Memoirs and select remains of an only son [W.F. Durant].A biographical account of William Friend Durant. |
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... opinions of many - and especially of those numerous youths , both at home and at Col- lege , with whom his son was most intimately ac- quainted ; and to whom he necessarily appeared , in his hours of relaxation , without even the ...
... opinions of many - and especially of those numerous youths , both at home and at Col- lege , with whom his son was most intimately ac- quainted ; and to whom he necessarily appeared , in his hours of relaxation , without even the ...
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... opinion . He is willing to follow it : and should the public give indications of a wish for more , he may , at some future time , should the Almighty prolong his life , publish the Essay On the advantages of Classical Literature ; that ...
... opinion . He is willing to follow it : and should the public give indications of a wish for more , he may , at some future time , should the Almighty prolong his life , publish the Essay On the advantages of Classical Literature ; that ...
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... opinion , never to let him perceive it . If I had , as was sometimes probably the case , been unreasonable in demanding more than was to be fairly expected , or in insisting on what was , in his circumstances , impracticable , his ...
... opinion , never to let him perceive it . If I had , as was sometimes probably the case , been unreasonable in demanding more than was to be fairly expected , or in insisting on what was , in his circumstances , impracticable , his ...
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... opinion , that the principle itself is correct ; and that many grievous errors have crept into the church of God , from a disregard to its truth and importance . This persuasion was far enough from crippling his mind in the in ...
... opinion , that the principle itself is correct ; and that many grievous errors have crept into the church of God , from a disregard to its truth and importance . This persuasion was far enough from crippling his mind in the in ...
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... opinion on the subject is preserved in one of those essays , ( to which a more distinct re- ference will be made hereafter ) written at the age of eleven , and entitled , " The pleasures and advantages of a religious observance of the ...
... opinion on the subject is preserved in one of those essays , ( to which a more distinct re- ference will be made hereafter ) written at the age of eleven , and entitled , " The pleasures and advantages of a religious observance of the ...
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