This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1828 Excerpt: ... which he was advanced,--he is safe, and to be defended upon. He is, moreover, straight forward and honest; there is no apprehension of any intrigue or underworking to remove his associates, and supplant them by men more to his mind. Sir Nicholas Tindal is a widower, and has a family-of; (Seven children. He keeps up his connexion with the college in which he passed his early life, and appears to enjoy himself in that short and joyous interval which the usage of the University devotes to fellowship and festivity upon the close lofnevery year. He has our best wishes for his 'health and happiness, and may he long live to uphold our establishments in church and state, and to represent our University with his solid, exact, and useful learning.,lii,'J'(i;l' I _i ii'ii; u 'i i..: .. '.'-.. i., 'j;.) c-.'VliJEIUOij c-Ji.i'O ii.' /: '. '-i.: ii:...'.-'. i';,i.-..,-m,....,..".-....., Ii'j-.'-ii,slil 1o-J.V.KJ I;i::ii i;;.;;.--.. '.....'-....','. ,' "i-9HE RIGHT HON. ROBERT PEEIi:' ojiiind'i iiy, i;';:'; i;;';...'-:-:...-:-. (./ iiihni XiiiIT;,has been a frequent, and will always coff;JHttuetobe a most just observation, that, whilst we Jfcttve so many histories and biographies of naval md'military leaders, there are comparative! v«iry GRw'%6foks which give us the biography ofrfrite fifel'though there can be no comparison £iri ®te oint lof utility; and though; even as far as regards p1eiri«Irhetes1t;aWdiamusemerjt, the lives of indilol asfriLBUp oriJ mirJtn od jnd j'rjqvj;i-jjiu v viduals in the same general condition of life with ourselves must have the advantage. Few, very few, of mankind can hope to rise to distinction by naval or military honours, whilst all may aspire to emulate the steady industry and active pursuit of business which characteri...
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