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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 edition. Excerpt: ...character in the far West. Though not fond of pageantry, he and all the other munificent members of his persuasion ought to have triumphal arches erected wherever he goes, as a mark of gratitude from the poor of this country. "' During the famine nothing came near the donations of the Quakers of England; their exertions have never ceased since.' This we knew before, but it is pleasant to hear it from an Irish resident. "Sir Edward Buxton, who, with his dear wife, called on me twice on their way to L, told me that the party were everywhere received in Ireland in the most flattering manner "Thine, &c., "Amelia Opie." An extract from an Irish paper of 1849 may be interesting, as referring to Mr. Gurney's journey:--"It was really beautiful to see this excellent man, whose monetary transactions are said to exceed those of any single individual in the mighty British empire, address himself to the task of questioning those humble children in the simplest elements of knowledge, with as much earnestness and interest as if his life had no other object than the good work of educating the poor. He had previously visited the schools of the National Board in Dublin, and, like our gracious Queen, and every other really unprejudiced person, who impartially examines these institutions, was at once struck with the admirable adaptation of the system there pursued to the peculiar circumstances of this country. In passing through Larne, he accidentally encountered an old acquaintance, Charles McGarel, Esq., who has been all along a steady and zealous supporter of the Larne schools, and who accompanied Mr. Gurney to visit these establishments. To those who are at all acquainted with Larne, it need not be told, that no school...
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- PublisherTheClassics.us
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1230370269
- ISBN 13 9781230370262
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages42
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