A book of memories of great men and women of the age, from personal acquaintance (1877)
Hall, S. C. (Samuel Carter), 1800-1889, St. John, Cynthia Morgan, 1852-1919. fmo, Wordsworth Collection · London, Virtue · leaf 443
as tomoney matters, and in a po.siLion to indulge a wish dear to my heart, namely, to bring my lass ofPreston Mill to London, and let her try her skill as a wife and a hoasekeeper.* In 1814, Allan, bearing in mind the saying of his great countryman, that litera-ture, though a good staff, is a bad… … THE BIETHPLACB OF ALLAN CUNNINGHAM. That, like all men who are the architects of their own fortunes, he had to wrestlefor his, is very certain. In a letter to Professor Wilson, dated September, 1828, hesays, My life has been one continued struggle to maintain my independence, andsupport wife and…
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