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I often enjoy this prospect in a fine evening , “ Quando nel ciel parean le stelle . " '
* A view so romantic , joined to the bracing influence of the frosty atmosphere ,
always elevates my spirits and invigorates my nerves . The moon silvers the ...
I often enjoy this prospect in a fine evening , “ Quando nel ciel parean le stelle . " '
* A view so romantic , joined to the bracing influence of the frosty atmosphere ,
always elevates my spirits and invigorates my nerves . The moon silvers the ...
Page 70
... but the harsh voices of the venders of the flowery ware soon undeceive hini :
he finds himself surrounded by hucksters ; he is entirely disenchanted ! In the
evening , I often walk through this market to enjoy the perfumes breathed from
plants ...
... but the harsh voices of the venders of the flowery ware soon undeceive hini :
he finds himself surrounded by hucksters ; he is entirely disenchanted ! In the
evening , I often walk through this market to enjoy the perfumes breathed from
plants ...
Page 99
The gaoler told me that they were always together , consoled each other in their
misfortunes , and mutually enjoyed the least gleam of hope that irradiated their
gloomy cell . Thus , these unfortunate beings are like two feeble shrubs , which ...
The gaoler told me that they were always together , consoled each other in their
misfortunes , and mutually enjoyed the least gleam of hope that irradiated their
gloomy cell . Thus , these unfortunate beings are like two feeble shrubs , which ...
Page 106
From the Craigvignon , where we afterwards walked , we enjoyed a view of the
Grampians , which separate the High from the Lowlands , or the Gaelic from the
Saxon Scotland . Dunsinane appears at the farthest distance - Dunkeld presents
...
From the Craigvignon , where we afterwards walked , we enjoyed a view of the
Grampians , which separate the High from the Lowlands , or the Gaelic from the
Saxon Scotland . Dunsinane appears at the farthest distance - Dunkeld presents
...
Page 116
The view which we enjoyed produced the same sort of pleasure that is excited by
the perusal of a fairy tale — there was not a breath of air stirring — the " azure
brow " of the lake was not wrinkled by a single furrow -- so that it became like a ...
The view which we enjoyed produced the same sort of pleasure that is excited by
the perusal of a fairy tale — there was not a breath of air stirring — the " azure
brow " of the lake was not wrinkled by a single furrow -- so that it became like a ...
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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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