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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... mind , he at the age of seventeen , during his first residence in the Uni- versity of Glasgow , conceived the design of mak- ing the tour of Europe on foot ; that being the only method of travelling , upon which his slender finances ...
... mind , he at the age of seventeen , during his first residence in the Uni- versity of Glasgow , conceived the design of mak- ing the tour of Europe on foot ; that being the only method of travelling , upon which his slender finances ...
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... ; but , unlike the re- penting Prophet , no sooner had the tempest of the elements subsided , than the agitation of his mind also passed away . He arrived safely in London on the second of September : " but by this 10 MEMOIRS OF.
... ; but , unlike the re- penting Prophet , no sooner had the tempest of the elements subsided , than the agitation of his mind also passed away . He arrived safely in London on the second of September : " but by this 10 MEMOIRS OF.
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... mind of her absent son ; conscious as he must have been of the deception which he was practising upon their unsuspecting confidence . No symptom , how- ever , of the ingenuous shame , which , it may be hoped , he could not but ...
... mind of her absent son ; conscious as he must have been of the deception which he was practising upon their unsuspecting confidence . No symptom , how- ever , of the ingenuous shame , which , it may be hoped , he could not but ...
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... mind , appears to have afforded him much pleasure . It cannot , however , be a matter of surprise to any one , who considers the imprudent manner in which Mr. Buchanan had left his native country , the deceit which he was practising ...
... mind , appears to have afforded him much pleasure . It cannot , however , be a matter of surprise to any one , who considers the imprudent manner in which Mr. Buchanan had left his native country , the deceit which he was practising ...
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... minds returns , when relieved from the immediate fear of punishment , that he had altered his " plan of death and misfortune , to " that of fortune and festivity . " He laments also , that on his recovery he had broken some salutary ...
... minds returns , when relieved from the immediate fear of punishment , that he had altered his " plan of death and misfortune , to " that of fortune and festivity . " He laments also , that on his recovery he had broken some salutary ...
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