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His astonishing power of memory was , perhaps , never surpassed by that of any
individual . His learning , large and various as its stores were , appears never to
have overlaid his intellect , but to have been used , if not always necessarily , yet
...
His astonishing power of memory was , perhaps , never surpassed by that of any
individual . His learning , large and various as its stores were , appears never to
have overlaid his intellect , but to have been used , if not always necessarily , yet
...
Page 331
He is excellent at preventing inconveniences , and finding out remedies when ' tis
too late ; for , like prophecies , they are never heard of till it is to no purpose . He
is a great reformer , always contriving of expedients , and will press them with ...
He is excellent at preventing inconveniences , and finding out remedies when ' tis
too late ; for , like prophecies , they are never heard of till it is to no purpose . He
is a great reformer , always contriving of expedients , and will press them with ...
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transmitted for this purpose never reached him , and he was obliged to the
kindness of his tutor , Mr Marcombes , for support during the two years he was
necessitated to remain in Geneva after the receipt of his father ' s letter . Anxious
at the ...
transmitted for this purpose never reached him , and he was obliged to the
kindness of his tutor , Mr Marcombes , for support during the two years he was
necessitated to remain in Geneva after the receipt of his father ' s letter . Anxious
at the ...
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| Title | A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 3 A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, George Godfrey Cunningham |
| Editor | George Godfrey Cunningham |
| Publisher | A. Fullarton, 1855 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 4 Mar 2009 |
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