Franklin's Letters to His Kinsfolk, Written During the Years 1818, '19 & '20, from Edinburgh, London, The Highlands of Scotland, and Ireland, Volume 2 |
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... honours in England , look with pity and disdain on their country . Lord
Castlereagh was quite a patriot , when simply colonel Stewart ; but as soon as he
arrived at the pinnacle of greatness , he kicked down the ladder that supported
him , and ...
... honours in England , look with pity and disdain on their country . Lord
Castlereagh was quite a patriot , when simply colonel Stewart ; but as soon as he
arrived at the pinnacle of greatness , he kicked down the ladder that supported
him , and ...
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The Marquis of Stafford , Lord St. Vincent , the Earl of Harrowby and Earl Talbot
have estates in this shire . Trentam , the seat of the Marquis of Stafford , is the
most beautiful and valuable of these domains . The noble river which gives its
name ...
The Marquis of Stafford , Lord St. Vincent , the Earl of Harrowby and Earl Talbot
have estates in this shire . Trentam , the seat of the Marquis of Stafford , is the
most beautiful and valuable of these domains . The noble river which gives its
name ...
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... has paid 22 per cent . - makes his will upon an 8d . stamp , and expires in the
arms of an apotbecary , who has paid a license of 100l . for the privilege of
putting bim to death !! Ed . Rev. 1820 . der the tyranny of an absent lord , and that
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... has paid 22 per cent . - makes his will upon an 8d . stamp , and expires in the
arms of an apotbecary , who has paid a license of 100l . for the privilege of
putting bim to death !! Ed . Rev. 1820 . der the tyranny of an absent lord , and that
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It is not my intention to detail the various speechifying of the patriots , nor the
letters to and from Lord Sidmouth , nor the quiet arrest of parson Harrison , by a
posse of constables , nor the ironical vote of thanks to the Lord Mayor for his
anxiety ...
It is not my intention to detail the various speechifying of the patriots , nor the
letters to and from Lord Sidmouth , nor the quiet arrest of parson Harrison , by a
posse of constables , nor the ironical vote of thanks to the Lord Mayor for his
anxiety ...
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The rays of royal indignation collected upon him ( says Junius , ) served only to
illuminate , and not to consume . ” Since I have been here , I have seen the
members of that precious family , who now “ lord it over ” the English nation , as ...
The rays of royal indignation collected upon him ( says Junius , ) served only to
illuminate , and not to consume . ” Since I have been here , I have seen the
members of that precious family , who now “ lord it over ” the English nation , as ...
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Page 53 - British earth, that the ground on which he treads is holy, and consecrated by the genius of Universal Emancipation. No matter in what language his doom may have been pronounced ; — no matter what complexion incompatible with freedom, an Indian or an African sun may have burnt upon him ; — no matter in what disastrous battle his liberty may have been cloven down; — no matter with what...
Page 18 - Roll on, thou deep and dark blue Ocean - roll ! Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain ; Man marks the earth with ruin - his control Stops with the shore ; upon the watery plain The wrecks are all thy deed, nor doth remain A shadow of man's ravage, save his own. When, for a moment, like a drop of rain, He sinks into thy depths with bubbling groan, Without a grave, unknell'd, uncoffin'd, and unknown.
Page 90 - ... minute guns, — all this was very solemn. But the charm was the entrance of the Abbey, where we were received by the Dean and Chapter in rich robes, the choir and almsmen bearing torches; the whole Abbey so illuminated, that one saw it to greater advantage than by day; the tombs, long aisles, and fretted roof, all appearing distinctly, and with the happiest chiaro scuro.
Page 54 - ... -,—no matter with what solemnities he may have been devoted upon the altar of slavery; the first moment he touches the sacred soil of Britain, the altar and the god sink together in the dust; his soul walks abroad in her own majesty; his body swells beyond the measure of his chains, that burst from around him, and he stands redeemed, regenerated, and disenthralled, by the irresistible Genius of UNIVERSAL EMANCIPATION.
Page 91 - Then returned the fear of catching cold; and the Duke of Cumberland, who was sinking with heat, felt himself weighed down, and turning round, found it was the Duke of Newcastle standing upon his train, to avoid the chill of the marble.
Page 90 - He fell into a fit of crying the moment he came into the chapel, and flung himself back in a stall, the archbishop hovering over him with a smelling-bottle; but in two minutes his curiosity got the better of his hypocrisy, and he ran about the chapel with his glass to spy who was or was not there, spying with one hand and mopping his eyes with the other.
Page 32 - Tis pleasant, through the loopholes of retreat, To peep at such a world ; to see the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sends through all her gates At a safe distance, where the dying sound Falls a soft murmur on the uninjured ear.
Page 106 - He who ascends to mountain-tops, shall find The loftiest peaks most wrapt in clouds and snow; He who surpasses or subdues mankind, Must look down on the hate of those below. Though high above the sun of glory glow, And far beneath the earth and ocean spread, Round him are icy rocks, and loudly blow Contending tempests on his naked head, And thus reward the toils which to those summits led.
Page 90 - There wanted nothing but incense, and little chapels here and there, with priests saying mass for the repose of the defunct; yet one could not complain of its not being Catholic enough.
Page 103 - With heavy heart deplores that luckless hour When idly first, ambitious of the town, She left her wheel, and robes of country brown.
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| Title | Franklin's Letters to His Kinsfolk, Written During the Years 1818, '19 & '20, from Edinburgh, London, The Highlands of Scotland, and Ireland, Volume 2 Franklin's Letters to His Kinsfolk, Written During the Years 1818, '19 & '20, from Edinburgh, London, The Highlands of Scotland, and Ireland, Franklin James Didier |
| Author | Franklin James Didier |
| Publisher | J. Maxwell, 1822 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 22 Mar 2007 |
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