Franklin's Letters to His Kinsfolk, Written During the Years 1818, '19 & '20, from Edinburgh, London, The Highlands of Scotland, and Ireland, Volume 1J. Maxwell, 1822 - England |
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... continued attention by powers of compo- sition of stronger attraction than my own . " The proof sheets of this work did not un- dergo the Author's revision : it is to be hoped , therefore , that it will not be subjected to se- vere ...
... continued attention by powers of compo- sition of stronger attraction than my own . " The proof sheets of this work did not un- dergo the Author's revision : it is to be hoped , therefore , that it will not be subjected to se- vere ...
Page 42
... continued a distinct and unmixt race , and have preserved the unadulterated re- mains of the ancient Celts , to whose dress and manners , Europe has presented nothing simi- lar . At the close of the lectures , I will make a pedestrious ...
... continued a distinct and unmixt race , and have preserved the unadulterated re- mains of the ancient Celts , to whose dress and manners , Europe has presented nothing simi- lar . At the close of the lectures , I will make a pedestrious ...
Page 43
... continued misty and hazy till we entered the mouth of the Thames , when the sun burst forth in gorgeous magnificence . As we sailed along , how bright , how clear appear- ed the deep blue of heaven through the broken clouds ! The last ...
... continued misty and hazy till we entered the mouth of the Thames , when the sun burst forth in gorgeous magnificence . As we sailed along , how bright , how clear appear- ed the deep blue of heaven through the broken clouds ! The last ...
Page 51
... continued cheers , and the expressions of attachment with which the people hailed this eminently popular personage . Hobhouse and his friend Kinueard appeared now and then at the windows of their committee room , and harangued the ...
... continued cheers , and the expressions of attachment with which the people hailed this eminently popular personage . Hobhouse and his friend Kinueard appeared now and then at the windows of their committee room , and harangued the ...
Page 57
... continued till a much later period , since we find Mercier exposing it to ridicule in his Tableau de Paris . The pic- ture which he presents of a surgeon - barber's shop is so ludicrous , that I cannot resist the temptation of giving it ...
... continued till a much later period , since we find Mercier exposing it to ridicule in his Tableau de Paris . The pic- ture which he presents of a surgeon - barber's shop is so ludicrous , that I cannot resist the temptation of giving it ...
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