A Brief Memoir of Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward: Librarian in Ordinary to the Queen and Keeper of the Prints and Drawings at Windsor CastleLongmans, Green, Reader, & Dyer, 1873 - 182 էջ |
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... pains wearied him ; but this privilege has been denied to the Editor . His sudden and unexpected decease on the 12th of October , 1869 , at his residence in the Royal Mews in London , occasioned by a com- plaint of the heart , from ...
... pains wearied him ; but this privilege has been denied to the Editor . His sudden and unexpected decease on the 12th of October , 1869 , at his residence in the Royal Mews in London , occasioned by a com- plaint of the heart , from ...
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... pains- taking as liberal in religious views as a theological " school would admit him to be ; but , upon the whole , " we may conclude that preaching was not suited to " his taste or his talents , for at times his discourses , although ...
... pains- taking as liberal in religious views as a theological " school would admit him to be ; but , upon the whole , " we may conclude that preaching was not suited to " his taste or his talents , for at times his discourses , although ...
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... pain . " The interchange of sympathy with friends seemed necessary to his very existence ; and perhaps it might be reasonably concluded that he enjoyed a considerable share of this valuable treasure . But it was never sufficient to ...
... pain . " The interchange of sympathy with friends seemed necessary to his very existence ; and perhaps it might be reasonably concluded that he enjoyed a considerable share of this valuable treasure . But it was never sufficient to ...
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... pains to conceal it . His company was much courted ; but though he enjoyed good society , he never allowed it to steal him away from those studies which attracted him more forcibly than other pursuits . He was an excellent father , and ...
... pains to conceal it . His company was much courted ; but though he enjoyed good society , he never allowed it to steal him away from those studies which attracted him more forcibly than other pursuits . He was an excellent father , and ...
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... pains were taken to obtain a photograph of Mr. Brown at that time , in order to place it among those that were then published in illustrated papers in connection with this interesting event . But in vain was he waited upon and solicited ...
... pains were taken to obtain a photograph of Mr. Brown at that time , in order to place it among those that were then published in illustrated papers in connection with this interesting event . But in vain was he waited upon and solicited ...
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A brief memoir [by F.B. Ribbans] of Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward ... Frederick Bolingbroke Ribbans Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1873 |
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Էջ 88 - For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no pre-eminence above a beast: for all is vanity. All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
Էջ 51 - tis madness to defer: Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. Procrastination is the thief of time; Year after year it steals, till all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene.
Էջ 139 - as face answereth to face in water, so the heart of man to man...
Էջ 26 - The torments proceed principally from the " wicked themselves who, ' after their hardness " 'and impenitent heart, treasure up unto them" 'selves wrath against the day of wrath and " 'revelation of the righteous judgment of God." " A guilty conscience is the worm that dieth not, " and the fire that is never quenched.
Էջ 51 - In the same pious confidence, beside her friend and sister, here sleep the remains of Dorothy Gray, widow, the careful, tender mother of many children, one of whom alone had the misfortune to survive her.
Էջ 62 - ... justices of the peace in large towns were selected for their loyalty, independence, and learning; now, however, it is very different, and not unfrequently we see men appointed as justices of the peace who are by no means staunch to the throne — are violent party politicians, ignorant of the first rules rules of grammar, and totally unacquainted with the principles of the constitution. Throughout the lecture he did not fail to represent the amity and respect which was now general among persons...
Էջ 115 - But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given her for a covering. 16 But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God...
Էջ 119 - Those who prefer living without society, are generally remarkable for their natural defects or perfections — they must possess something very savage or very supernal. Another old man says that all our pursuits are baubles, except four, ie, ' Old books to read, Old wine to drink, Old wood to burn, and Old friends to chat with.
Էջ 169 - I am very much obliged to you for sending me a copy of your essay on ' Sudden Death is Sudden Glory,' together with some verses on the death of our worthy Librarian. The sentiments therein contained attest the close friendship which united you during the last years to our lamented friend, Mr. Woodward. " As I had the privilege of working under him until his death, I can speak with some authority of the many sterling qualities which distinguished him, and which endeared him to his friends.
Էջ 36 - Consort the same printed testimonials which he had sent in when he was a candidate for the vacant secretaryship of a large and popular society, and to these testimonials, and to these alone, he owed his appointment to the office of Librarian to the Queen.