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... probably in commiseration of the difficulty with which Mr. Thomson supported his family , having nine children , that Mr. Riccarton , a neighbouring minister , discovering in James uncommon promises of future excellence , undertook to ...
... probably in commiseration of the difficulty with which Mr. Thomson supported his family , having nine children , that Mr. Riccarton , a neighbouring minister , discovering in James uncommon promises of future excellence , undertook to ...
Page 333
... probably with a scanty maintenance : but was , in about half a year , elected a demy of Magdalen College , where he continued till he had taken a bachelor's degree , and then suddenly left the uni- versity ; for what reason I know not ...
... probably with a scanty maintenance : but was , in about half a year , elected a demy of Magdalen College , where he continued till he had taken a bachelor's degree , and then suddenly left the uni- versity ; for what reason I know not ...
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... probably gave the rest away ; for he was very liberal to the indigent . When time brought the History to a third edition , Reid was either dead or discarded ; and the superintendence of typography and punctuation was committed to a man ...
... probably gave the rest away ; for he was very liberal to the indigent . When time brought the History to a third edition , Reid was either dead or discarded ; and the superintendence of typography and punctuation was committed to a man ...
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