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They look about as wise as I did at the synagogues inAmsterdam , where the
singing ( or rather bellowing ) of hymns , was in Hebrew ! Drs . Home , Rutherford
and Duncan jr . , attend the medical wards successively this winter . Dr. R. is such
a ...
They look about as wise as I did at the synagogues inAmsterdam , where the
singing ( or rather bellowing ) of hymns , was in Hebrew ! Drs . Home , Rutherford
and Duncan jr . , attend the medical wards successively this winter . Dr. R. is such
a ...
Page 72
The old hags , who preside at this establishment , do not seem aught that man
may question ; " “ So wither'd , and so wild in their attire ; That look not like the
inhabitants o ' the earth , And yet are on ' t ”I do not think that I will ever forget the
...
The old hags , who preside at this establishment , do not seem aught that man
may question ; " “ So wither'd , and so wild in their attire ; That look not like the
inhabitants o ' the earth , And yet are on ' t ”I do not think that I will ever forget the
...
Page 121
... themselves gleaming in the noon - day sun . The mountain itself affords a rich
treat to the observing traveller . One side of it presents a horrible precipice of
many -yards in depth . He must be fearless indeed , - VOL . I. who can look down
this ...
... themselves gleaming in the noon - day sun . The mountain itself affords a rich
treat to the observing traveller . One side of it presents a horrible precipice of
many -yards in depth . He must be fearless indeed , - VOL . I. who can look down
this ...
Page 122
who can look down this awful brink and not " taint with fear . " When you descend
into the abyss , you appear lost to the outward world , and the most awful silence
prevails in this solitude of nature . “ The thrill - gorg'd lark so far Cannot be seen ...
who can look down this awful brink and not " taint with fear . " When you descend
into the abyss , you appear lost to the outward world , and the most awful silence
prevails in this solitude of nature . “ The thrill - gorg'd lark so far Cannot be seen ...
Page 153
The numerous porters ready to carry packages , the busy look of every person in
the streets , and that undandy - like appearance so nearly allied to manual
industry and moneymaking occupations , soon convinced me that I was out of the
...
The numerous porters ready to carry packages , the busy look of every person in
the streets , and that undandy - like appearance so nearly allied to manual
industry and moneymaking occupations , soon convinced me that I was out of 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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