Autobiography of the Late Sir Benjamin C. BrodieLongmans, Green, and Company, 1865 - 187 pages |
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... in- clination for any pursuit which did not seem to lead to some ulterior object . Much of my suc- cess in my worldly career is , I am convinced , to be attributed to this discipline in my early years 8 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE LATE.
... in- clination for any pursuit which did not seem to lead to some ulterior object . Much of my suc- cess in my worldly career is , I am convinced , to be attributed to this discipline in my early years 8 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE LATE.
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... 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 age and sta- tion . We ...
... 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 age and sta- tion . We ...
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... being thrown a good deal on my own resources , I was constrained to seek amusement for my leisure hours , not in the usual pursuit of boys , C but in my father's library , picking up many scraps SIR BENJAMIN BRODIE , BART . 17.
... being thrown a good deal on my own resources , I was constrained to seek amusement for my leisure hours , not in the usual pursuit of boys , C but in my father's library , picking up many scraps SIR BENJAMIN BRODIE , BART . 17.
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... pursuits which have been the chief object of my life . Others have often said to me that they sup- posed that I must have had , from the first , a particular taste or liking for my profession . But it was no such thing ; nor does my ...
... pursuits which have been the chief object of my life . Others have often said to me that they sup- posed that I must have had , from the first , a particular taste or liking for my profession . But it was no such thing ; nor does my ...
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... pursuit to be unattractive enough in the beginning ; but as they go on , and acquire knowledge , and find that they obtain some degree of credit , the case is altered ; and from that time , they become every day more interested in what ...
... pursuit to be unattractive enough in the beginning ; but as they go on , and acquire knowledge , and find that they obtain some degree of credit , the case is altered ; and from that time , they become every day more interested in what ...
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