Memoirs of Richard Cumberland, Volume 1Lackington, Allen, & Company, 1807 - 432 pages |
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... heart : I may not always say all that I could , but I will never knowingly say of any man what I should not . As I am descended from ancestors illustrious for their piety , benevolence and erudition , I will not say I am not vain of ...
... heart : I may not always say all that I could , but I will never knowingly say of any man what I should not . As I am descended from ancestors illustrious for their piety , benevolence and erudition , I will not say I am not vain of ...
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... heart , should have step- ped into his house , and seen him in his private and domestic hours ; therefore it is that I ad- . duce these little anecdotes and trifling inci dents , which describe the man , but leave the author to defend ...
... heart , should have step- ped into his house , and seen him in his private and domestic hours ; therefore it is that I ad- . duce these little anecdotes and trifling inci dents , which describe the man , but leave the author to defend ...
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... heart . He was communicative to all without dis- tinction , that sought information , or resorted to him for assistance ; fond of his college al- most to enthusiasm , and ever zealous for the honour of the purple gown of Trinity . When ...
... heart . He was communicative to all without dis- tinction , that sought information , or resorted to him for assistance ; fond of his college al- most to enthusiasm , and ever zealous for the honour of the purple gown of Trinity . When ...
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... heart . She also told me , that , when in conversation with him on the subject of his works , she found occasion . to lament that he had bestowed so great a por- tion of his time and talents upon criticism in- stead of employing them ...
... heart . She also told me , that , when in conversation with him on the subject of his works , she found occasion . to lament that he had bestowed so great a por- tion of his time and talents upon criticism in- stead of employing them ...
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... heart , and that he bore as perfect a resemblance of him in goodness , as he did in person : in mo ral purity he was truly a Christian , in genero- sity and honour he was perfectly a gentleman . On the nineteenth day of February 1732 I ...
... heart , and that he bore as perfect a resemblance of him in goodness , as he did in person : in mo ral purity he was truly a Christian , in genero- sity and honour he was perfectly a gentleman . On the nineteenth day of February 1732 I ...
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