Peter's Letters to His Kinsfolk, Volume 2W. Blackwood, 1819 - Edinburgh (Scotland) |
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... respect . Even his more unfortunate brother had honesty of principle , and something of the feel- ings of an Englishman . But why should the poor pensioned profligate , whose wit only rendered his vices more culpable , and whose good ...
... respect . Even his more unfortunate brother had honesty of principle , and something of the feel- ings of an Englishman . But why should the poor pensioned profligate , whose wit only rendered his vices more culpable , and whose good ...
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... blue cloth and silk , with a great variety of knots and ornaments of all kinds . I could not see this vestment without much respect , when I re- flected on the great number of men celebrated both for 80 COURT OF SESSION - JUDGES . Judges.
... blue cloth and silk , with a great variety of knots and ornaments of all kinds . I could not see this vestment without much respect , when I re- flected on the great number of men celebrated both for 80 COURT OF SESSION - JUDGES . Judges.
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... respect for the memory of their illustrious Brother . Lord Melville walked the boards of the Parliament House during no less than twenty years , before he began to reside constantly in London as Treasurer of the Navy ; and during the ...
... respect for the memory of their illustrious Brother . Lord Melville walked the boards of the Parliament House during no less than twenty years , before he began to reside constantly in London as Treasurer of the Navy ; and during the ...
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... respect with which these gentlemen treat their senior , as the result of empty prejudice . Never was any man less of a quack than Mr Clerk ; the very essence of his character is scorn of orna- ment , and utter loathing of affectation ...
... respect with which these gentlemen treat their senior , as the result of empty prejudice . Never was any man less of a quack than Mr Clerk ; the very essence of his character is scorn of orna- ment , and utter loathing of affectation ...
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... respect , he is cer- tainly quite in a different situation from some of his younger brethren , who have not the excuse of age for the breadth of their utterance , nor , what is perhaps of greater importance , the same truly antique ...
... respect , he is cer- tainly quite in a different situation from some of his younger brethren , who have not the excuse of age for the breadth of their utterance , nor , what is perhaps of greater importance , the same truly antique ...
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