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The German Sea , the Firth of Forth , the capital and the romantic scenery on all
sides , afford a delightful treat to the eye . That part of the hill on the west which
overlooks the city , presents a semi - circular range of precipitous rocks , which ...
The German Sea , the Firth of Forth , the capital and the romantic scenery on all
sides , afford a delightful treat to the eye . That part of the hill on the west which
overlooks the city , presents a semi - circular range of precipitous rocks , which ...
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Inleed Scotland would afford every charm to the over of nature , if it were not
cursed with a veeping climate , owing to the neighbourhood of lofty mountains ,
and a westerly situation -xposed to the vapours from the Atlantic . These misty ...
Inleed Scotland would afford every charm to the over of nature , if it were not
cursed with a veeping climate , owing to the neighbourhood of lofty mountains ,
and a westerly situation -xposed to the vapours from the Atlantic . These misty ...
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The expenses of education here are not very great ; the students are generally
very poor : any young man , ( says the author just quoted , ) who can afford to
wear a decent coat , and live in a garret upon porridge and herrings , may , if he ...
The expenses of education here are not very great ; the students are generally
very poor : any young man , ( says the author just quoted , ) who can afford to
wear a decent coat , and live in a garret upon porridge and herrings , may , if he ...
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... which do not lay open before you the whole soul of the sufferer , although they
afford glimpses of its awful reWith this letter I send you a copy of Mr. Alison's
sermons , which are models of exquisite composition . As a preacher , he
surpasses ...
... which do not lay open before you the whole soul of the sufferer , although they
afford glimpses of its awful reWith this letter I send you a copy of Mr. Alison's
sermons , which are models of exquisite composition . As a preacher , he
surpasses ...
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... I will proceed on foot to Loch Katrine , and the scenery described in the Lady of
the Lake , where “ boon Nature scatters , free and wild , each plant and flower ” -
You can easily imagine the delight which such an exquisite treat will afford me .
... I will proceed on foot to Loch Katrine , and the scenery described in the Lady of
the Lake , where “ boon Nature scatters , free and wild , each plant and flower ” -
You can easily imagine the delight which such an exquisite treat will afford me .
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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 1 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 Ohio State University |
| Digitized | 7 Jul 2016 |
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