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 37
The ladies then roceed to the dining room , and the mistress f the house seats
herself at the head of the able . The gentlemen then walk into the room ; jut no
escorting of the ladies to their seats ! no aking their hands and leading them to
the ...
The ladies then roceed to the dining room , and the mistress f the house seats
herself at the head of the able . The gentlemen then walk into the room ; jut no
escorting of the ladies to their seats ! no aking their hands and leading them to
the ...
Page 73
The ladies and gentlemen of Edinburgh send their stewards or cooks to market
for their families . The keepers of taverns and eatinghouses are the earliest
buyers ; they come from all parts at the dawn of day , and carry off the cheapest
and ...
The ladies and gentlemen of Edinburgh send their stewards or cooks to market
for their families . The keepers of taverns and eatinghouses are the earliest
buyers ; they come from all parts at the dawn of day , and carry off the cheapest
and ...
Page 95
ture of romance and beauty which renders interesting the scene through which
he was now passing — the field , which had been the scene of the tournaments
of old -- the rock from which the ladies beheld the contest , while each made
vows ...
ture of romance and beauty which renders interesting the scene through which
he was now passing — the field , which had been the scene of the tournaments
of old -- the rock from which the ladies beheld the contest , while each made
vows ...
Page 184
Blue , I observe , is the fashionable colour at this place : the walls of the houses
are blue , the doors with their “ frappant and tintina - bunt appendages , ” ( as
Johnson would have called them , ) are blue ; the windows , shutters , ladies
hoods ...
Blue , I observe , is the fashionable colour at this place : the walls of the houses
are blue , the doors with their “ frappant and tintina - bunt appendages , ” ( as
Johnson would have called them , ) are blue ; the windows , shutters , ladies
hoods ...
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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