Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Rev. Claudius Buchanan, D.D., Late Vice-provost of the College of Fort William in Bengal, Volume 1 |
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... success , and which is seldom , it may be hoped , altogether in vain . In the year 1773 , at the age of seven years , young Buchanan entered the grammar school of Inverary in Argyleshire , of which his father was then B 2 DR . BUCHANAN . 3.
... success , and which is seldom , it may be hoped , altogether in vain . In the year 1773 , at the age of seven years , young Buchanan entered the grammar school of Inverary in Argyleshire , of which his father was then B 2 DR . BUCHANAN . 3.
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... entered upon a project , on which , as it after- wards appeared , depended the future tenor of his life . Mr. Buchanan had , from his earliest years , been intended by his parents for the ministry in the Church of Scotland ; but being ...
... entered upon a project , on which , as it after- wards appeared , depended the future tenor of his life . Mr. Buchanan had , from his earliest years , been intended by his parents for the ministry in the Church of Scotland ; but being ...
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... entered into con- " versation with me . They were often very in- quisitive , and I was sometimes at a loss what to 66 66 66 +66 66 66 say . I professed to be a musician travelling through the country for his subsistence but " this ...
... entered into con- " versation with me . They were often very in- quisitive , and I was sometimes at a loss what to 66 66 66 +66 66 66 say . I professed to be a musician travelling through the country for his subsistence but " this ...
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... entered my chamber , my " spirits were overpowered , and I fell on my knees " before God , and wept . What shall I say to these things ? At first I feared this change of sentiment " might be some idle whim that would soon vanish . " But ...
... entered my chamber , my " spirits were overpowered , and I fell on my knees " before God , and wept . What shall I say to these things ? At first I feared this change of sentiment " might be some idle whim that would soon vanish . " But ...
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... entering upon the ministry of the Gospel in the Church of England . This was the late Mr. Henry Thornton ; who , to talents of a superior order , and to various and extensive acquirements , devoted during a laborious and honourable ...
... entering upon the ministry of the Gospel in the Church of England . This was the late Mr. Henry Thornton ; who , to talents of a superior order , and to various and extensive acquirements , devoted during a laborious and honourable ...
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