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Page 79
It is a very easy thing to deny , ( says he , ) that the doctrines of religious
scepticism have been ever openly and broadly promulgated in the pages of the
Review ; but I think no candid person can entertain the slightest doubt , that the
tendency ...
It is a very easy thing to deny , ( says he , ) that the doctrines of religious
scepticism have been ever openly and broadly promulgated in the pages of the
Review ; but I think no candid person can entertain the slightest doubt , that the
tendency ...
Page 83
A graceless bumpkin who can do nothing but sing a song , is more unsufferable
in my mind , than an actor who can do any thing but sing . The character best
performed was that of Baillie Nicol Jarvie , by Mackay . When he talked about ...
A graceless bumpkin who can do nothing but sing a song , is more unsufferable
in my mind , than an actor who can do any thing but sing . The character best
performed was that of Baillie Nicol Jarvie , by Mackay . When he talked about ...
Page 113
Hitherto we have had no cause to complain of the weather ; but we have every
thing to expect “ From the charming month of ... Forms such as Nature moulds ,
when she would vie With Fancy's pencil , and give birth to things Lovely beyond
its ...
Hitherto we have had no cause to complain of the weather ; but we have every
thing to expect “ From the charming month of ... Forms such as Nature moulds ,
when she would vie With Fancy's pencil , and give birth to things Lovely beyond
its ...
Page 127
It seems to me that I hear an insensible being , after perusing my reveries ,
ironically exclaim with West : it must surely be a pretty thing to fetch a walk in the
clouds , and to have the snow up to one's ears ! I will not waste my time with such
poor ...
It seems to me that I hear an insensible being , after perusing my reveries ,
ironically exclaim with West : it must surely be a pretty thing to fetch a walk in the
clouds , and to have the snow up to one's ears ! I will not waste my time with such
poor ...
Page 191
... as well as superstitious attachment to priests . A beautiful girl of about 15 , who
took him for a priest , fell on her knees before him on the road . He asked her if
she wished any thing — she craved his blessing and advice , and would not rise
...
... as well as superstitious attachment to priests . A beautiful girl of about 15 , who
took him for a priest , fell on her knees before him on the road . He asked her if
she wished any thing — she craved his blessing and advice , and would not rise
...
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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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