The Book of Gems: Pomfret to BloomfieldSamuel Carter Hall Saunders and Otley, 1837 |
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... University he took orders , and was presented to the living of Malden , in his native county . He was not destined , however , to meet with church preferment ; it was withheld from him in consequence of an absurd misinterpretation of a ...
... University he took orders , and was presented to the living of Malden , in his native county . He was not destined , however , to meet with church preferment ; it was withheld from him in consequence of an absurd misinterpretation of a ...
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... University . The youth had , however , resolved to adhere to the tenets of his forefathers ; and accordingly entered a Dissenting academy in London , with a view to preparation for the ministry . This object was attained ; he became the ...
... University . The youth had , however , resolved to adhere to the tenets of his forefathers ; and accordingly entered a Dissenting academy in London , with a view to preparation for the ministry . This object was attained ; he became the ...
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... university he obtained a Law Fellowship , and subsequently , in 1719 , took the degree of Doctor of Civil Laws ; -he also wrote poems at this time , and was distinguished for his Latin orations , but had not made himself eminently ...
... university he obtained a Law Fellowship , and subsequently , in 1719 , took the degree of Doctor of Civil Laws ; -he also wrote poems at this time , and was distinguished for his Latin orations , but had not made himself eminently ...
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... University of Edinburgh . Having obtained the advantages of a sound and liberal education , and improved those advantages by travel and a residence of " some time " on the continent , he was , in 1731 , ordained minister of ...
... University of Edinburgh . Having obtained the advantages of a sound and liberal education , and improved those advantages by travel and a residence of " some time " on the continent , he was , in 1731 , ordained minister of ...
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... University of Edinburgh , where he received his education , a reproof on the part of the divinity professor , for having written his exercise in a style so " poetically splendid " as to be unintelligible to a popular audience , produced ...
... University of Edinburgh , where he received his education , a reproof on the part of the divinity professor , for having written his exercise in a style so " poetically splendid " as to be unintelligible to a popular audience , produced ...
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