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... looked upon by younger sons as offering them a career much as did the army , and they entered it with as little regard to their real fitness . The lesser clergy were wretchedly paid , and were often men of little ability , merely ...
... looked upon by younger sons as offering them a career much as did the army , and they entered it with as little regard to their real fitness . The lesser clergy were wretchedly paid , and were often men of little ability , merely ...
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... looked at with fear for many years . There remains to be noted in this age the rise and extraor- dinary development of Methodism ( see Appendix III ) . The pre- vailing rational temper of the century had left religion a cold formalism ...
... looked at with fear for many years . There remains to be noted in this age the rise and extraor- dinary development of Methodism ( see Appendix III ) . The pre- vailing rational temper of the century had left religion a cold formalism ...
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... looked down upon by the re- spectable , he did the great service for Scotland of re- vising its old songs , and writing new ones . At only thirty- seven he died and was buried at Dumfries . Then those who had held aloof from him while ...
... looked down upon by the re- spectable , he did the great service for Scotland of re- vising its old songs , and writing new ones . At only thirty- seven he died and was buried at Dumfries . Then those who had held aloof from him while ...
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THE BACKGROUNDS OF ENGLISH LITERATURE | 3 |
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
VERSE | 15 |
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