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 92
... clothes and books . I have got a coat made on pur- pose for this tour ; it has been made more for convenience than show ; being short , with rounded skirts , and pockets large enough to contain all that I cannot cram into the knap- sack ...
... clothes and books . I have got a coat made on pur- pose for this tour ; it has been made more for convenience than show ; being short , with rounded skirts , and pockets large enough to contain all that I cannot cram into the knap- sack ...
Page 154
... clothes ; the soap - sud nymphs amuse themselves by giggling , titter- ing and ogling at the passers - by ! They stand in an ocean of suds , which they churn with their feet ; while their garments are tucked up above their knees , and ...
... clothes ; the soap - sud nymphs amuse themselves by giggling , titter- ing and ogling at the passers - by ! They stand in an ocean of suds , which they churn with their feet ; while their garments are tucked up above their knees , and ...
Page 167
... clothes with some fellow even shabbier than myself ! The novelty of the scene , and the bounding vivacity of the motley throng , were very amu- sing . Lord and Countess Talbot were pointed out to me ; the latter was glittering in a har ...
... clothes with some fellow even shabbier than myself ! The novelty of the scene , and the bounding vivacity of the motley throng , were very amu- sing . Lord and Countess Talbot were pointed out to me ; the latter was glittering in a har ...
Page 192
... clothes but those on her back , a farmer in the neighbourhood had offered her a gown and petticoat , and half a guinea for liberty to sleep with her . She asked the Reverend gentleman if such a crime would be forgiven ? He of course ...
... clothes but those on her back , a farmer in the neighbourhood had offered her a gown and petticoat , and half a guinea for liberty to sleep with her . She asked the Reverend gentleman if such a crime would be forgiven ? He of course ...
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