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... and death, the addresses at his funeral and at his final interment, some of the
eulogistic letters written to the public press on the occasion of his death, the
tributes paid to his memory by the Boston Masters' Association, the
Schoolmasters'
... and death, the addresses at his funeral and at his final interment, some of the
eulogistic letters written to the public press on the occasion of his death, the
tributes paid to his memory by the Boston Masters' Association, the
Schoolmasters'
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Each composition will be read by the teacher, with the writer by his side. ... This
uncle, in writing to his sister, Mr. Philbrick's mother, in 1838, says : — "I am
extremely glad that John has manifested so much determination and decision in
...
Each composition will be read by the teacher, with the writer by his side. ... This
uncle, in writing to his sister, Mr. Philbrick's mother, in 1838, says : — "I am
extremely glad that John has manifested so much determination and decision in
...
Page 12
Writing to his father from Pembroke, May 2, 1835, he says he appreciates the
valuable privileges there enjoyed of intellectual and moral education, but is
aware that they will not always last, and that, as his father is doubtless impatiently
...
Writing to his father from Pembroke, May 2, 1835, he says he appreciates the
valuable privileges there enjoyed of intellectual and moral education, but is
aware that they will not always last, and that, as his father is doubtless impatiently
...
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He says in a letter written at the time : " I went to the president and applied for
admission. I was immediately admitted to examination on presenting my
recommendation, and was directed to two professors, to have the business "done
up.
He says in a letter written at the time : " I went to the president and applied for
admission. I was immediately admitted to examination on presenting my
recommendation, and was directed to two professors, to have the business "done
up.
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He was active in the literary societies, frequently writing and speaking, and
especially ambitious to excel in these respects. In the time left over, he pursued a
] thorough course of reading, embracing chiefly history, romance, and poetry.
He was active in the literary societies, frequently writing and speaking, and
especially ambitious to excel in these respects. In the time left over, he pursued a
] thorough course of reading, embracing chiefly history, romance, and poetry.
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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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