The Life of Thomas Burgess, D.D.: F.R.S., F.A.S., &c. &c. &c., Late Lord Bishop of SalisburyLongman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1840 - 557 pages |
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... duties . This resolution he communicated to Mr. Tyrwhitt , who replied , " No ! you must on no account quit Oxford . You must be my curate there for the next two years . " The assistance thus delicately offered was most gratefully ...
... duties . This resolution he communicated to Mr. Tyrwhitt , who replied , " No ! you must on no account quit Oxford . You must be my curate there for the next two years . " The assistance thus delicately offered was most gratefully ...
Page 87
... duties which belong to your station and fortune ; as the friend of the poor and the unedu- cated , the patron of industry , and the promoter of useful experiment , and as contributing no common share to the aggregate of the exertions ...
... duties which belong to your station and fortune ; as the friend of the poor and the unedu- cated , the patron of industry , and the promoter of useful experiment , and as contributing no common share to the aggregate of the exertions ...
Page 103
... duties of his new office , Bishop Barrington was much occupied by a benevolent project for extend- ing the system of Sunday schools throughout the diocese of Salisbury . Sunday schools were at this time novelties . Hannah More , and Mr ...
... duties of his new office , Bishop Barrington was much occupied by a benevolent project for extend- ing the system of Sunday schools throughout the diocese of Salisbury . Sunday schools were at this time novelties . Hannah More , and Mr ...
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... duties at Oxford , became then an inmate of the family , and daily discharged the functions of domestic chaplain . When ordina- tions took place during term time , candidates for orders came to him at Corpus for examination . He ...
... duties at Oxford , became then an inmate of the family , and daily discharged the functions of domestic chaplain . When ordina- tions took place during term time , candidates for orders came to him at Corpus for examination . He ...
Page 119
... duties as Tutor of Corpus , and Examining Chap- lain to the Bishop of Salisbury , and in the publica- tion of various learned works , all of which added to his reputation . The friendship and affection with which he continued to be ...
... duties as Tutor of Corpus , and Examining Chap- lain to the Bishop of Salisbury , and in the publica- tion of various learned works , all of which added to his reputation . The friendship and affection with which he continued to be ...
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