 ... he was thus enjoying an old age, happy in some respects beyond the usual lot of humanity, his domestic comfort suffered a deep and incurable wound by the death of Mrs. Reid. He had had the misfortune too of surviving, for many years, a numerous family...  The European Magazine, and London Review - Page 3221804Full view - About this book
 | 1803 - 926 pages
...humanity, his donieft, 190 191 comfort fufiered a deep and incurable wound by the death of Mrs Reid. He bad had the misfortune, too, of furviving, for many years, a numerous family of promiung children ; four of whom (two Ions and two daughters) died after they attained to maturity.... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1803 - 238 pages
...Mrs REID. He had had the miffortune, too, of furviving, for many years, a numerous family of promimig children ; four of whom (two fons and two daughters) died after they attained to maturity. One daughter only was left to him when he loft his wife ; and of her affectionate... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 538 pages
...too of surviving, for many years, a numerous family of promising children ; four of whom (two sons and two daughters) died after they had attained to...wife, now the widow, of Patrick Carmichael, MD His situation at this period cannot be better described than by himself. "By the loss," says he, "'of my... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 538 pages
...too of surviving, for many years, a numerous family of promising .children ; four of whom (two sons and two daughters) died after they had attained to...wife, now the widow, of . Patrick Carmichael, MD His situation at this period can»otib« better described than by himself. "By the-loss,"nsaEys'lhe^ "... | |
 | 1816 - 536 pages
...too of surviving, for many years, a numerous family of promising children ; four of whom (two sons and two daughters) died after they had attained to...wife, now the widow, of Patrick Carmichael, MD His situation at this period cannot be better described than by himself. " By the loss," says he, " of... | |
 | Gilbert Wakefield, Henry Mackenzie - 1822 - 614 pages
...humanity, his domeftic comfort fuffered a deep and and incurable wound by the death of Mrs REID. He had had the misfortune, too, of furviving, for many...whom (two fons and two daughters) died after they attained to maturity. One daughter only was left to him when he loft his wife ; and of her affectionate... | |
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