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... engaged in literary pursuits at nearly eighty years of age . There were undoubtedly disadvantages belong- ing to the kind of life which my brothers and myself led at this period , having so little ac- quaintance with those of our own ...
... engaged in literary pursuits at nearly eighty years of age . There were undoubtedly disadvantages belong- ing to the kind of life which my brothers and myself led at this period , having so little ac- quaintance with those of our own ...
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... engaged in some business relating to our volunteer corps , and he was not engaged by his duties as a magistrate and deputy - lieutenant , which at this time were considerable , I accom- panied him in his walks . Allowing for the dif- 16 ...
... engaged in some business relating to our volunteer corps , and he was not engaged by his duties as a magistrate and deputy - lieutenant , which at this time were considerable , I accom- panied him in his walks . Allowing for the dif- 16 ...
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... engaged in the woollen cloth manufactory at Salisbury . This , however , soon became a fail- ing business , the Salisbury manufacturer , after the introduction of steam , being unable to com- pete with those of the coal districts . Some ...
... engaged in the woollen cloth manufactory at Salisbury . This , however , soon became a fail- ing business , the Salisbury manufacturer , after the introduction of steam , being unable to com- pete with those of the coal districts . Some ...
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... been previously engaged . Now , in the theatre and the dissecting - room , I felt , though with numbers around me , like a solitary person . Between myself and the great majority of the students there 24 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE LATE.
... been previously engaged . Now , in the theatre and the dissecting - room , I felt , though with numbers around me , like a solitary person . Between myself and the great majority of the students there 24 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE LATE.
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... engaged in the same pursuit , and residing also in Lincoln's Inn . Besides these , I was on intimate terms with other law students , among them Wray , with whom I had previously associated in Wiltshire ; Stoddart , already men- tioned ...
... engaged in the same pursuit , and residing also in Lincoln's Inn . Besides these , I was on intimate terms with other law students , among them Wray , with whom I had previously associated in Wiltshire ; Stoddart , already men- tioned ...
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