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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Page 6
... appearance which the Old Town pre- sents at a distance , has been compared to the back of a turtle - the castle being considered as the head of the turtle , High street as the ridge of its back , the various wynds and closes which ...
... appearance which the Old Town pre- sents at a distance , has been compared to the back of a turtle - the castle being considered as the head of the turtle , High street as the ridge of its back , the various wynds and closes which ...
Page 10
... appearance , " wild and glaring visage , " and shocking principles of the fanatical Hab- bakuk ! This ghastly apparition , whose voice " made the very beams of the roof quiver , " is described with such frightful truth , that he appears ...
... appearance , " wild and glaring visage , " and shocking principles of the fanatical Hab- bakuk ! This ghastly apparition , whose voice " made the very beams of the roof quiver , " is described with such frightful truth , that he appears ...
Page 13
... appearance . On the floor was lying a girl in the agonies of death ; on her face was seated the ghastly paleness of approaching dissolution . I was filled with hor- ror at this dreadful scene , and left the room with a person who told ...
... appearance . On the floor was lying a girl in the agonies of death ; on her face was seated the ghastly paleness of approaching dissolution . I was filled with hor- ror at this dreadful scene , and left the room with a person who told ...
Page 19
... appearance of the day , to go out without my umbrella , and , before I walk half a dozen squares , down comes the rain in torrents , and I get a very good soaking . I return home as wet as a rat , determining to profit by experience ; I ...
... appearance of the day , to go out without my umbrella , and , before I walk half a dozen squares , down comes the rain in torrents , and I get a very good soaking . I return home as wet as a rat , determining to profit by experience ; I ...
Page 20
... licited the compliment of the New Year ; but her appearance was not very tempting , and I let her pass by me in sullen disappointment . As I advanced to my lodgings , I was sur- unded by various hordes , carrying tea - kettles ll 20.
... licited the compliment of the New Year ; but her appearance was not very tempting , and I let her pass by me in sullen disappointment . As I advanced to my lodgings , I was sur- unded by various hordes , carrying tea - kettles ll 20.
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