Franklin's Letters to His Kinsfolk, Written During the Years 1818, '19 & '20, from Edinburgh, London, The Highlands of Scotland, and Ireland, Volume 1 |
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At length she looked only to death as a refuge against the time when the eye of
lewdness shall cease to be allured by her charms ; when even the lowest haunts
of incontinence shall be closVOL . I. I ed against her , and when she must finish ...
At length she looked only to death as a refuge against the time when the eye of
lewdness shall cease to be allured by her charms ; when even the lowest haunts
of incontinence shall be closVOL . I. I ed against her , and when she must finish ...
Page 41
I tension to a very sensible neighbour of mine , but his uncouth dialect spoiled all
, ” & c . charms — You know that the original Scotish language was G 2 41 -VIII —
Washington's Birth-day-Happy condition the United States--Arbutbrot and ...
I tension to a very sensible neighbour of mine , but his uncouth dialect spoiled all
, ” & c . charms — You know that the original Scotish language was G 2 41 -VIII —
Washington's Birth-day-Happy condition the United States--Arbutbrot and ...
Page 73
Her looks are haggard , her cheeks sunk with care and disease ; her
countenance is no longer dressed up with delusive charms , nor imitates the hue
of health with meretriVOL , I. K cious cosmetics . Alas ! can there exist men vile 73
.
Her looks are haggard , her cheeks sunk with care and disease ; her
countenance is no longer dressed up with delusive charms , nor imitates the hue
of health with meretriVOL , I. K cious cosmetics . Alas ! can there exist men vile 73
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Page 103
Only the vales and smaller hillocks presented the charms of the coming spring ;
at some distance the elegant Tay flowed in a silvery flexure , and its waves were
brightened by the sun - beams that appeared to repose upon them , The river
was ...
Only the vales and smaller hillocks presented the charms of the coming spring ;
at some distance the elegant Tay flowed in a silvery flexure , and its waves were
brightened by the sun - beams that appeared to repose upon them , The river
was ...
Page 127
For him Nature unfolds all her charms ; his senses find continual and
inexhaustible sources of delight in every step he takes , in every shade under
which he reposes : rapture springs for him , from the murmuring stream ; it
diffuses itself with ...
For him Nature unfolds all her charms ; his senses find continual and
inexhaustible sources of delight in every step he takes , in every shade under
which he reposes : rapture springs for him , from the murmuring stream ; it
diffuses itself with ...
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