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read the Bible, 
and 
acquainted 
was well 
with 
the 
history of 
Adam, 
Joseph, 
David, 
Solomon, 
and 
the 
other 
great 
and 
g0od 
whose actions are 
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recorded in 
the 
Holy Scriptures. 
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much pleased with the simplicity of the answer ; 
and it might have occurred to him that histories 
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written, 
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written 
SO 
well. 
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to 
Pennington, 
present, 
who was 
he asked 
if 
Benjamin 
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son; advising him at the same time to indulge 
him in whatever might appear to be the bent 
of 
his 
talents, 
assuring 
him 
that 
he 
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afterwards 
much 
spoken 
of 
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Williams, 
who 
in 
the 
mean 
time 
lent 
him 
the 
works 
of 
Fresnoy 
and 
Richardson 
Painting, 
and 
invhed 
him 
to 
SEE 
his 
pictures 
and 
drawings. 
The 
impression 
whkh 
these 
books made 
decided his 
on the imagination of West finally 
destination. He was allowed to 
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them 
with 
him 
into 
the 
country ; 
and 
his father 
change i n 
and 
his 
mother, soon 
conversation, 
perceiving a great 
were referred to 
the 
books 
for 
an 
explanation 
of 
the 
CHUSC. 
They 
read 
them 
for 
the 
first 
time 
themselves,