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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All parties on passing each other paid mutually the compliments of the season .
At the corners of the streets stood groups of drunken fellows , with pitchers full of
whiskey or gin , which they obliged every one who passed to drink , under
penalty ...
All parties on passing each other paid mutually the compliments of the season .
At the corners of the streets stood groups of drunken fellows , with pitchers full of
whiskey or gin , which they obliged every one who passed to drink , under
penalty ...
Page 44
We passed several gibbets on the shores of the river . The bodies hanging on
them have been exposed there for a number of years ; their bones are kept
together by irons and chains . The sight of these skeletons cannot fail inspiring
the ...
We passed several gibbets on the shores of the river . The bodies hanging on
them have been exposed there for a number of years ; their bones are kept
together by irons and chains . The sight of these skeletons cannot fail inspiring
the ...
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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 111
We passed through the insignificant rooms of Athol - house , and left the place in
a great passion against the lying valet ; and I , like Maître Corbeau in the fable , "
Jurai , mais un peu tard , qu'on ne m'y prendrait plus . " We hired a coarse ...
We passed through the insignificant rooms of Athol - house , and left the place in
a great passion against the lying valet ; and I , like Maître Corbeau in the fable , "
Jurai , mais un peu tard , qu'on ne m'y prendrait plus . " We hired a coarse ...
Page 119
I will love to speak of it to chose whom I love ; and often and often will my
romantic imagination recur to it , in those reveries when I feel a gleam of more
than mortal bliss , when the soul is filled with images too exquisite to pass into
utterance ...
I will love to speak of it to chose whom I love ; and often and often will my
romantic imagination recur to it , in those reveries when I feel a gleam of more
than mortal bliss , when the soul is filled with images too exquisite to pass into
utterance ...
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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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