 | Stephen West Williams - Medicine - 1845 - 774 pages
...of morality. His common drink was pure water, small beer, or cider mixed with milk. Nevertheless he kept a good and plentiful table. Once a year, commonly...active, both in body and mind ; observing that he could never find more time than he could employ to satisfaction and advantage, either in improving... | |
 | William Darlington - Botanists - 1849 - 622 pages
...parsimony, but from a principle of morality. His common drink was pure water, small beer, or cider mixed with milk. Nevertheless, he always kept a good...astonished to hear men complaining, that they were weary of their time, and knew not what they should do. " He was born and educated in the sect called... | |
 | New England - 1904 - 850 pages
...die." No portrait of him is in existence. His stature, says William, was rather above the middle size, his visage was long, and his countenance expressive...happy mixture of animation and sensibility. He was modest and gentle in manner, frank, cheerful, and of great good nature ; a lover of justice, truth... | |
 | John William Harshberger - Botanists - 1899 - 584 pages
...produce, and transacted all the business of the farm and family in Philadelphia.' * a i 06 O d TX " His stature was rather above the middle size, and...astonished to hear men complaining that they were weary of their time, and knew not what they should do. " He was born and educated in the sect called... | |
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His common drink was pure water, small-beer, or cyder mixed with milk. Nevertheless, he always kept a good and plentiful table. Once a year, commonly on new year's day, he made a liberal entertainment for his relations, and particular friends. His stature... 