Peter's Letters to His Kinsfolk, Volume 2W. Blackwood, 1819 - Edinburgh (Scotland) |
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Page 51
... possesses even in this its age of wonders . That such eminence should be at- tained by a person of this profession in a coun- try situated as Scotland is , forms at once a very high compliment to the profession itself , and the most ...
... possesses even in this its age of wonders . That such eminence should be at- tained by a person of this profession in a coun- try situated as Scotland is , forms at once a very high compliment to the profession itself , and the most ...
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... probably see anything rather than a cause of re- gret . The mind which possesses within itself so many sources of delightful exertion , can never be likely to sink into the wretchedness of indo- lence MR CRANSTOUN . 57.
... probably see anything rather than a cause of re- gret . The mind which possesses within itself so many sources of delightful exertion , can never be likely to sink into the wretchedness of indo- lence MR CRANSTOUN . 57.
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... possess each of them a union of powers and talents , that must be sought for separately , ( and may be found separately ) —else- where . There are , indeed , no persons at present at the Scottish Bar , who can pretend to be quite so ...
... possess each of them a union of powers and talents , that must be sought for separately , ( and may be found separately ) —else- where . There are , indeed , no persons at present at the Scottish Bar , who can pretend to be quite so ...
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... possesses the more popular and fascinating kinds of elocution , will ever choose to interfere , to any considerable extent , with a style of practice so much more laborious . It is quite evident , that Mr Moncrieff is within sight of ...
... possesses the more popular and fascinating kinds of elocution , will ever choose to interfere , to any considerable extent , with a style of practice so much more laborious . It is quite evident , that Mr Moncrieff is within sight of ...
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... possesses , moreover , all that dignity of pre- sence and demeanour , which is scarcely less ne- cessary , and which is infinitely more rare , in those to whom the high duties of such stations are en- trusted . In his other Court ...
... possesses , moreover , all that dignity of pre- sence and demeanour , which is scarcely less ne- cessary , and which is infinitely more rare , in those to whom the high duties of such stations are en- trusted . In his other Court ...
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