 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1803 - 886 Seiten
...fortune, acquired in a great measure by his abilities and integrity, to the purchasing of books calculated to promote the interests of virtue and religion, and the happiness of mankind* He died December 28, 1788, in the seventysecond year of his age." In consequence of the indefinite... | |
 | Anthony Highmore - 1809 - 632 Seiten
...was to be applied " to the purchasing of such books as, disposed of under the following direction, might have a tendency to promote the interests of...virtue and religion, and the happiness of mankind;" and then directed this charitable design to be executed under the direction of such persons, and under... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Chancery, William Brown - 1820 - 508 Seiten
...was to be applied to the purchasing of such books, as " disposed of under the " following direction might have a tendency to promote the interests of...virtue and religion, and [*] the happiness of mankind;" and then directed this charitable design to be executed under the direction of such persons, and under... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Chancery - 1827 - 662 Seiten
...as to the nature of the books, to be purchased and circulated, than that they were to be such as may have a tendency to promote the interests of virtue and religion, and the hap-r piness of mankind, had not given direction enough ; and therefore Lord Thurlow held the next... | |
 | John Brewster - 1829 - 632 Seiten
...the purchasing of such books, as by a proper disposition of them under the following direction, may have a tendency to promote the interests of virtue and religion, and the happiness of mankind; the same to be disposed of either in Great Britain or in any other parts of the British dominions ;... | |
 | 1830 - 446 Seiten
...the purchasing of such books as, by a proper distribution of them under the following direction, may have a tendency to promote the interests of virtue and religion, and the happiness of mankind; the same to be distributed either in Great Britain, or any other part of his Majesty's dominions."... | |
 | Roper Stote Donnison Roper - 1829 - 630 Seiten
...the purchasing of such books as, by a proper disposition of them under the following directions, may have a tendency to promote the interests of virtue and religion, and the happiness of mankind, the same to be disposed of in Great Britain, or in any other part of the British dominions ; this charitable... | |
 | Thomas Dugdale - 1830 - 266 Seiten
...acquired, in a great measure, by his abilities and integrity, to the purchasing of books calculated to promote the interests of virtue and religion, and the happiness of mankind. He died, December 28th, 1788, in the seventy-second year of his age." Owing, however, to the undefined... | |
 | Eneas Mackenzie, Marvin Ross - 1834 - 668 Seiten
...acquired in a great measure by his abilities and integrity, to the purchasing of books, calculated to promote the interests of virtue and religion and the happiness of mankind. He died the 28th day of December, 1788, in the 72d year of his age." — Beneath on a copper plate,... | |
 | Eneas Mackenzie - 1834 - 502 Seiten
...accumulate till January 6, 1860, when the whole was to be applied to the purchase of such books as " promote the interests of virtue and religion, and the happiness of mankind." On the decision of the Lord Chancellor, after Mr. Bradley's death, his fortune devolved on Joseph Yeal... | |
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Personal estate was vested by will in trustees, to be from time to time for ever applied " in the purchasing of such books, as by a proper disposition of them under the following directions might have a tendency to promote the interests of virtue and... 
