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William Lovett
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William Paley :
'[William Lovett] read William Paley and other theologians in [the library of "The Liberals"].'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: William Lovett Print: Book
: texts on Christian religion
The nineteenth-century cabinet maker William Lovett on the development of his literary and intellectual interests after joining 'The Liberals', a literary and debating association, during a period of residence in London: '"I [...] became seized with an enthusiastic desire to read and treasure up all I could meet with on the subject of Christianity [...] often have I sat up till morning dawned reading and preparing myself with arguments [for use at Liberals meetings] in support of its principles."'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: William Lovett Print: Book
Lindley Murray : Grammar
'When William Lovett arrived in London [from Newlyn, in the 1820s] he possessed a Cornish accent but no useful knowledge, and immediately set about remedying these twin defects with the aid of "Lindley Murray's Grammar".'
