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The General Biographical Dictionary:: Containing an Historical and Critical ... - Page 289
by Alexander Chalmers - 1813
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MacMillan's Magazine, Volume 30

Sir George Grove, David Masson, John Morley, Mowbray Morris - 1874 - 606 pages
...required it, observing never to boast of himself, but rather seeming low in his own eyes, and submitting himself to the judgment of others ; abhorring lying...just in all that lay in his power to his word, not seeming to revenge injuries, but loving to reconcile differences, and make friendship with all, with...
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Macmillan's Magazine, Volume 30

1874 - 586 pages
...required it, observing never to boast of himself, but rather seeming low in his own eyes, and submitting himself to the judgment of others ; abhorring lying...just in all that lay in his power to his word, not seeming to revenge injuries, but loving to reconcile differences, and make friendship with all, with...
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The Book of the Bunyan Festival: A Complete Record of the Proceedings at the ...

William Howie Wylie - 1874 - 136 pages
...required it, observing never to boast of himself, but rather seeming low in his own eyes, and submitting himself to the judgment of others ; abhorring lying...just in all that lay in his power to his word, not seeming to revenge injuries, but loving to reconcile differences and make friendship with all, with...
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The Complete Works

John Bunyan - 1877 - 1092 pages
...temper; but in his conversation mild and affable, not given to loquacity, or much discourse in company, unless some urgent occasion required it; observing...just in all that lay in his power to his word; not seeming to revenge injuries, loving to reconcile differences, and make friendships with all. He had...
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Bunyan, Volume 6

James Anthony Froude - 1880 - 202 pages
...unless some urgent occasion required it; observing never to boast of himself or his parts, but rather to seem low in his own eyes, and submit himself to the...just, in all that lay in his power, to his word ; not seeming to revenge injuries; loving to reconcile differences and make friendships with all. He had...
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Worthies of the world, a series of historical and critical ..., Volume 352

Henry William Dulcken - 1880 - 858 pages
...temper, but in his conversation mild and affable; not given to loquacity or to much discourse in company, unless some urgent occasion required it; observing...never to boast of himself or his parts, but rather to seem low in his own eyes, and submit himself to the judgment of others ; abhorring lying and swearing,...
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The pilgrim's progress. With a life of the author and bibligr. notes by R ...

John Bunyan - 1881 - 428 pages
...temper; but in his conversation mild and affable, not given to loquacity or much discourse in company, unless some urgent occasion required it ; observing...just in all that lay in his power to his word; not seeming to revenge injuries, loving to reconcile differences and make friendship with all. He had a...
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The World's Cyclopedia of Biography, Volume 3

1883 - 836 pages
...temper, but in his conversation mild and affable ; not given to loquacity or to much discourse in company unless some urgent occasion required it ; observing...never to boast of himself or his parts, but rather to seem low in his own eyes, and submit himself to the judgment of others ; abhorring lying and swearing...
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The library of national information and popular knowledge, Volumes 1-2

Ward, Lock and co, ltd - 1885 - 812 pages
...but in his conversation mild and affable ; not given to loquacity or to much discourse in company, unless some urgent occasion required it; observing...never to boast of himself or his parts, but rather to seem low in his own eyes, and submit himself to the judgment of others ; abhorring lying and swearing,...
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Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 7

Leslie Stephen - 1886 - 492 pages
...temper, but in his conversation mild and affable, not given to loquacity or much discourse in company, unless some urgent occasion required it, observing never to boast of himself in his parts, but rather seem low in his own eyes, and submit himself to the judgment of others.' The...
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