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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... United States - Arbuthnot and Ambrister- Scotch dialect , -IX . - Voyage to London - Feelings of the stranger in London - Peculiarity of the atmosphere , 27 31 38 43 LETTER X. - Westminster Elections - Defeat of Maxwell- Manner.
... United States - Arbuthnot and Ambrister- Scotch dialect , -IX . - Voyage to London - Feelings of the stranger in London - Peculiarity of the atmosphere , 27 31 38 43 LETTER X. - Westminster Elections - Defeat of Maxwell- Manner.
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Franklin James Didier. LETTER X. - Westminster Elections - Defeat of Maxwell- Manner in which the Elections are conducted -Electioneering anecdotes , -XI . - To Dr. Caldwell . - The University of Edin- burgh - Poverty of the Students ...
Franklin James Didier. LETTER X. - Westminster Elections - Defeat of Maxwell- Manner in which the Elections are conducted -Electioneering anecdotes , -XI . - To Dr. Caldwell . - The University of Edin- burgh - Poverty of the Students ...
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... election . As it is probable that I will never again have an opportunity of witnessing a po- litical struggle of ... elections . In the interim , as Gray wrote to Dr. Wharton , " pray for me till I see you , for I dread Edinburgh and the ...
... election . As it is probable that I will never again have an opportunity of witnessing a po- litical struggle of ... elections . In the interim , as Gray wrote to Dr. Wharton , " pray for me till I see you , for I dread Edinburgh and the ...
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... elections to the best ad- antage . * Stand by , clear the way , and make room for he sublime exhibition of this wonderful me- ropolis ! -But no : I will not anticipate your feelings by a pompous general description , but wait till , by ...
... elections to the best ad- antage . * Stand by , clear the way , and make room for he sublime exhibition of this wonderful me- ropolis ! -But no : I will not anticipate your feelings by a pompous general description , but wait till , by ...
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... elections , drinking and exist here , ( says Horace Walpole , in a letter from Florence , ) and show themselves in the shapes of Jesuits , Ce- sisbeos and Coridon ardebat Alexins ! " In France and Italy ( observes he , in another pas ...
... elections , drinking and exist here , ( says Horace Walpole , in a letter from Florence , ) and show themselves in the shapes of Jesuits , Ce- sisbeos and Coridon ardebat Alexins ! " In France and Italy ( observes he , in another pas ...
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