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... lived longer than was for his good . After some striving , he would lie down , and then get up again . He advised us not to mourn for him ; yet commended an old maid - servant for her good will , that said , ' As long as there is life ...
... lived longer than was for his good . After some striving , he would lie down , and then get up again . He advised us not to mourn for him ; yet commended an old maid - servant for her good will , that said , ' As long as there is life ...
Page 110
... lived , and with the state of feeling and scale of principle which then prevailed . If in his public character Lord Guilford never rose above the prejudices and feelings of the age , he did not , like many of his contemporaries , sink ...
... lived , and with the state of feeling and scale of principle which then prevailed . If in his public character Lord Guilford never rose above the prejudices and feelings of the age , he did not , like many of his contemporaries , sink ...
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... lived . " This noble lord , for the great extent of his knowledge and capacity , has been often compared with the Lord Verulam , who had also been chancellor of England . But the conduct of these two extraordinary persons , under the ...
... lived . " This noble lord , for the great extent of his knowledge and capacity , has been often compared with the Lord Verulam , who had also been chancellor of England . But the conduct of these two extraordinary persons , under the ...
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