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The hint was suggested by a passage in one of the Scotch novels , in which the
writer says“ I have tagged with rhyme and blank verse the subdivisions of the
work , in order to se duce continued attention by powers of composition of
stronger ...
The hint was suggested by a passage in one of the Scotch novels , in which the
writer says“ I have tagged with rhyme and blank verse the subdivisions of the
work , in order to se duce continued attention by powers of composition of
stronger ...
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Separated by their moun tains and rocks , and divided by a peculiar language
from the rest of Scotland , the Highlanders have ever continued a distinct and
unmixt race , and have preserved the unalulterated remains of the ancient Celts ,
to ...
Separated by their moun tains and rocks , and divided by a peculiar language
from the rest of Scotland , the Highlanders have ever continued a distinct and
unmixt race , and have preserved the unalulterated remains of the ancient Celts ,
to ...
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The weather 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 appeared the deep blue of heaven through the broken clouds !
The weather 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 appeared the deep blue of heaven through the broken clouds !
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... and continued cheers , and the expressions of attachment with which the
people hailed this eminently popular personage . Hobhouse and his friend
Kinneard appeared now and then at the windows of their committee room , and
harangued ...
... and continued cheers , and the expressions of attachment with which the
people hailed this eminently popular personage . Hobhouse and his friend
Kinneard appeared now and then at the windows of their committee room , and
harangued ...
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This noble trade continued till a much later period , since we find Mercier
exposing it to ridicule in his Tableau de Paris . The picture which he presents of a
surgeon - barber's shop is so ludicrous , that I cannot resist the temptation of
giving it to ...
This noble trade continued till a much later period , since we find Mercier
exposing it to ridicule in his Tableau de Paris . The picture which he presents of a
surgeon - barber's shop is so ludicrous , that I cannot resist the temptation of
giving it to ...
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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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