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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... " and extending the Benefits thereof to the arts of designing , engraving , and etching historical and other Prints " D. CALDWELL , Clerk of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania . PREFACE . THE Author does not mean by a preface.
... " and extending the Benefits thereof to the arts of designing , engraving , and etching historical and other Prints " D. CALDWELL , Clerk of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania . PREFACE . THE Author does not mean by a preface.
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Franklin James Didier. PREFACE . THE Author does not mean by a preface to make unmeaning apologies for intruding his thoughts on the public , which should always be treated with truth and candour , but never wheedled with compliments or ...
Franklin James Didier. PREFACE . THE Author does not mean by a preface to make unmeaning apologies for intruding his thoughts on the public , which should always be treated with truth and candour , but never wheedled with compliments or ...
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... mean time , the police officers rallied in augmented numbers , and retook the crimi- nal from the mob . The miserable being , half alive , stripped of part of his clothes , and his body bruised most shockingly , lay extended on the ...
... mean time , the police officers rallied in augmented numbers , and retook the crimi- nal from the mob . The miserable being , half alive , stripped of part of his clothes , and his body bruised most shockingly , lay extended on the ...
Page 56
... means of fortune or subsistence in this coun- try . Many a young man of talents and edu- cation , " Checked by the scoff of Pride , by Envy's frown , And Poverty's unconquerable bar , In life's low vale remote has pined alone , Then ...
... means of fortune or subsistence in this coun- try . Many a young man of talents and edu- cation , " Checked by the scoff of Pride , by Envy's frown , And Poverty's unconquerable bar , In life's low vale remote has pined alone , Then ...
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... means recommend Edinburgh . It is a diffi- cult matter to procure subjects for dissection , owing in great measure to the well known su- perstition of the lower classes of the Scotch- A great deal of disturbance was lately excited ...
... means recommend Edinburgh . It is a diffi- cult matter to procure subjects for dissection , owing in great measure to the well known su- perstition of the lower classes of the Scotch- A great deal of disturbance was lately excited ...
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