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... France and Italy ; in the former he probably obtained that correct knowledge of French , which was afterwards so useful to him in his travels . Mind and body benefited alike by the step he had taken , his health was gradually restored ...
... France and Italy ; in the former he probably obtained that correct knowledge of French , which was afterwards so useful to him in his travels . Mind and body benefited alike by the step he had taken , his health was gradually restored ...
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... France were already fighting on the high seas and in every part of the world , and the narrow seas were swept by innum- erable privateers . But John Howard feared neither storms nor pirates , his heart was set on the relief of the sick ...
... France were already fighting on the high seas and in every part of the world , and the narrow seas were swept by innum- erable privateers . But John Howard feared neither storms nor pirates , his heart was set on the relief of the sick ...
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... France , and Howard soon had the pleasure of knowing , that his efforts had caused the restoration of his fellow - prisoners in Brittany to their liberty and country , and had mitigated the miseries of many others . " The friend of the ...
... France , and Howard soon had the pleasure of knowing , that his efforts had caused the restoration of his fellow - prisoners in Brittany to their liberty and country , and had mitigated the miseries of many others . " The friend of the ...
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... France , Italy , Germany , and Holland ; but on his return to England , his health again declined . Neither were the wounds of his mind thoroughly healed , but he busied himself more than ever , with his schools and cottage building ...
... France , Italy , Germany , and Holland ; but on his return to England , his health again declined . Neither were the wounds of his mind thoroughly healed , but he busied himself more than ever , with his schools and cottage building ...
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... France , Germany , and Hol- land , to inspect the prisons in those countries . He left England in 1775. Paris was his first halting- place . Here the prisons were rigorously closed against the traveller's researches . He fortunately ...
... France , Germany , and Hol- land , to inspect the prisons in those countries . He left England in 1775. Paris was his first halting- place . Here the prisons were rigorously closed against the traveller's researches . He fortunately ...
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Side 3 - ... 6d. each. Each Volume contains a Memoir, and is illustrated with a Portrait of the Author engraved on Steel, and numerous full-page Illustrations on Wood, from designs by eminent Artists; also beautiful Illuminated Title-page. 1. LONGFELLOW'S POETICAL WORKS. 2. SCOTT'S POETICAL WORKS. 3. BYRON'S POETICAL WORKS. 4. MOORE'S POETICAL WORKS. 5. WORDSWORTH'S POETICAL WORKS. [Continued on next page.
Side 133 - But whoso hath this world's goods, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him ? My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and truth.
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Side 5 - The Record. 6. Warrior, Priest, and Statesman ; or, English Heroes in the Thirteenth Century. By WH DAVENPORT ADAMS. 7. Totty Testudo. The Life and Wonderful Adventures of Totty Testudo. An Autobiography by FLORA F.
Side 45 - GOD to cut off my life in the prosecution of this design, let not my conduct be uncandidly imputed to rashness or enthusiasm, but to a serious, deliberate conviction that I am pursuing the path of duty ; and to a sincere desire of being made an instrument of more extensive usefulness to my fellow creatures than could be expected in the narrower circle of a retired life...
Side 10 - The Minister's Daughter, and Old Anthony's Will Tales for the Young. By MM POLLARD, Author of ' The Miner's Son,
Side 13 - SAINT-PIERRE. 4. Little Threads : Tangle Thread, Golden Thread, and Silver Thread. 5- Benjamin Franklin, the Printer Boy. 6. Barton Todd, and the Young Lawyer. 7- The Perils of Greatness : The Story of Alexander Menzikoff. 8. Little Crowns, and How to Win them. By Bev. JOSEPH A. COLLIER. 9- Great Riches : Nelly Rivers
Side 15 - In order to redress this hardship, I applied to the justices of the county for a salary to the gaoler in lieu of his fees. The bench were properly affected with the grievance, and willing to grant the relief desired : but they wanted a precedent for charging the county with the expense.
Side 36 - I have been frequently asked what precautions I use to preserve myself from infection in the prisons and hospitals which I visit. I here answer, next to the free goodness and mercy of the Author of my being, temperance and cleanliness are my preservatives. Trusting in Divine Providence, and believing myself in the way of my duty, I visit the most noxious cells ; and while thus employed, I fear no evil.