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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... language of Scripture , which in their mouths was some- times degraded by misapplication , gave , in his exhortation ( says the great novelist ) a rich and solemn effect , like that which is produced by the beams of the sun streaming ...
... language of Scripture , which in their mouths was some- times degraded by misapplication , gave , in his exhortation ( says the great novelist ) a rich and solemn effect , like that which is produced by the beams of the sun streaming ...
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... language , rendered nore impressive by the orientalism of Scrip- ure . The gloom which hung over presbyterianism as in a great measure vanished before the en- ightening spirit of modern times . Still there re some preachers in Edinburgh ...
... language , rendered nore impressive by the orientalism of Scrip- ure . The gloom which hung over presbyterianism as in a great measure vanished before the en- ightening spirit of modern times . Still there re some preachers in Edinburgh ...
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... language , " you might have trussed him and all his apparel into an eel skin ! " Scotch , by the way , are generally thin ; indeed , if Mr. S- of our city , were to be so mis- chievous as to come over here , he would be stared at as a ...
... language , " you might have trussed him and all his apparel into an eel skin ! " Scotch , by the way , are generally thin ; indeed , if Mr. S- of our city , were to be so mis- chievous as to come over here , he would be stared at as a ...
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... languages , would be better employed in acquiring knowledge of more immediate utili ty - But it would not be prudent to reason with a Scotchman on a subject about which he has made up his mind ; if you tread upon the hem of that garment ...
... languages , would be better employed in acquiring knowledge of more immediate utili ty - But it would not be prudent to reason with a Scotchman on a subject about which he has made up his mind ; if you tread upon the hem of that garment ...
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... language of the lower lasses was perfect jargon to me , and even that of respectable persons appeared to be such an outlandish lingo , that I could not for some ime understand what they would be at . I winna for " I will not ; " I dinna ...
... language of the lower lasses was perfect jargon to me , and even that of respectable persons appeared to be such an outlandish lingo , that I could not for some ime understand what they would be at . I winna for " I will not ; " I dinna ...
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