An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . so large a family,and in such narrow circumstances, think of incurring so great an ex-pense for me. A warm glow ran all over me, and I laid my headon my fathers shoulder and wept. E completed his preparation for college with , Here, too, he laid the foundation of hisknowledge of the ancient classics, especially theRoman—a knowledge which he greatly increasedin college, and
An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . so large a family,and in such narrow circumstances, think of incurring so great an ex-pense for me. A warm glow ran all over me, and I laid my headon my fathers shoulder and wept. E completed his preparation for college with , Here, too, he laid the foundation of hisknowledge of the ancient classics, especially theRoman—a knowledge which he greatly increasedin college, and preserved, during his active life,by constant recurrence to the great models of an-tiquity. He entered Dartmouth College in 1797. In1801, he commenced the study of law with Mr. Thomp-son, the next-door neighbour of his father. He remaineduntil it became necessary to do something to obtain alittle money. In this emergency, application was made to him totake charge of an academy at Fryeburgh, in Maine. In September,1802, he returned to the office of Mr. Thompson. In July, 1804,he resided in Boston, and before commencing the practice of law,pursued his studies for six or eight months in the office of the 638 ADMINISTEATION OF FILLMOEE. Christopher Gore, an eminent lawyer and statesman, distinguishedfor his sound judgment, practical good sense, and rare intellectualqualities. This golden opportunity was not thrown away upon When about to be admitted to practice in the Suffolk Court ofCommon Pleas, he was offered the vacant clerkship in the Court ofCommon Pleas in the county of Hillsborough, The fees of theoffice were about $1500 a year. They would have afforded a cer-tain support in place of a doubtful prospect, and would have enabledhim at once to bring comfort into his fathers family. He was will-ing to sacrifice his hopes of future eminence to the welfare of thoseso dear ; but Mr. Gore, unwilling to consent to such a loss, suc-ceeded in persuading him t
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