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... lived , on their marriage , over Smith & Elder's shop in Fenchurch Street , and there George Smith , the eldest son and second child ( of six ) , was born on 19 March 1824.1 Very shortly after his birth the father removed his business ...
... lived , on their marriage , over Smith & Elder's shop in Fenchurch Street , and there George Smith , the eldest son and second child ( of six ) , was born on 19 March 1824.1 Very shortly after his birth the father removed his business ...
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... lived at 112 Gloucester Terrace , where he had formerly resided with his mother . Subsequently they spent some time at Wimbledon , and at the end of 1859 they settled at 11 Gloucester Square . Smith felt from the outset that the ...
... lived at 112 Gloucester Terrace , where he had formerly resided with his mother . Subsequently they spent some time at Wimbledon , and at the end of 1859 they settled at 11 Gloucester Square . Smith felt from the outset that the ...
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... lived he welcomed no guests more frequently or with greater warmth than the authors and artists with whom he was professionally associated . His fund of enter- taining reminiscence was unfailing , and his genial talk abounded in kindly ...
... lived he welcomed no guests more frequently or with greater warmth than the authors and artists with whom he was professionally associated . His fund of enter- taining reminiscence was unfailing , and his genial talk abounded in kindly ...
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... lived to see her son achieve fame and fortune . His elder sister died two years later , and his only surviving sister , the youngest of the family , was left alone . Mainly in this sister's interest , Smith entered on a venture of a ...
... lived to see her son achieve fame and fortune . His elder sister died two years later , and his only surviving sister , the youngest of the family , was left alone . Mainly in this sister's interest , Smith entered on a venture of a ...
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... lived with William Pulteney Alison ( 1790-1859 ) , the uni- versity professor of medicine . In 1844 he gained the gold medal given in the class of medical jurisprudence for the best essay on Feigned Insanity . ' In 1845 he returned to ...
... lived with William Pulteney Alison ( 1790-1859 ) , the uni- versity professor of medicine . In 1844 he gained the gold medal given in the class of medical jurisprudence for the best essay on Feigned Insanity . ' In 1845 he returned to ...
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