Memoir of the Life of John Bowdler, EsqLongman & Company, 1825 - 348 pages |
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Page 37
... danger . Your temperance , and the vigour of your constitution , had almost quieted my fears , and then popped in a little vanity of my own ; namely , that I could not recollect a crime I had been guilty of worthy so severe a punishment ...
... danger . Your temperance , and the vigour of your constitution , had almost quieted my fears , and then popped in a little vanity of my own ; namely , that I could not recollect a crime I had been guilty of worthy so severe a punishment ...
Page 47
... dangerous . To the companions who have been mentioned , might be added many others , almost all of whom have sunk into the grave . Two at least , however , still survive , and will perhaps , pardon the writer if he seek to grace his ...
... dangerous . To the companions who have been mentioned , might be added many others , almost all of whom have sunk into the grave . Two at least , however , still survive , and will perhaps , pardon the writer if he seek to grace his ...
Page 52
... dangerous time of a man's life ; for our passions are at their full strength , sooner than our reason which should govern them is ; and besides this , you are soon to go out into a debauched wicked world , where fools make a mock of sin ...
... dangerous time of a man's life ; for our passions are at their full strength , sooner than our reason which should govern them is ; and besides this , you are soon to go out into a debauched wicked world , where fools make a mock of sin ...
Page 54
... danger , and may God's will be done on him , and me and you , and all of us . " Some extracts from other letters may perhaps be acceptable , as they show the sound sense and cor- rect judgment of the writer no less than his excel- lent ...
... danger , and may God's will be done on him , and me and you , and all of us . " Some extracts from other letters may perhaps be acceptable , as they show the sound sense and cor- rect judgment of the writer no less than his excel- lent ...
Page 56
... danger ; and this post I take to be that of being in the world ; the danger is that of being thereby corrupted . Let it be your part to keep the post , and manfully avoid the danger , or stem the torrent . God bless you . " " The longer ...
... danger ; and this post I take to be that of being in the world ; the danger is that of being thereby corrupted . Let it be your part to keep the post , and manfully avoid the danger , or stem the torrent . God bless you . " " The longer ...
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