Memoirs of William Stevens, Esq. ...Philanthropic Society, St George's Fields, 1812 - 190 pages |
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Page 10
... appear to the indolent and slothful ; whose sole employment in the period of youth is to kill time , as they call it , by literally doing nothing : or by doing what is worse than nothing , indulging in criminal pleasures , which destroy ...
... appear to the indolent and slothful ; whose sole employment in the period of youth is to kill time , as they call it , by literally doing nothing : or by doing what is worse than nothing , indulging in criminal pleasures , which destroy ...
Page 11
... appears that the constant attention paid by him to the im- mediate duties of his station , and his laborious studies , overpowered his health ; for I have heard him frequently state , that his friends dreaded his falling into a decline ...
... appears that the constant attention paid by him to the im- mediate duties of his station , and his laborious studies , overpowered his health ; for I have heard him frequently state , that his friends dreaded his falling into a decline ...
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... appears from the following letter written from Bristol to a young friend , who appears to have even then profited by his instructions and example . The letter is dated the 31st August , 1756 , from Bristol Hot Wells . 66 " I thank you ...
... appears from the following letter written from Bristol to a young friend , who appears to have even then profited by his instructions and example . The letter is dated the 31st August , 1756 , from Bristol Hot Wells . 66 " I thank you ...
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... appears , that when Bishop Horne was at College , he himself , and a vast number of young men , his friends , and who after- wards filled very distinguished stations in life , had adopted these opinions : and there can be no doubt ...
... appears , that when Bishop Horne was at College , he himself , and a vast number of young men , his friends , and who after- wards filled very distinguished stations in life , had adopted these opinions : and there can be no doubt ...
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... appear to have dedicated himself to the same studies with his friend , Mr. Stevens ; but in the studies of a holy life , devotion to God , beneficence and good will to man , they seem to have gone hand in hand . Mr. Stevens , being a ...
... appear to have dedicated himself to the same studies with his friend , Mr. Stevens ; but in the studies of a holy life , devotion to God , beneficence and good will to man , they seem to have gone hand in hand . Mr. Stevens , being a ...
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