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      early age , the head , of a well-known firm of publishers . But rare as such , , a career is , it , , would t f itself ll fil memoratiand we have therefore uiivivivi / to \ look further xumuci for

      no ii \ jj \\ o . * x iiocii ucuj ca . J . \ or JM . any <* ii j spec o ^ cvjlc a * x co vuiuincinv m - 'i aitiu on ii , chiva m % > jihitv vvj x ^ v ^ av 1 { JI the rare justification ualitwhich B / of we this call book heroism , and ' . we to find be seen it , in in ¦ Mr Mac . Hughes millan ¦ ' s s life ¦ op . inion To , this in ' the assertion touch we of the are y

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      makin ^ g of a noble man in ^ the ^ clearl y marked ^^ ^^ purpose and ^^ the attractive power which ^ drew to his Looked side in at fond as the attachment life of one sch who olars was like before Hare , all Kingsley things , a and publisher Maurice . there is evidence in

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      ¦ wa set men £ forth still and ' than to _ passing r counteract in a rich letter ' the on to his prevailing 80 old a friend «¦ . tendency ' MacLehose Bless to . utilitarianism , heart h the Glasgow MacLehose , is publisher now / h he writes , more written * yo loquent when u sure lie l ly y

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      thos teach e V ^ who ^ or are slaves hetdoing to the work useful just , or of what the kind they that call 11 the God V useful has 9 appointed ? I look on you do as No a great no

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      the reduce sweat the pf world our brow into , order or of , and our brain beauty ; , and and that harmony is noble . Bread , because we God must -appointed have , an . d gain Yet it that is not + allAs i 0 trul 1 as God ishiministersand help to l / minister l / Cl to the well-being of

      ¦ ¦ a . ** "M M . W aa i * n . . ¦ a . . V . U 1 y J «( C - » V ^ V ^ V * . JLO , w » T e » i 7 < are * J . W -IAJ . s O XllllXXCH / C / A O , UliU ilCAJ ^ V » 111 X 11 XO U ^ - » KJXC 7 r » ^ " mm » - " ^*^—q _ _ but min the but ds spiri easy ts , of and men not credited . trad At the e them beyond same ith our time hiorhftr means it is our . function ' Many duty to th men manage have our i sung ll affairs Tiftrfi ' the ascribed praise wisel y , of keep to to books them tneui our , —^

      But no no man man while ever ever he took credited this them true view wit wh of a a higher the mission function of the than an bookseller Manm Macmillan an , he here by . no ascribed means ignored .. the vm . M . y necessity AAysv / YsMK ^ AUjr of vja s tJVM trict . M . \ jv business muoh ^ joo arrangements «* i M . CbAl ^ C ) AI 1 C 3 X 11 * 0 ; , ¦ CvJIlU and . C a % letter JC ? Ul > C 7 X , , UOi dated tCU Sep KjCJ ^ J tem L ^ lll b er 7 A 1849 JLUTC *^ , , to ^^ detail a «* young J ~ « -

      remem < Scotchman kV «> J ffom +- »> . Jrv b ered -vv that 4- ! , who » ¦ b 4- y Jlour hAiii t ' h asked e maste until n « r » for l r nine nin . emp r W \ he Vva loyment or -w would i k , -itil he told in be V-vy-w his expected ^ the -. ^» -- ^ shop . ^^ candidate ^ . i . ^ J at to i . „ Cambrid put —^ . , -. X was ll . . all « . 11 to things ge beg , shows . in in - ~ at ^ - nice - ^ how seven -. C ^ . ^ order ^ . . * e «^ very every 1 ^ -w * to 4 */~ morning \ s ee ^ P that till was 1 * *

      to the an < see boy that s cleaned the ert & windows nd boy , s an did d their so forth wOrk ; and thoroug not onl hly y — to not dust going and about arrange idling things their himself , time , , but or the stay day ing too ' and long if wlien he would sent thrpw to deliver himself book heartily s or messages into the . work The day if ' he s work was resolved ' to be to done do all m

      ; he could ; to make himself a thorough bookseller and man of business * , was there was no - doubt he *^ - _ . ___ _ _____ tm -

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Sept. 1, 1882, page 782, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01091882/page/2/