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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... of applause ; he is on the edge of a precipice , which tempts him , as the transparent abyss does Goethe's fisherman , to plunge headlong into the deceitful waves . Baltimore , July , 1822 . I F CONTENTS OF VOL . I. Page . ETTER vi.
... of applause ; he is on the edge of a precipice , which tempts him , as the transparent abyss does Goethe's fisherman , to plunge headlong into the deceitful waves . Baltimore , July , 1822 . I F CONTENTS OF VOL . I. Page . ETTER vi.
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... waves of this human tide , and wo to him who should at- tempt to stem the furious current ! Every wo- man carries a richly bound psalm book , which is not the least splendid part of her finery , and this she displays with an exquisite ...
... waves of this human tide , and wo to him who should at- tempt to stem the furious current ! Every wo- man carries a richly bound psalm book , which is not the least splendid part of her finery , and this she displays with an exquisite ...
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... waves - present a striking idea of the comparative littleness of all human works : but when this magnificent scene is lighted up by the sun , the effect pro- duced beggars all description . When the fir- mament is all one canopy of ...
... waves - present a striking idea of the comparative littleness of all human works : but when this magnificent scene is lighted up by the sun , the effect pro- duced beggars all description . When the fir- mament is all one canopy of ...
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... wave ; Clouds blind his sight , nor blows a friendly gale To waft him to one port , -except the grave . ' PENROSE . I would enlarge on this interesting subject , it it is treated with such eloquence in " Pe- r's Letters , " which I send ...
... wave ; Clouds blind his sight , nor blows a friendly gale To waft him to one port , -except the grave . ' PENROSE . I would enlarge on this interesting subject , it it is treated with such eloquence in " Pe- r's Letters , " which I send ...
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... station on deck , and contem- plated the little waves that , like drops of light , danced on the surface of the dark stream . The 43 -IX -Voyage to London-Feelings of the stranger in London-Peculiarity of the atmosphere,
... station on deck , and contem- plated the little waves that , like drops of light , danced on the surface of the dark stream . The 43 -IX -Voyage to London-Feelings of the stranger in London-Peculiarity of the atmosphere,
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