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... studies at Glasgow , till the last solemn evening we ever spent together . That night - never to be for- gotten by me - after the family devotions were closed , and before we retired to rest , his be- loved aunt , and he , and I bowed ...
... studies at Glasgow , till the last solemn evening we ever spent together . That night - never to be for- gotten by me - after the family devotions were closed , and before we retired to rest , his be- loved aunt , and he , and I bowed ...
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... studies which relieved , even while they occupied , him . He had a considerable taste for drawing , and has left me several bold and well - executed sketches . In pursuing this amusement , however , he still kept his mental cultivation ...
... studies which relieved , even while they occupied , him . He had a considerable taste for drawing , and has left me several bold and well - executed sketches . In pursuing this amusement , however , he still kept his mental cultivation ...
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... studies ; but he dexterously evaded the point , by saying , in his answer , " I hope that whatever may be my future engagements , I shall keep constantly in view the glory of God , and the good of my fellow - creatures . " In the last ...
... studies ; but he dexterously evaded the point , by saying , in his answer , " I hope that whatever may be my future engagements , I shall keep constantly in view the glory of God , and the good of my fellow - creatures . " In the last ...
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... 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 , presents itself ; and that regions more beauteous than ...
... 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 , presents itself ; and that regions more beauteous than ...
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... studies ; and had never , till that time , received five lessons , except in arithmetic , from any teachers but his father and mother . He knew not a single individual in the University . So entire a change in his habits - formed as he ...
... studies ; and had never , till that time , received five lessons , except in arithmetic , from any teachers but his father and mother . He knew not a single individual in the University . So entire a change in his habits - formed as he ...
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