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Excerpt from Self-Made Men
IN this volume will be found the lives of more than sixty distinguished persons who have attained eminence in spite g of adverse circumstances of birth and fortune. They are 07 presented in the usual biographical form, and with as much fullness as the object in View and the space at command would permit. It has not been deemed necessary to append to each sketch a little sermon to point out its moral tendencies. The real moral of a man''s life is found in his actions. These have been related faithfully, and they will, it is believed, convey their lesson without any laborious essay on the part of the.
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IN this volume will be found the lives of more than sixty distinguished persons who have attained eminence in spite g of adverse circumstances of birth and fortune. They are 07 presented in the usual biographical form, and with as much fullness as the object in View and the space at command would permit. It has not been deemed necessary to append to each sketch a little sermon to point out its moral tendencies. The real moral of a man''s life is found in his actions. These have been related faithfully, and they will, it is believed, convey their lesson without any laborious essay on the part of the.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Charles C. B. Seymour
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780266347996
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.1 cm
Page Count - 588
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Charles C. B. Seymour
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331358701
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm
Page Count - 590
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