William Wilberforce (the sociable voice of abolition) [ Politics ]
… particularly his Wimbledon one where he implemented ‘the system of frank and simple hospitality which marked his London life’ ( The Life , vol. I, 35), while in Hull he relished ‘sumptuous suppers’ ( The Life , vol. I, Journal, April … in shoals,’ The Life of William Wilberforce, by his sons Robert Isaac Wilberforce, MA, and Samuel Wilberforce, MA, (London: John Murray, 1838), vol. I, p. 81. 5 . The Life (2nd edition; London: John Murray, 1839), vol. II, p. 76, letter to Clarkson. In this entry, the second edition is used for vols. II, …
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