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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... says- " I have tagged with rhyme and blank verse the subdivisions of the work , in order to se- duce continued attention by powers of compo- sition of stronger attraction than my own . " The proof sheets of this work did not un- dergo ...
... says- " I have tagged with rhyme and blank verse the subdivisions of the work , in order to se- duce continued attention by powers of compo- sition of stronger attraction than my own . " The proof sheets of this work did not un- dergo ...
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... ( says Addison ) are like the spies sent by Moses to make the discovery of the land of promise , when by their reports they discouraged the people from en- tering upon it . Those who show us the joy , the cheerfulness , the good humour ...
... ( says Addison ) are like the spies sent by Moses to make the discovery of the land of promise , when by their reports they discouraged the people from en- tering upon it . Those who show us the joy , the cheerfulness , the good humour ...
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... says that Edinburgh is the most pic- turesque ( at a distance , ) and the nastiest ( when near , ) of all capital cities ! It is surrounded on all sides , except towards the Firth , with irre- gular rocky mountains separated by ...
... says that Edinburgh is the most pic- turesque ( at a distance , ) and the nastiest ( when near , ) of all capital cities ! It is surrounded on all sides , except towards the Firth , with irre- gular rocky mountains separated by ...
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... says the great unknown Scotch no- velist , " a spectacle which , though composed of the most vulgar materials when they are se- parately considered , has , when they are com- bined , a striking and powerful effect upon the imagination ...
... says the great unknown Scotch no- velist , " a spectacle which , though composed of the most vulgar materials when they are se- parately considered , has , when they are com- bined , a striking and powerful effect upon the imagination ...
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... ( says Baretti ) should be opened wide to the distressed man , to the helpless babe and or- phan , to the repenting prostitute , to every creature that knocks . " LETTER III . Study and pains were now no more their care , Texts were ...
... ( says Baretti ) should be opened wide to the distressed man , to the helpless babe and or- phan , to the repenting prostitute , to every creature that knocks . " LETTER III . Study and pains were now no more their care , Texts were ...
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