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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Page 27
The situation of the families above , should fire break out in the lower stories ,
may , easily be 1 imagined , and I think with Bramble , that 27 -VI -To John D
Want of attention to Cleanli- ness-fondness for dress—Assembly Rooms- Scotcb
Music,
The situation of the families above , should fire break out in the lower stories ,
may , easily be 1 imagined , and I think with Bramble , that 27 -VI -To John D
Want of attention to Cleanli- ness-fondness for dress—Assembly Rooms- Scotcb
Music,
Page 35
... The spawn of Bridewell or the stews ; Not infants dropp'd , —the spurious
pledges Of gypsies littering under hedges ;Are so disqualified by fate To rise in
church , or law , or state , As he whom Phoebus in his ire Has blasted with poetic
fire !
... The spawn of Bridewell or the stews ; Not infants dropp'd , —the spurious
pledges Of gypsies littering under hedges ;Are so disqualified by fate To rise in
church , or law , or state , As he whom Phoebus in his ire Has blasted with poetic
fire !
Page 85
His large gray eyes glimmer with “ a gentle lambent fire , and his high , pale
forehead , sometimes recals to mind that celestial brightness which appeared in
the countenances of saints , în moments of inspiration . His voice is the most soft
...
His large gray eyes glimmer with “ a gentle lambent fire , and his high , pale
forehead , sometimes recals to mind that celestial brightness which appeared in
the countenances of saints , în moments of inspiration . His voice is the most soft
...
Page 152
The whirling noise and endless motion of the machinery , the incessant labour
and horrid medley of noises , with the eternal blaze of fire , made me think of
Dante's Inferno , and the idea made me shudder with horror . The machinery is
kept a ...
The whirling noise and endless motion of the machinery , the incessant labour
and horrid medley of noises , with the eternal blaze of fire , made me think of
Dante's Inferno , and the idea made me shudder with horror . The machinery is
kept a ...
Page 186
Near a fire of turf , I observed a beautiful boy , naked as when it first came from “
its living tomb . " The lovely little cherub was asleep on a bare plank , and
presented an object such as a painter would have taken as a model of angelic ...
Near a fire of turf , I observed a beautiful boy , naked as when it first came from “
its living tomb . " The lovely little cherub was asleep on a bare plank , and
presented an object such as a painter would have taken as a model of angelic ...
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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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