The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 99A. Constable, 1854 |
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Page 62
... living in the county of York a gentleman of fortune , who , though totally blind , is an expert archer : ' so expert , ' says our informant ( who knows him well ) that out of twenty shots with the long bow he was far my superior . His ...
... living in the county of York a gentleman of fortune , who , though totally blind , is an expert archer : ' so expert , ' says our informant ( who knows him well ) that out of twenty shots with the long bow he was far my superior . His ...
Page 67
... living power within them , widely differing from mere empty vanity . Vanity sees nothing higher or greater than self . The true consciousness of power is not a confession of self , but of Him who made man , and placed in him the power ...
... living power within them , widely differing from mere empty vanity . Vanity sees nothing higher or greater than self . The true consciousness of power is not a confession of self , but of Him who made man , and placed in him the power ...
Page 89
... living . For this purpose they are usually retained in the school for a period of about six and a half years . All the pupils are totally blind , and yet the majority not only learn to read well , but to write , to cipher , and to spell ...
... living . For this purpose they are usually retained in the school for a period of about six and a half years . All the pupils are totally blind , and yet the majority not only learn to read well , but to write , to cipher , and to spell ...
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... living in England and Wales , with its annual value ( founded mainly on the above - mentioned returns ) , its population , and the names of its officiating minis- ters . We have ascertained from this list that the estimated net annual ...
... living in England and Wales , with its annual value ( founded mainly on the above - mentioned returns ) , its population , and the names of its officiating minis- ters . We have ascertained from this list that the estimated net annual ...
Page 105
... living at the rate of less than 5001 a - year . Yet such an expenditure would ( as we have seen ) be about double the average professional income of a clergyman . Thus the clergy , while poor as a profession , 1854 . 105 Ecclesiastical ...
... living at the rate of less than 5001 a - year . Yet such an expenditure would ( as we have seen ) be about double the average professional income of a clergyman . Thus the clergy , while poor as a profession , 1854 . 105 Ecclesiastical ...
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