Franklin's Letters to His Kinsfolk, Written During the Years 1818, '19 & '20, from Edinburgh, London, The Highlands of Scotland, and Ireland, Bind 1J. Maxwell, 1822 |
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... learned this most laudable prac- tice from the French , ( says the Quarterly Re- view , ) carried it down to a late period ; and we are not quite sure if an attentive damsel might not still , in some parts of the auld toun.
... learned this most laudable prac- tice from the French , ( says the Quarterly Re- view , ) carried it down to a late period ; and we are not quite sure if an attentive damsel might not still , in some parts of the auld toun.
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... learned that a young woman above had swallowed poi- son in a fit of despair . Actuated by curiosity , I walked up stairs and entered a room crowded with persons of various appearance . On the floor was lying a girl in the agonies of ...
... learned that a young woman above had swallowed poi- son in a fit of despair . Actuated by curiosity , I walked up stairs and entered a room crowded with persons of various appearance . On the floor was lying a girl in the agonies of ...
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... learned harangues about geology , pebbles , and the botanical names of plants , which she ecorche's in the most ridiculous manner . She knows more about Dr. Hope's laboratory , than what is go- ing on in her own family , and can analyze ...
... learned harangues about geology , pebbles , and the botanical names of plants , which she ecorche's in the most ridiculous manner . She knows more about Dr. Hope's laboratory , than what is go- ing on in her own family , and can analyze ...
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... learned men ; they call the acquirement of classical knowledge , wasting time upon mere words ; and , if you venture to put the treasures of antiquity in competition with their metaphysical stuff , they will answer you with a grin of ...
... learned men ; they call the acquirement of classical knowledge , wasting time upon mere words ; and , if you venture to put the treasures of antiquity in competition with their metaphysical stuff , they will answer you with a grin of ...
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... learned profession . The rapid progress of the Medical School of Edinburgh , is perhaps without a parallel in the history of any other institution . All the chairs were filled by professors of eminent abilities : Monro , Gregory ...
... learned profession . The rapid progress of the Medical School of Edinburgh , is perhaps without a parallel in the history of any other institution . All the chairs were filled by professors of eminent abilities : Monro , Gregory ...
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Side ii - An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned." And also to the act, entitled " An Act supplementary to an Act, entitled, " An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the time therein mentioned," and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and...
Side ii - IDE, of the said District, hath deposited in this office, the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : " Inductive Grammar, designed for beginners.
Side 77 - What an extension of agriculture, even to the tops of our mountains; what rivers rendered navigable or joined by canals ; what bridges, aqueducts, new roads, and other public works, edifices, and improvements, rendering England a...
Side 56 - AH ! who can tell how hard it is to climb The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar ; Ah ! who can tell how many a soul sublime Has felt the influence of malignant star, And waged with Fortune an eternal war ; Check'd by the scoff of Pride, by Envy's frown, And Poverty's unconquerable bar, In life's low vale remote has pined alone, Then dropt into the grave, unpitied and unknown...
Side 109 - In a close lane as I pursu'd my journey, I spy'da wrinkled hag, with age grown double, Picking dry sticks, and mumbling to herself. Her eyes with scalding rheum were gall'd and red ; Cold palsy shook her head ; her hands seem'd wither'd; And on her crooked shoulders had she wrapt The tatter'd remnant of an old striped hanging, Which served to keep her carcase from the cold : So there was nothing of a piece about her.
Side 147 - Lara's stream is poured the vapour dark and deep : the moon, like a dim shield, is swimming thro' its folds. With this, clothe the spirits of old their sudden gestures on the wind, when they stride, from blast to blast, along the dusky night.
Side 41 - Burns's poems, and have read them twice ; and though they be written in a language that is new to me, and many of them on subjects much inferior to the author's ability, I think them on the whole a very extraordinary production.
Side 38 - Citizens, by birth or choice, of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections. The name of AMERICAN, which belongs to you in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of patriotism, more than any appellation derived from local discriminations.
Side 172 - Such jobbing, such profligacy — so much direct tyranny and oppression — such an abuse of God's gifts — such a profanation of God's name for the purposes of bigotry and party spirit, cannot be exceeded in the history of civilized Europe, and will long remain a monument of infamy and shame to England.
Side 187 - ... on the grass that grew on the housetop. A dunghill was before the only window, at the other end of the house, and close to the door was a puddle of the dirtiest of dirty water, in which ducks were dabbling. At my approach, there came out of the cabin a pig, a calf, a lamb, a kid, and two geese, all with their legs tied; followed by...