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... born in 1809 , and , while still a boy , entered a print- ing - office as a compositor ; but rising by energy , industry , and perseverance , he was called to the bar of the Middle Temple in 1843. For some years he was one of the ...
... born in 1809 , and , while still a boy , entered a print- ing - office as a compositor ; but rising by energy , industry , and perseverance , he was called to the bar of the Middle Temple in 1843. For some years he was one of the ...
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... born at Valentia about the close of the last century . He was trained in the ' Artillery School of Sego- via . His liberal opinions made him early acquainted with the cells of the Inquisition , from which he owed his deliverance to the ...
... born at Valentia about the close of the last century . He was trained in the ' Artillery School of Sego- via . His liberal opinions made him early acquainted with the cells of the Inquisition , from which he owed his deliverance to the ...
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... born in 1799 , at Kilsyth , Stirlingshire , where his father was minister of the United Presbyterian Church . After acquiring distinction at the University of Glasgow , he became minister of John - street Relief Church in that city in ...
... born in 1799 , at Kilsyth , Stirlingshire , where his father was minister of the United Presbyterian Church . After acquiring distinction at the University of Glasgow , he became minister of John - street Relief Church in that city in ...
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... born about the year 1810 , and was educated at Codrington College , Barbados , of which he was a licentiate in theology . He was for- merly Chaplain to the Forces in Bar- bados , and was consecrated Bishop of Antigua in 1860. His ...
... born about the year 1810 , and was educated at Codrington College , Barbados , of which he was a licentiate in theology . He was for- merly Chaplain to the Forces in Bar- bados , and was consecrated Bishop of Antigua in 1860. His ...
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... born at Valence ( Dôme ) , Sept. 17th , and has spent immense sums in the 1820. He was destined for the Bar , improvement of the agriculture of his but his inclinations were literary . His country . His stud at Augustenburg first piece ...
... born at Valence ( Dôme ) , Sept. 17th , and has spent immense sums in the 1820. He was destined for the Bar , improvement of the agriculture of his but his inclinations were literary . His country . His stud at Augustenburg first piece ...
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