Memoirs and select remains of an only son [W.F. Durant].A biographical account of William Friend Durant. |
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... Blessed . " ..... 180 Professor Walker's Testimony to his character and success at College .... 182 His return in 1819 , and his labours during the Vacation .... .... 188 Prize Essay on the Tribunicial Power among the Romans . 192 ...
... Blessed . " ..... 180 Professor Walker's Testimony to his character and success at College .... 182 His return in 1819 , and his labours during the Vacation .... .... 188 Prize Essay on the Tribunicial Power among the Romans . 192 ...
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... blessed be the name of the LORD . " The celebrated John Howe , in ad- dressing Sir Charles and Lady Hoghton , * on an occasion similar to that which has agonized my heart , says , " You concurred in this the dedication of your son - you ...
... blessed be the name of the LORD . " The celebrated John Howe , in ad- dressing Sir Charles and Lady Hoghton , * on an occasion similar to that which has agonized my heart , says , " You concurred in this the dedication of your son - you ...
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... catas- trophe at which a parent may well shudder . Principiis obsta , had ever been our motto ; and our child lived long enough to feel its im- portance , and to bless God that his parents had never departed from it . I am not sure 37.
... catas- trophe at which a parent may well shudder . Principiis obsta , had ever been our motto ; and our child lived long enough to feel its im- portance , and to bless God that his parents had never departed from it . I am not sure 37.
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... bless their species , since they find that the universal cry of England has destroyed the Slave Trade , have entreated us , that , although we are determined to deny the Africans the unspeakable pleasure of being transported and worked ...
... bless their species , since they find that the universal cry of England has destroyed the Slave Trade , have entreated us , that , although we are determined to deny the Africans the unspeakable pleasure of being transported and worked ...
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... bless , and raise , and dignify mankind . Whoever studies this subject will find that , as he passes on , fresh prospects are ever opening before him ; that as soon as he has gained one object , another , brighter and more lovely ...
... bless , and raise , and dignify mankind . Whoever studies this subject will find that , as he passes on , fresh prospects are ever opening before him ; that as soon as he has gained one object , another , brighter and more lovely ...
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