"Eccentric in appearance and manner, he was brimful of genuine and multifarious learning."
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William Alexander Greenhill, Morris, John Brande Dictionary of National Biography 1885-1900
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John Brande Morris
John Brande Morris (4 September 1812 – 9 April 1880) was an English theologian.
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