Memoir of the Life of John Bowdler, EsqLongman & Company, 1825 - 348 pages |
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... pleasing testimony to the various members of this family , that he who filled the principal place in each generation , always spoke with affec- tion and reverence of those who had gone before , and lamented his own unworthiness to tread ...
... pleasing testimony to the various members of this family , that he who filled the principal place in each generation , always spoke with affec- tion and reverence of those who had gone before , and lamented his own unworthiness to tread ...
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... pleasing testimony to the warmth of his affection and his many excellent qualities . But though he adhered to the deposed monarch from feelings of personal regard , there were other motives which influenced him in continuing in his ...
... pleasing testimony to the warmth of his affection and his many excellent qualities . But though he adhered to the deposed monarch from feelings of personal regard , there were other motives which influenced him in continuing in his ...
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... pleasing to read the various acknowledgments made to him from different quarters , from relatives , friends , and strangers , for the advice which he had given , the pecuniary assistance which he had afforded , and * Hickes's Sermons ...
... pleasing to read the various acknowledgments made to him from different quarters , from relatives , friends , and strangers , for the advice which he had given , the pecuniary assistance which he had afforded , and * Hickes's Sermons ...
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... pleasing and attractive form when they are tenderly inculcated and mildly enforced . But Mr. Bowdler's mother possessed advantages which fall to the lot of few . Her mind was naturally powerful and comprehensive , her talents highly ...
... pleasing and attractive form when they are tenderly inculcated and mildly enforced . But Mr. Bowdler's mother possessed advantages which fall to the lot of few . Her mind was naturally powerful and comprehensive , her talents highly ...
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... pleasing poet , the friend of the simple and pathetic Shenstone . His name , it is hoped , still lives in the groves of the Leasowes , and he is known to the present generation as the author of the Spiritual Quixote . Here Mr. Bowdler ...
... pleasing poet , the friend of the simple and pathetic Shenstone . His name , it is hoped , still lives in the groves of the Leasowes , and he is known to the present generation as the author of the Spiritual Quixote . Here Mr. Bowdler ...
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