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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... effect of the gas , with the rich and vivid colours in the druggists ' windows , produce one of the most magnificent prospects that I ever beheld , and give an idea of " th ' immortal lights that live along the sky . " I had not been ...
... effect of the gas , with the rich and vivid colours in the druggists ' windows , produce one of the most magnificent prospects that I ever beheld , and give an idea of " th ' immortal lights that live along the sky . " I had not been ...
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... effect of which it is impossible to conceive . The sombre shadows cast by the immense piles of building , the singular windings , and the alleys which admit here and there streams of light through the dark streets , the intermi- nable ...
... effect of which it is impossible to conceive . The sombre shadows cast by the immense piles of building , the singular windings , and the alleys which admit here and there streams of light through the dark streets , the intermi- nable ...
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... effect , and increase at very step the traveller's astonishment . The South Bridge arches over the valley in which the Cowgate runs , The existence of his bridge is not apparent at first view , as it s almost blocked up by rows of ...
... effect , and increase at very step the traveller's astonishment . The South Bridge arches over the valley in which the Cowgate runs , The existence of his bridge is not apparent at first view , as it s almost blocked up by rows of ...
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... effect , like that which is produced by the beams of the sun streaming through the storied representation of saints and martyrs on the Gothic window of some ancient cathedral . What a horrible picture is drawn of the per- sonal ...
... effect , like that which is produced by the beams of the sun streaming through the storied representation of saints and martyrs on the Gothic window of some ancient cathedral . What a horrible picture is drawn of the per- sonal ...
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... effect pro- duced beggars all description . When the fir- mament is all one canopy of crystal blue , and full in the midst " the joyful king of day " spreads his golden rays upon the most magni- ficent scenery that ever did homage to ...
... effect pro- duced beggars all description . When the fir- mament is all one canopy of crystal blue , and full in the midst " the joyful king of day " spreads his golden rays upon the most magni- ficent scenery that ever did homage to ...
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