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233:(1829?): "In the tale, âDead Boyâ, for example, Little Ben is too distracted to pray. When he goes skating on a pond on Sunday, he falls through the ice and dies! In another story, a little girl has such a dreadful tantrum that âGod struck her dead. She fell down on the floor and diedâ. The children who are meek and obedient are rewarded."
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and saying "Why, they have got Cowan Bridge School, and Mr. Wilson here, I declare! and Miss Evans." She says, "He had known them all. I wondered whether he would recognise the portraits, and was gratified to find that he did, and that, moreover, he pronounced them faithful and just. He said, too,
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He attests to his morality and charity and that all men, and especially young girls should be brought up in a way that teaches them humility and respect for their betters and he uses God and the Bible to make his points. He threatens his "wards" with hell and damnation if they don't walk the line
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celebrated his efforts in later life to address drunkenness among
British soldiers through personal visits to barracks and the distribution of tracts by mail. "He invited soldiers to regard him as their friend, and consult him when needing advice." He also provided Bibles to French soldiers who
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parents. His brother Edward (1795â1860) was also a churchman. In 1815 he married Anne
Neville (who died a month before him), the daughter of Major-General Charles Neville. He had seven sons and six daughters; twelve of these thirteen are recorded as surviving into adulthood.
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Genealogical memoirs of the Carus-Wilson family; being an account (1320â1899) of the families of Carus of Kendal; Carus of Halton, co. Lancs.; Carus of
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that he pretends to walk himself... his charitable actions are no more than a cover for what he believes will get him into heaven and a means to promote his superiority, his family and their wealth. (Suzanne Hesse)
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for low-cost education of daughters of poorer members of the clergy. The fees were very low, subsidised by donations made by Carus Wilson and others. Its patron was the
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that Mr. Wilson 'deserved the chastisement he had got.'" The connection between Lowood and the Clergy
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Carus Wilson, William (January 1824). "Address to the Reader".
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