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The coup - d'ail from the bridge , in a fine starry evening is ex . tremely
magnificent . The depth and darkness of the valley prevent you from seeing the
houses and other objects in the Loch , and you discern nothing but the lights
which glimmer ...
The coup - d'ail from the bridge , in a fine starry evening is ex . tremely
magnificent . The depth and darkness of the valley prevent you from seeing the
houses and other objects in the Loch , and you discern nothing but the lights
which glimmer ...
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The smoky atmosphere of London gives a sombre hue to every object ; black
soot sticks to the clothes and linen , or lights on the face ; the smoke from the
houses prevents a satisfac . tory view at a distance , and seems , when viewed
from an ...
The smoky atmosphere of London gives a sombre hue to every object ; black
soot sticks to the clothes and linen , or lights on the face ; the smoke from the
houses prevents a satisfac . tory view at a distance , and seems , when viewed
from an ...
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The picture which he presents of a surgeon - barber's shop is so ludicrous , that I
cannot resist the temptation of giving it to you in an English garb . “ The panes of
glass , covered with pomatum and powder , prevent the light ...
The picture which he presents of a surgeon - barber's shop is so ludicrous , that I
cannot resist the temptation of giving it to you in an English garb . “ The panes of
glass , covered with pomatum and powder , prevent the light ...
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... But , when the sun light dies away , Let the delicious secret out To every
breeze that roams about . " Walking down one of the closes of High street
towards North Loch , you fall into the Vegetable Market , which presents a
pleasing aspect .
... But , when the sun light dies away , Let the delicious secret out To every
breeze that roams about . " Walking down one of the closes of High street
towards North Loch , you fall into the Vegetable Market , which presents a
pleasing aspect .
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... light , like the phantom forms of antedeluvian giants , who , shrouded in the
habiliments of the dead , came to revisit the earth , which they had plagued by
their oppression and polluted by their sins , till they brought down upon it the ...
... light , like the phantom forms of antedeluvian giants , who , shrouded in the
habiliments of the dead , came to revisit the earth , which they had plagued by
their oppression and polluted by their sins , till they brought down upon it 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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