Memoirs of William Stevens, Esq. ...Philanthropic Society, St George's Fields, 1812 - 190 pages |
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... , literature and theology , did not abate any part of the due attention he felt himself bound to pay to his master's business , is best proved by that master's conduct ; for his apprenticeship expired in 1753 , 10 MEMOIRS OF.
... , literature and theology , did not abate any part of the due attention he felt himself bound to pay to his master's business , is best proved by that master's conduct ; for his apprenticeship expired in 1753 , 10 MEMOIRS OF.
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... conduct , by giving him a share of his business , and constituting him a partner . Soon after this most advantageous change in his worldly circumstances had taken place , it appears that the constant attention paid by him to the im ...
... conduct , by giving him a share of his business , and constituting him a partner . Soon after this most advantageous change in his worldly circumstances had taken place , it appears that the constant attention paid by him to the im ...
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... conduct : and what he had thus learnt himself , he endeavoured to teach and to impress upon others . I have already said , that Dr. Randolph , the physician , died in 1765 , and soon after his death Mr. Stevens wrote the following ...
... conduct : and what he had thus learnt himself , he endeavoured to teach and to impress upon others . I have already said , that Dr. Randolph , the physician , died in 1765 , and soon after his death Mr. Stevens wrote the following ...
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... conduct the business , as chief partner , till 1801 , when he relinquished a great part of the profits , in order to be relieved from the drudgery of business , and to dedicate more of his time to the society of friends that he loved ...
... conduct the business , as chief partner , till 1801 , when he relinquished a great part of the profits , in order to be relieved from the drudgery of business , and to dedicate more of his time to the society of friends that he loved ...
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... young man answered , he had employed himself in reading the divines of more modern times : his Majesty smartly answered , " there " were giants in those days . " soundness of principle , or purity of conduct , who 20 MEMOIRS OF.
... young man answered , he had employed himself in reading the divines of more modern times : his Majesty smartly answered , " there " were giants in those days . " soundness of principle , or purity of conduct , who 20 MEMOIRS OF.
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