Memoirs and select remains of an only son [W.F. Durant].A biographical account of William Friend Durant. |
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Thomas Durant. PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION . THE writer of the following Memoir has too much confidence in the kindness of the public , to deem it necessary for him to deprecate the severity of its criticism , or to entreat its ...
Thomas Durant. PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION . THE writer of the following Memoir has too much confidence in the kindness of the public , to deem it necessary for him to deprecate the severity of its criticism , or to entreat its ...
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... writer may be suspected of partiality , espe- cially in describing the moral and religious cha- racter of his son . It will , however , be admitted , that no other had such means of knowing that character ; and he solemnly declares ...
... writer may be suspected of partiality , espe- cially in describing the moral and religious cha- racter of his son . It will , however , be admitted , that no other had such means of knowing that character ; and he solemnly declares ...
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... writer has found it difficult to satisfy him- self in making a selection from Essays and Poems , which would ... write in so hurried a manner ? ' — The truth is , that having once determined on the memoir , he could not , without ...
... writer has found it difficult to satisfy him- self in making a selection from Essays and Poems , which would ... write in so hurried a manner ? ' — The truth is , that having once determined on the memoir , he could not , without ...
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... writing Themes , at the age of Eleven 83 THEMES : On the advantages of the Study of History ... 85 On the disadvantages of Solitude 86 On the evils and advantages of Emulation .... 88 On Decision 90 .... On Polytheism ... 92 On what ...
... writing Themes , at the age of Eleven 83 THEMES : On the advantages of the Study of History ... 85 On the disadvantages of Solitude 86 On the evils and advantages of Emulation .... 88 On Decision 90 .... On Polytheism ... 92 On what ...
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