The Life of William Wilberforce, Volumen 1J. Murray, 1838 |
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... western circuit , he entertained the barristers , Jekyll amongst the rest . We had , too , abundance of corpora- tion dinners and jollity . " 12 The early possession of his fortune increased their intimacy , as he was the only member of ...
... western circuit , he entertained the barristers , Jekyll amongst the rest . We had , too , abundance of corpora- tion dinners and jollity . " 12 The early possession of his fortune increased their intimacy , as he was the only member of ...
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... West Riding clothiers were all Tories , and ready to rise in support of the throne . The Yorkshire Associa- tion declared against the coalition . It had been formed in 1779 , from the gentry of moderate fortunes and the more substantial ...
... West Riding clothiers were all Tories , and ready to rise in support of the throne . The Yorkshire Associa- tion declared against the coalition . It had been formed in 1779 , from the gentry of moderate fortunes and the more substantial ...
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... West Riding clothiers . Already some were saying , We can't agree - we had better separate ; ' but I united them again , by showing them the folly of giving up our common object because there were differences between us , and by ...
... West Riding clothiers . Already some were saying , We can't agree - we had better separate ; ' but I united them again , by showing them the folly of giving up our common object because there were differences between us , and by ...
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... West- moreland I repaired to London , and spent about ten days in that neighbourhood , chiefly vibrating between Wimbledon and Brighthelmstone , and preparing for my journey into foreign parts , where I have been proceeding by slow ...
... West- moreland I repaired to London , and spent about ten days in that neighbourhood , chiefly vibrating between Wimbledon and Brighthelmstone , and preparing for my journey into foreign parts , where I have been proceeding by slow ...
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... West- minster election , but he would not go on . The next day , ( Feb. 22nd , ) he reached London , " and found that government had barely carried it . Took up my quarters at Pitt's . - 24th . Ballotted into Penryn com- mittee - Pitt's ...
... West- minster election , but he would not go on . The next day , ( Feb. 22nd , ) he reached London , " and found that government had barely carried it . Took up my quarters at Pitt's . - 24th . Ballotted into Penryn com- mittee - Pitt's ...
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The Life of William Wilberforce, Volumen 1 Robert Isaac Wilberforce,Samuel Wilberforce Vista completa - 1839 |
The Life of William Wilberforce, Volumen 1 Robert Isaac Wilberforce,Samuel Wilberforce Vista completa - 1838 |
The Life of William Wilberforce, Volumen 1 Robert Isaac Wilberforce,Samuel Wilberforce Vista completa - 1838 |
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Página 363 - And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.
Página 105 - Finally, thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength, and thy neighbour as thyself ; for this is the whole of the law and the prophets, and none other commandment is greater than these.
Página 38 - That the influence of the Crown had increased, was increasing, and ought to be diminished:
Página 54 - what seemed a mere shrimp, mount upon the table, but, as I listened, he grew and grew, until the shrimp became a whale.
Página 89 - It was not so much the fear of punishment by which I was affected, as a sense of my great sinfulness in having so long neglected the unspeakable mercies of my God and Saviour ; and such was the effect which this thought produced, that for months I was in a state of the deepest depression, from strong convictions of my guilt. Indeed nothing which I have ever read in the accounts of others exceeded what I then felt.
Página 151 - I well remember, after a conversation in the open air at the root of an old tree at Pitt's, at Holwood, just above the steep descent into the vale of Keston, I resolved to give notice on a fit occasion in the House of Commons of my intention to bring the subject forward.
Página 219 - Europe, were under great and serious obligations to the hon. gentleman for having brought forward the subject in a manner the most masterly, impressive, and eloquent. The principles," he said, " were so well laid down, and supported with so much force and order, that it equalled any thing he had heard in modern times, and was not perhaps to be surpassed in the remains of Grecian eloquence.
Página 149 - God Almighty has set before me two great objects, the suppression of the slave trade and the reformation of manners.
Página 11 - there was always a great Yorkshire pie in his rooms, and all were welcome to partake of it. My rooms and his," says Mr. Gisborne, " were back to back, and often -when I was raking out my fire at ten o'clock, I heard his melodious voice calling aloud to me to come and sit with him before I went to bed. It was a dangerous thing to do, for his amusing conversation was sure to keep me up so late that I was behind-hand the next morning.
Página 11 - Their object seemed to be, to make and keep me idle. If ever I appeared studious, they would say to me, ' Why in the world should a man of your fortune trouble himself with fagging ? ' I was a good classic, and acquitted myself well in the college examinations ; but mathematics, which my mind greatly needed, I almost entirely neglected, and was told that I was too clever to require them. Whilst my companions were reading hard and attending lectures, card parties and idle amusements consumed my time....