Memoirs of the Life of Gilbert Wakefield, Том 1J. Johnson, 1804 |
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... present work they have been animated by a sincere affection to the memory of their friend , without forgetting that strict regard to fidelity which is the first requisite for the office they have undertaken . Nor have they neglected to ...
... present work they have been animated by a sincere affection to the memory of their friend , without forgetting that strict regard to fidelity which is the first requisite for the office they have undertaken . Nor have they neglected to ...
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... being only hints to assist his own recollection . As to many of the rest , in what precise manner he intended to apply them , it is impossible now to ascertain . No alterna- tive remained but to give them in their present form PREFACE . ix.
... being only hints to assist his own recollection . As to many of the rest , in what precise manner he intended to apply them , it is impossible now to ascertain . No alterna- tive remained but to give them in their present form PREFACE . ix.
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... present form , or to omit them altogether . Their own intrinsic value will sufficiently justify their in- sertion . As to those for which the editors are re- sponsible , it is the object of some of them to sustain and justify his ...
... present form , or to omit them altogether . Their own intrinsic value will sufficiently justify their in- sertion . As to those for which the editors are re- sponsible , it is the object of some of them to sustain and justify his ...
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... and matters . But lives , if they be well written , propounding to themselves a person to re- present , in whom actions , both greater and smaller , public and private , have a commix- ture , must of necessity contain a more true ,
... and matters . But lives , if they be well written , propounding to themselves a person to re- present , in whom actions , both greater and smaller , public and private , have a commix- ture , must of necessity contain a more true ,
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... present my own memoirs to the public , unconnected with a sense of duty . Nor let the reader startle at the apparent singularity of this declaration . I am firmly persuaded , that a life like mine , of which so large a portion has been ...
... present my own memoirs to the public , unconnected with a sense of duty . Nor let the reader startle at the apparent singularity of this declaration . I am firmly persuaded , that a life like mine , of which so large a portion has been ...
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