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... afterwards changed to Cambridge in memory of the English univer- sity town , was chosen as the site of the new college . When John Harvard , who died shortly after the founding of the college , bequeathed to it his library and one ...
... afterwards changed to Cambridge in memory of the English univer- sity town , was chosen as the site of the new college . When John Harvard , who died shortly after the founding of the college , bequeathed to it his library and one ...
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... afterwards bound as an apprentice to Thomas Sendall , a prominent merchant of Lynn ; but his rest- less disposition could not be satisfied with the unromantic duties of a counting - house , and hence he made his escape to give himself ...
... afterwards bound as an apprentice to Thomas Sendall , a prominent merchant of Lynn ; but his rest- less disposition could not be satisfied with the unromantic duties of a counting - house , and hence he made his escape to give himself ...
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... Afterwards , to use his own words , " He was desirous to see more of the world , and try his fortune against the Turks , both lamenting and repenting to have seen so many Christians slaughter one another . " Taking ship at Marseilles ...
... Afterwards , to use his own words , " He was desirous to see more of the world , and try his fortune against the Turks , both lamenting and repenting to have seen so many Christians slaughter one another . " Taking ship at Marseilles ...
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... afterwards distinguished Samuel Johnson in England . His published writings reach the astonishing num- ber of three hundred and eighty - three ; and while many of them , it is true , are only pamphlets , there are also among them bulky ...
... afterwards distinguished Samuel Johnson in England . His published writings reach the astonishing num- ber of three hundred and eighty - three ; and while many of them , it is true , are only pamphlets , there are also among them bulky ...
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... afterwards was called to North Church , the leading congregation in Boston , as asso- ciate of his father . His preaching was well received a fact about which , perhaps , he was unduly concerned . With his habit of dwelling upon his ...
... afterwards was called to North Church , the leading congregation in Boston , as asso- ciate of his father . His preaching was well received a fact about which , perhaps , he was unduly concerned . With his habit of dwelling upon his ...
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