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The gloom which hung over presbyterianism las in a great measure vanished
before the enightening spirit of modern times . Still there ire some preachers in
Edinburgh , who seem to be relapsing into their former cheerless and epulsive ...
The gloom which hung over presbyterianism las in a great measure vanished
before the enightening spirit of modern times . Still there ire some preachers in
Edinburgh , who seem to be relapsing into their former cheerless and epulsive ...
Page 46
Yet how noble the spirit which has called together that mass , which rules and
guides and animates them all — which so adorns their combination , and teaches
... With feelings like these , you will not be surprised if my spirits were depressed .
Yet how noble the spirit which has called together that mass , which rules and
guides and animates them all — which so adorns their combination , and teaches
... With feelings like these , you will not be surprised if my spirits were depressed .
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LETTER XXIV . With bold imagination warm They sce the genius of the storm
Rear on the bill his cloud - built throne ; While , trackless as the rushing air , The
Spirits of the dead repair Nightly to chaunt the song that speaks of worlds
unknown .
LETTER XXIV . With bold imagination warm They sce the genius of the storm
Rear on the bill his cloud - built throne ; While , trackless as the rushing air , The
Spirits of the dead repair Nightly to chaunt the song that speaks of worlds
unknown .
Page 147
The ancient Scots believed that the elements were the residence of the spirits of
the deceased ; and they supposed that storms , whirlwinds and inundations were
created by these aerial beings . Thus Ossian : “ The night was stormy .
The ancient Scots believed that the elements were the residence of the spirits of
the deceased ; and they supposed that storms , whirlwinds and inundations were
created by these aerial beings . Thus Ossian : “ The night was stormy .
Page 149
Another opinion was , that the spirit of the nearest relative to the departed warrior
, collected his vapours over his grave . Thus Ossian says : “ Often , blended with
the gale , to some warrior's grave , the spirits roll the mist , a gray dwelling to his ...
Another opinion was , that the spirit of the nearest relative to the departed warrior
, collected his vapours over his grave . Thus Ossian says : “ Often , blended with
the gale , to some warrior's grave , the spirits roll the mist , a gray dwelling to his ...
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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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