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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... receptacles in which those unhappy beings lie crowded together , mad with
intemperance , ghastly with famine , and poisoned with disease . As I was
returning home a few evenings ago , I perceived a crowd collected at the door of
a house .
... receptacles in which those unhappy beings lie crowded together , mad with
intemperance , ghastly with famine , and poisoned with disease . As I was
returning home a few evenings ago , I perceived a crowd collected at the door of
a house .
Page 83
... is more unsufferable in my mind , than an actor who can do any thing but sing .
The character best performed was that of Baillie Nicol Jarvie , by Mackay . When
he talked about " dangling like the sign of the Golden Fleece over the door of a ...
... is more unsufferable in my mind , than an actor who can do any thing but sing .
The character best performed was that of Baillie Nicol Jarvie , by Mackay . When
he talked about " dangling like the sign of the Golden Fleece over the door of a ...
Page 98
The passages , doors , & c . are secured by means of chains and locks , which
produce a terrible clanking noise when opened . An awful silence prevails along
the corridor which leads to the cells of the malefactors ; that silence was only ...
The passages , doors , & c . are secured by means of chains and locks , which
produce a terrible clanking noise when opened . An awful silence prevails along
the corridor which leads to the cells of the malefactors ; that silence was only ...
Page 176
In one room , I observed through the twilight of a grated door , a poor creature
doomed to death for some trifling theft . He was sitting on a wretched straw - bed -
he turned his face towards me — it expressed the most settled despair . In
moving ...
In one room , I observed through the twilight of a grated door , a poor creature
doomed to death for some trifling theft . He was sitting on a wretched straw - bed -
he turned his face towards me — it expressed the most settled despair . In
moving ...
Page 191
After speaking of the general mode of living , manners and information , the
author says : “ The gentlemen and ladies are not separated from the time dipper
ends , till the midnight hour , when the carriages come to the door to carry off the
...
After speaking of the general mode of living , manners and information , the
author says : “ The gentlemen and ladies are not separated from the time dipper
ends , till the midnight hour , when the carriages come to the door to carry off the
...
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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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