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Page 9
My father, who had hesitated to give his consent, not that he did not value
education but that he valued my assistance on the farm also, seeing that the
opportunity was too good to be lost, yielded, though reluctantly and sadly. I
remember the ...
My father, who had hesitated to give his consent, not that he did not value
education but that he valued my assistance on the farm also, seeing that the
opportunity was too good to be lost, yielded, though reluctantly and sadly. I
remember the ...
Page 21
But though better qualified than most applicants, he never sought admission to
the Bar. He did not, however, give up the idea of following this profession, for
which he had a strong inclination and many marked qualifications, but fully
intended ...
But though better qualified than most applicants, he never sought admission to
the Bar. He did not, however, give up the idea of following this profession, for
which he had a strong inclination and many marked qualifications, but fully
intended ...
Page 22
The thing that he most wanted to do was to continue his study of the law, and his
plan for this was to enter the office of Franklin Pierce, at Concord, N. H.
Everything had to give way, however, to the pressing and immediate need for
funds, and ...
The thing that he most wanted to do was to continue his study of the law, and his
plan for this was to enter the office of Franklin Pierce, at Concord, N. H.
Everything had to give way, however, to the pressing and immediate need for
funds, and ...
Page 39
... the matter to be presented, the order of presentation, the proper proportion of
time to give to this or that subject ; and then to be able to state intelligibly all the
processes in proper co-ordination and subordination, — in short, to determine
just ...
... the matter to be presented, the order of presentation, the proper proportion of
time to give to this or that subject ; and then to be able to state intelligibly all the
processes in proper co-ordination and subordination, — in short, to determine
just ...
Page 52
Selfish aims and ambitions found no lodgment in his heart. He preferred failure to
insincerity. Then he was generous and sympathetic. No man was quicker to
detect merit in others or more ready to give credit where it was due. How many
have ...
Selfish aims and ambitions found no lodgment in his heart. He preferred failure to
insincerity. Then he was generous and sympathetic. No man was quicker to
detect merit in others or more ready to give credit where it was due. How many
have ...
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| Title | A Memorial of the Life and Services of John D. Philbrick |
| Editor | Larkin Dunton |
| Publisher | New England Publishing Company, 1887 |
| Length | 225 pages |
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