Memoir of Richard WilliamsJames Nisbet, 1857 - 250 pagine |
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Pagina 3
... gave no indication of piety ; but in the transparency and truthfulness of his character might be perceived the germ of future excellence . For if little can be hoped from a childhood where deceit is the constitutional sin , it is seldom ...
... gave no indication of piety ; but in the transparency and truthfulness of his character might be perceived the germ of future excellence . For if little can be hoped from a childhood where deceit is the constitutional sin , it is seldom ...
Pagina 5
... gave the young man a good opportunity to make his own fortune , and to provide for his father's family . But he had other aspirations . His elder brother voyaged betwixt England and India as the surgeon of the Walmer Castle and the.
... gave the young man a good opportunity to make his own fortune , and to provide for his father's family . But he had other aspirations . His elder brother voyaged betwixt England and India as the surgeon of the Walmer Castle and the.
Pagina 53
... gave him a fair and final opportunity . Far away as Fuegia was , and few as were its hungry bar- barians , he could plead their relative importance . Guiana excepted , of all that mighty continent no other spot was accessible to ...
... gave him a fair and final opportunity . Far away as Fuegia was , and few as were its hungry bar- barians , he could plead their relative importance . Guiana excepted , of all that mighty continent no other spot was accessible to ...
Pagina 54
... gave their money ; one lady contributed a thousand pounds ; a new committee was constructed ; meetings were held ; circulars were issued . Two launches , twenty- six feet long , were built , the one as a floating mis- sion - house , the ...
... gave their money ; one lady contributed a thousand pounds ; a new committee was constructed ; meetings were held ; circulars were issued . Two launches , twenty- six feet long , were built , the one as a floating mis- sion - house , the ...
Pagina 62
... gave me explanations - based on the state of the funds of the Mission , the certainty of damage by wet and damp , and the exposure to robbery by the natives - which , no doubt , were perfectly satisfactory to himself , and must also ...
... gave me explanations - based on the state of the funds of the Mission , the certainty of damage by wet and damp , and the exposure to robbery by the natives - which , no doubt , were perfectly satisfactory to himself , and must also ...
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