A Sketch of the Life and Character of Sir Robert PeelLongman, 1860 - 314 páginas |
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... young sailor - boy at sea , constantly urged him to read Southey's " Life of Nelson , " and was always holding up Nelson to him as the model for his imi- tation . Many of Nelson's finer qualities , his en- thusiasm , sensibility ...
... young sailor - boy at sea , constantly urged him to read Southey's " Life of Nelson , " and was always holding up Nelson to him as the model for his imi- tation . Many of Nelson's finer qualities , his en- thusiasm , sensibility ...
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... young man , who was sweeping up the leaves in the grounds . Sir Robert , directing his companion's attention to the man , and at the same time to a distant farm on the estate , observed that that man might , if he chose , be one day the ...
... young man , who was sweeping up the leaves in the grounds . Sir Robert , directing his companion's attention to the man , and at the same time to a distant farm on the estate , observed that that man might , if he chose , be one day the ...
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... young families , bore him company ) was caused by some religious troubles of the times . He came accompanied also ( so it is pre- sumed from the entries in the parish register of Blackburn ) by an aged father . I cannot say whether this ...
... young families , bore him company ) was caused by some religious troubles of the times . He came accompanied also ( so it is pre- sumed from the entries in the parish register of Blackburn ) by an aged father . I cannot say whether this ...
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... young man . He possessed a general knowledge of business , with extended views of commerce . On his return to Lancashire , he was bent upon introducing the business of a calico - printer into his own neighbourhood . He communicated his ...
... young man . He possessed a general knowledge of business , with extended views of commerce . On his return to Lancashire , he was bent upon introducing the business of a calico - printer into his own neighbourhood . He communicated his ...
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... young a girl , that she could discern beauty in a common pot- herb , since I believe that the common thought even now about parsley , once like the laurel leaf in honour , is that it was created for a garnish or a fry . She pointed out ...
... young a girl , that she could discern beauty in a common pot- herb , since I believe that the common thought even now about parsley , once like the laurel leaf in honour , is that it was created for a garnish or a fry . She pointed out ...
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