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The Scotch , who certainly learned this most laudable practice from the French , (
says the Quarterly Review , ) carried it down to a late period ; and we are not
quite sure if an attentive damsel might not still , in some parts of the auld toun 7.
The Scotch , who certainly learned this most laudable practice from the French , (
says the Quarterly Review , ) carried it down to a late period ; and we are not
quite sure if an attentive damsel might not still , in some parts of the auld toun 7.
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On inquiry , I learned that a young woman above had swallowed poison in a fit of
despair . Actuated by curiosity , I walked up stairs and entered a room crowded
with persons of various appearance . On the floor was lying a girl in the agonies ...
On inquiry , I learned that a young woman above had swallowed poison in a fit of
despair . Actuated by curiosity , I walked up stairs and entered a room crowded
with persons of various appearance . On the floor was lying a girl in the agonies ...
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l'he writers of the age were not permitted to attack the absurdities in government
and religion , and were very glad to have such copious food for their ridicule , as
the members of a learned profession . The rapid progress of the Medical School ...
l'he writers of the age were not permitted to attack the absurdities in government
and religion , and were very glad to have such copious food for their ridicule , as
the members of a learned profession . The rapid progress of the Medical School ...
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This gentleman is one of the most learned professors , and best practitioners in
the University . Dr. Hamilton's lectures on midwifery are highly instructive and
amusing . The doctor is extremely diverting , and sometimes rather indecent , in
his ...
This gentleman is one of the most learned professors , and best practitioners in
the University . Dr. Hamilton's lectures on midwifery are highly instructive and
amusing . The doctor is extremely diverting , and sometimes rather indecent , in
his ...
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In the opinion of a learned critic , there is only one species of novel , to which the
epistolary style is peculiarly adapted ; that is , where the interest depends , not
upon the adventures , but on the characters of the persons represented , and in ...
In the opinion of a learned critic , there is only one species of novel , to which the
epistolary style is peculiarly adapted ; that is , where the interest depends , not
upon the adventures , but on the characters of the persons represented , and in ...
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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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