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Page 64
The horrid stench from the mangled and putrified bodies in these rooms , is
enough to produce the most dangerous consequences . Bodies are imported
from London , when there is a scarcity of the article in Edinburgh , and six gui .
neas are ...
The horrid stench from the mangled and putrified bodies in these rooms , is
enough to produce the most dangerous consequences . Bodies are imported
from London , when there is a scarcity of the article in Edinburgh , and six gui .
neas are ...
Page 91
The church yard is but a few steps from the hill ; the only remarkable monument
in it , is that erected to David Hume , the celebrated historian and friend of
Rousseau . The body of this great man has been buried at the very margin of the
rock .
The church yard is but a few steps from the hill ; the only remarkable monument
in it , is that erected to David Hume , the celebrated historian and friend of
Rousseau . The body of this great man has been buried at the very margin of the
rock .
Page 148
... figure of his body . The warrior was forewarned of his impending fate by a
vision , or by some “ unreal mockery ” haunting his imagination . In - Waverley , "
we are presented with a striking instance of this superstition , in the chivalrous
Fergus ...
... figure of his body . The warrior was forewarned of his impending fate by a
vision , or by some “ unreal mockery ” haunting his imagination . In - Waverley , "
we are presented with a striking instance of this superstition , in the chivalrous
Fergus ...
Page 158
Near it is that magnificent body of water called Lough Neagh , which has rather
the appearance of an inland sea , than of a lake ; there is not a single island on it
. At the edge of the lake is Lord O'Neal's country seat , which , with its various ...
Near it is that magnificent body of water called Lough Neagh , which has rather
the appearance of an inland sea , than of a lake ; there is not a single island on it
. At the edge of the lake is Lord O'Neal's country seat , which , with its various ...
Page 171
His stupid successors have done every thing in their power to irritate the people
against their rulers . The execrable popery laws divided the nation into two
distinct bodies , without common interest or sympathy , or connexion . “ One of
those ...
His stupid successors have done every thing in their power to irritate the people
against their rulers . The execrable popery laws divided the nation into two
distinct bodies , without common interest or sympathy , or connexion . “ One of
those ...
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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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