 1807 - 432 pages |
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... truth , and in simplicity of style , I pursue my narrative , say- ing nothing more of the immediate object of these memoirs , than in honour and in consci- ence I am warranted to say . VOL . I. B I shall use so little embellishment in ...
... truth , and in simplicity of style , I pursue my narrative , say- ing nothing more of the immediate object of these memoirs , than in honour and in consci- ence I am warranted to say . VOL . I. B I shall use so little embellishment in ...
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... truth from my heart : may not always say all that I could , but I will never knowingly say of any man what I should not . I As I am descended from ancestors illustrious . for their piety , benevolence and erudition , I will not say I am ...
... truth from my heart : may not always say all that I could , but I will never knowingly say of any man what I should not . I As I am descended from ancestors illustrious . for their piety , benevolence and erudition , I will not say I am ...
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... truth ; he was the unwearied pa- tron and promoter of all our childish sports and sallies ; at all times ready to detach himself from any topic of conversation to take an in- terest and bear his part in our amusements . The eager ...
... truth ; he was the unwearied pa- tron and promoter of all our childish sports and sallies ; at all times ready to detach himself from any topic of conversation to take an in- terest and bear his part in our amusements . The eager ...
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Richard Cumberland. truth , and information dealt to us in the clear- est terms , as a sacred duty never to be depart- ed from . I have broken in upon him many a time in his hours of ... truth, and information dealt to us in the clear- ...
Richard Cumberland. truth , and information dealt to us in the clear- est terms , as a sacred duty never to be depart- ed from . I have broken in upon him many a time in his hours of ... truth, and information dealt to us in the clear- ...
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... the Phoebe of Byron's pastoral , was my mother . I will not violate the allegiance I have vowed to truth in giving any other character of her , than what in conscience I re- 1 24 MEMOIRS OF gures só contrasted might flatter Gray and ...
... the Phoebe of Byron's pastoral , was my mother . I will not violate the allegiance I have vowed to truth in giving any other character of her , than what in conscience I re- 1 24 MEMOIRS OF gures só contrasted might flatter Gray and ...
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