Life of William Henry SmithW. Blackwood and Sons, 1894 - 378 pages |
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... brought them into right per- spective with the history of the country . Yet I am not without the courage to hope that in recording the chief incidents in the career of one with whom it was my privilege to be associated , and to follow ...
... brought them into right per- spective with the history of the country . Yet I am not without the courage to hope that in recording the chief incidents in the career of one with whom it was my privilege to be associated , and to follow ...
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... brought his life out of a sur- rounding no more than commonplace , when he has conducted . an ordinary commercial undertaking to a position beyond competition , and then , having accomplished what would satisfy most men as a life's work ...
... brought his life out of a sur- rounding no more than commonplace , when he has conducted . an ordinary commercial undertaking to a position beyond competition , and then , having accomplished what would satisfy most men as a life's work ...
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... in the firm , he brought the business up to that point beyond which it could not be taken by a single individual . 1 Henry Edward Smith died in 1846 . HARD WORK . 5 It was an arduous , unremitting 4 LIFE OF W. H. SMITH .
... in the firm , he brought the business up to that point beyond which it could not be taken by a single individual . 1 Henry Edward Smith died in 1846 . HARD WORK . 5 It was an arduous , unremitting 4 LIFE OF W. H. SMITH .
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... brought up so constantly at home , it must have been a matter of much difficulty , and have required the support of strong conviction , to attempt separation from the congrega- tion in which he had been reared . To support himself in ...
... brought up so constantly at home , it must have been a matter of much difficulty , and have required the support of strong conviction , to attempt separation from the congrega- tion in which he had been reared . To support himself in ...
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... brought about a reaction as the boy grew to manhood : the impulse to escape from the narrow field of duties precisely defined -weariness of warnings against all that allures a youth as the world opens before him - the flush of health ...
... brought about a reaction as the boy grew to manhood : the impulse to escape from the narrow field of duties precisely defined -weariness of warnings against all that allures a youth as the world opens before him - the flush of health ...
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