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 v
... thing myself by my own letters , unprofitable I as they may and must be to my friends , I keep melancholy out of them as much as I can , that I may , if possible , by assuming a less gloomy air , deceive myself , and by feigning with a ...
... thing myself by my own letters , unprofitable I as they may and must be to my friends , I keep melancholy out of them as much as I can , that I may , if possible , by assuming a less gloomy air , deceive myself , and by feigning with a ...
Page 17
... thing about me , even to my cap , shoes and stockings : I was not only destitute of necessaries , but even of food ; so that my wretchedness was ex- treme . " I believe that there are few cities that can vie with Edinburgh in romantic ...
... thing about me , even to my cap , shoes and stockings : I was not only destitute of necessaries , but even of food ; so that my wretchedness was ex- treme . " I believe that there are few cities that can vie with Edinburgh in romantic ...
Page 25
... thing around , the veteran pile seems to awake from its sleep , and look up with fresh- ness into the almost visible air which hangs about it . When the sun sinks his golden disk below the top of Arthur's seat , the hoary brow of the ...
... thing around , the veteran pile seems to awake from its sleep , and look up with fresh- ness into the almost visible air which hangs about it . When the sun sinks his golden disk below the top of Arthur's seat , the hoary brow of the ...
Page 33
... single abstraction , till , t last , their ideas , ever employed upon minute things , contract he size of the diminutive object , and a single mite shall fill their hole mind's capacity . the choicest fruits " of the Augustan age ; they 33.
... single abstraction , till , t last , their ideas , ever employed upon minute things , contract he size of the diminutive object , and a single mite shall fill their hole mind's capacity . the choicest fruits " of the Augustan age ; they 33.
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... thing done is to pray for the blessing of heaven ; then the mi- nister discourses to the couple on the duties of marriage . Now he tells them to join hands , and puts the following question to the bride- " Will you take the woman , whom ...
... thing done is to pray for the blessing of heaven ; then the mi- nister discourses to the couple on the duties of marriage . Now he tells them to join hands , and puts the following question to the bride- " Will you take the woman , whom ...
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