Flowers of Literature, for 1806: Or, Characteristic Sketches of Human Nature, and Modern Manners. To which are Added, a General View of Literature During that Period; Portraits and Biographical Notices of Eminent Literary, and Political Characters; with Notes, Historical, Critical, and ExplanatoryB. Crosby and Company, 1807 - 528 pages |
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... Scotland . The Panorama of Youth , by Mrs. Sterndale , though modestly addressed to juvenile readers , may , without temerity , appeal to a higher tribunal of taste and judgment . The most sacred precepts of our religion , and the ...
... Scotland . The Panorama of Youth , by Mrs. Sterndale , though modestly addressed to juvenile readers , may , without temerity , appeal to a higher tribunal of taste and judgment . The most sacred precepts of our religion , and the ...
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... Scotland , will be thought sufficiently severe , if we state that the author talks of " those cliffs " which " frowns o'er the flood , and braves the wintry storm ; " that he speaks of Scotland as a sister isle " to England ; and that ...
... Scotland , will be thought sufficiently severe , if we state that the author talks of " those cliffs " which " frowns o'er the flood , and braves the wintry storm ; " that he speaks of Scotland as a sister isle " to England ; and that ...
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... Very long leases are perhaps as hurtful to a country as very short ones . The improvements in agriculture in Scotland followed renewals , and seldom preceded them . INTREPIDITY OF GEORGE 111 . GEORGE III . King of B 5 81.
... Very long leases are perhaps as hurtful to a country as very short ones . The improvements in agriculture in Scotland followed renewals , and seldom preceded them . INTREPIDITY OF GEORGE 111 . GEORGE III . King of B 5 81.
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... SCOTLAND . " In compliance with the last request which closed your most welcome letter , I have to tell you that the years which I have passed in Scotland are to be numbered among the happiest of my life . The Scotch are a people ...
... SCOTLAND . " In compliance with the last request which closed your most welcome letter , I have to tell you that the years which I have passed in Scotland are to be numbered among the happiest of my life . The Scotch are a people ...
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... Scotland . " As for the scenery round this heavenly spot , how can I convey to you a description of its beauty and its grandeur ? It is often my delight to wander alone on the banks of the winding stream , and listen to the songsters of ...
... Scotland . " As for the scenery round this heavenly spot , how can I convey to you a description of its beauty and its grandeur ? It is often my delight to wander alone on the banks of the winding stream , and listen to the songsters of ...
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