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A Memoir of the Rev. Robert Turlington Noble
A Memoir of the Rev Robert Turlington Noble Author:John Noble Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: 14 CHAPTER II. 1822-1827. SCHOOL-DAYS. Ait rieis-Tivii'j ! u:r = iooy ' Ever he strove in virtue to excel.' The early education of Robert Noble wa... more »s conducted principally at the Grammar School at Oakham, then under the head-mastership of Dr. John Doncaster, formerly Fellow and Tutor of Christ's College, Cambridge, one of the best scholars of his day ; and was continued from 1822 till 1827. One of the most remarkable traits in his character, which manifested itself even at this early period of his life, and will be ever afterwards most prominent throughout his career, was decision of character combined with firmness of purpose. Whatever he attempted he would effect, if possible ; and no amount of difficulty, danger, or opposition, would deter him when hia resolution was taken. Tenax propositi might 0 ' Of great decision.' CHARACTER IN THE BUD. 15 have been given as his motto through life, and to this quality was united great courage. Many instances might be adduced to illustrate this striking feature of his character, but two only shall be given. When only ten years of age, at the risk of his own life, he defended an elder cousin from an infuriated cow, which had thrown him down, and was endeavouring to gore him. Eobert Noble, mere child as he was, ran to the rescue, and with a small whip stood striking at the face of the cow, until timely help arrived, and saved them both. It is also a striking coincidence, and shows the connexion of India with even the most retired villages of this country, that the two cousins both died in that far- distant land—the one as a soldier in the fatal Pass of Cabul, and the other, the subject of this Memoir, at Masulipatam. The second instance is the following:— A party of young men met on a fishing excursion at Frisby, and ...« less