Memoirs of William Stevens, Esq. ...Philanthropic Society, St George's Fields, 1812 - 190 pages |
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... pleasure , to be required to give some account of his departed friend , the subject of this Memoir ; yet he should have been happy , as well for the sake of those , into whose hands this tribute of affection may fall , as that more ...
... pleasure , to be required to give some account of his departed friend , the subject of this Memoir ; yet he should have been happy , as well for the sake of those , into whose hands this tribute of affection may fall , as that more ...
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... impossible for any man to deny , the delight and pleasure he has derived from the perusal of the lives of men , who have gained immortal glory to themselves , who have saved their country by their valour , adorned its 2 MEMOIRS OF.
... impossible for any man to deny , the delight and pleasure he has derived from the perusal of the lives of men , who have gained immortal glory to themselves , who have saved their country by their valour , adorned its 2 MEMOIRS OF.
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... pleasures , and with all the gaiety , which young persons naturally feel : but of whom many are deterred from the pursuits of piety and goodness , because they have been falsely taught that a life of virtue is not consistent with ...
... pleasures , and with all the gaiety , which young persons naturally feel : but of whom many are deterred from the pursuits of piety and goodness , because they have been falsely taught that a life of virtue is not consistent with ...
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... pleasures , which destroy and ruin the constitution both of body and mind . But so did not the excellent per- son , whose life we are now recording , spend his youth and strength : for from his earliest years he was , what he continued ...
... pleasures , which destroy and ruin the constitution both of body and mind . But so did not the excellent per- son , whose life we are now recording , spend his youth and strength : for from his earliest years he was , what he continued ...
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... this poor ruinous clay cottage of mine , that I may live snug and comfortable : or if it is his good pleasure " to pull it down to the ground , that he will raise " me up a building of more durable materials , 12 MEMOIRS OF.
... this poor ruinous clay cottage of mine , that I may live snug and comfortable : or if it is his good pleasure " to pull it down to the ground , that he will raise " me up a building of more durable materials , 12 MEMOIRS OF.
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