Oliver GoldsmithH. Jenkins, 1951 - 286 pages |
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Page 40
... reason to believe , " Prior says pontifically , " that he followed no systematic course of study " -an understate- ment of the first quality . How many hours a day he devoted to theological learning can only be guessed . But in the ...
... reason to believe , " Prior says pontifically , " that he followed no systematic course of study " -an understate- ment of the first quality . How many hours a day he devoted to theological learning can only be guessed . But in the ...
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... reason was his youth . Another suggestion is that the vindictive Theaker Wilder , to whom the Bishop would have inevitably referred , gave an exaggerated account of Oliver's misdemeanours and irregulari- ties at College . Another , the ...
... reason was his youth . Another suggestion is that the vindictive Theaker Wilder , to whom the Bishop would have inevitably referred , gave an exaggerated account of Oliver's misdemeanours and irregulari- ties at College . Another , the ...
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... reason , one that had no connection with politics . Johnson , a conservative and sensitive individualist , well aware of his own eccentricities , was the centre of a small coterie of close friends to which he made additions rarely and ...
... reason , one that had no connection with politics . Johnson , a conservative and sensitive individualist , well aware of his own eccentricities , was the centre of a small coterie of close friends to which he made additions rarely and ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
IRELAND | 15 |
SCOTLAND THE MEDICAL STUDENT | 51 |
Copyright | |
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