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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The luxuriant beauty and the majestic appearance of the uncultivated parts of the
country , seemed even more striking , when brought in parallel with those
favoured spots which were adapted to agricul . tural improvement ; and thereby ...
The luxuriant beauty and the majestic appearance of the uncultivated parts of the
country , seemed even more striking , when brought in parallel with those
favoured spots which were adapted to agricul . tural improvement ; and thereby ...
Page 117
the mountains , the sky and the revolving clouds so vividly , that the illusion was
perfect , As I gazed on the water , the delicious blue of the firmament , and the
gorgeous luminary which blazed in the meridian , seemed lying under me- I
looked ...
the mountains , the sky and the revolving clouds so vividly , that the illusion was
perfect , As I gazed on the water , the delicious blue of the firmament , and the
gorgeous luminary which blazed in the meridian , seemed lying under me- I
looked ...
Page 163
Rowing round the promontory , I enjoyed a scenery magnificent beyond
description“ ' Around its base the bare rocks stood Like naked giants in the flood ”
I was filled with astonishment on viewing the columns which seemed to have
been ...
Rowing round the promontory , I enjoyed a scenery magnificent beyond
description“ ' Around its base the bare rocks stood Like naked giants in the flood ”
I was filled with astonishment on viewing the columns which seemed to have
been ...
Page 176
Very few of them appeared contrite ; by the habit of crime , conscience seemed to
have lost its sting , “ Even in that lonely hour when most it feels And to itself , all -
all that self reveals . " In one room , I observed through the twilight of a grated ...
Very few of them appeared contrite ; by the habit of crime , conscience seemed to
have lost its sting , “ Even in that lonely hour when most it feels And to itself , all -
all that self reveals . " In one room , I observed through the twilight of a grated ...
Page 177
She sobbed and seemed in the greatest agitation - tears trickled from her fingers
and down her bare arms . Her agony was such “ As those who feel could paint
too well , And none e'er felt and lived to tell . " You may easily imagine how I was
...
She sobbed and seemed in the greatest agitation - tears trickled from her fingers
and down her bare arms . Her agony was such “ As those who feel could paint
too well , And none e'er felt and lived to tell . " You may easily imagine how I was
...
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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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