The Goodliffe Family of Nottingham

The Story of My Life - The original, handwritten version of the Memoirs of Arnold Goodliffe

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family history, beyond what I have hereafter recorded. To her I am indebted chiefly for these earlier ones. Most intelligent social families like to know something of their ancestors, whether they had a grand-father, whether there is a few drops of blue blood flowing in their veins. Others whether the endowments of intellect were manifested, or were successful men of business. Others, whether their ancestors were distinguished for moral and spiritual qualities, such being the "Noblest works of God". As to the first, "blue blood", it was so remote that if any it was dried up a long ago; and as to the second, well, we think there were members who gave evidence according to the opportunities they had, of considerable intellectual power. With reference to the last quality "moral and spiritual

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