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A Biographical Sketch of the Life and
by Charlotte Taylor Blow Charless
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Title: A Biographical Sketch of the Life and Character of Joseph Charless In a Series of Letters to his Grandchildren
Author: Charlotte Taylor Blow Charless
Release Date: September 6, 2007 [EBook #22534]
Language: English
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A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH of the LIFE AND CHARACTER of JOSEPH CHARLESS, IN A SERIES OF LETTERS TO HIS GRANDCHILDREN.
Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Phil., chap.4, verse 8.
SAINT LOUIS: A. F. COX, PRINTER, OFFICE OF THE MISSOURI PRESBYTERIAN.
1869.
Letter One
MY DEAR GRANDCHILDREN:
We are reminded daily of the uncertainty of human life: for the young and the old, the gay and the grave, the good and the wicked, are subject to death. Young people do not realize this, but it is nevertheless true, and before you are