Memoir of Sir William Hamilton, BartW. Blackwood, 1869 - 458 páginas |
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... given narrative and description of facts and circumstances in the language of those communicating them , believing that the impressions of a man's personality are usually best conveyed in the words of those who felt them . The present ...
... given narrative and description of facts and circumstances in the language of those communicating them , believing that the impressions of a man's personality are usually best conveyed in the words of those who felt them . The present ...
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... given up by him for the final examination - Character of his examination - As given by Dr Jenkyns , Mr Villers , Rev. Alexander Nicoll - His own reference to it , 28-61 CHAPTER III . EDINBURGH PERIOD - AT THE BAR : 1811-1820 . Abandons ...
... given up by him for the final examination - Character of his examination - As given by Dr Jenkyns , Mr Villers , Rev. Alexander Nicoll - His own reference to it , 28-61 CHAPTER III . EDINBURGH PERIOD - AT THE BAR : 1811-1820 . Abandons ...
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... given himself to the study with an all - absorbing devotion . Dr William Hunter , writing of him in 1778 , said , - " Of all the young men I have ever known , he appears to me to be one of the most promising , cheerful , amiable ...
... given himself to the study with an all - absorbing devotion . Dr William Hunter , writing of him in 1778 , said , - " Of all the young men I have ever known , he appears to me to be one of the most promising , cheerful , amiable ...
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... given decidedly to practical jokes and fun ; and remembered chiefly by a cousin - who , as a girl , was one of the circle of his early associates - for the kindness , protection , and generosity which the strong bold boy used to extend ...
... given decidedly to practical jokes and fun ; and remembered chiefly by a cousin - who , as a girl , was one of the circle of his early associates - for the kindness , protection , and generosity which the strong bold boy used to extend ...
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... given you some cause for it . I indeed confess that I find I have spent more money than I should , and would have been very * Miss Mackay , a cousin who lived for many years with his mother . sorry to have laid out so much money on any ...
... given you some cause for it . I indeed confess that I find I have spent more money than I should , and would have been very * Miss Mackay , a cousin who lived for many years with his mother . sorry to have laid out so much money on any ...
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Página 403 - MY days among the Dead are past ; Around me I behold, Where'er these casual eyes are cast, The mighty minds of old: My never-failing friends are they, With whom I converse day by day.