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John Ferguson McLennan. PRINTED BY NEILL AND COMPANY , EDINBURGH .
PREFACE . The assistance which I have received in preparing.
John Ferguson McLennan. PRINTED BY NEILL AND COMPANY , EDINBURGH .
PREFACE . The assistance which I have received in preparing.
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The assistance which I have received in preparing this Memoir of Thomas
Drummond is amply acknowledged in the text . It is proper , however , to define in
a sentence or two the precise extent of it . In regard to his professional life ( and
not ...
The assistance which I have received in preparing this Memoir of Thomas
Drummond is amply acknowledged in the text . It is proper , however , to define in
a sentence or two the precise extent of it . In regard to his professional life ( and
not ...
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We know , however , the result of the examination for which he was preparing ;
he again took a step , and entered the second ... —a progress which many took
several years to make , -he stood waiting and fully prepared for a commission .
We know , however , the result of the examination for which he was preparing ;
he again took a step , and entered the second ... —a progress which many took
several years to make , -he stood waiting and fully prepared for a commission .
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From a letter dated May 31 , 1818 , it appears that on presenting his model he
had “ experienced a gracious reception ; " that there were altogether four models
to be submitted , of which one , by a Major Lewis , was not yet prepared ; and that
a ...
From a letter dated May 31 , 1818 , it appears that on presenting his model he
had “ experienced a gracious reception ; " that there were altogether four models
to be submitted , of which one , by a Major Lewis , was not yet prepared ; and that
a ...
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... well prepared for it . From the moment when he joined the service he had
striven with all his powers to qualify himself for advancing its interests . He had
thrown his heart into it , and eagerly cultivated all those branches of knowledge
which ...
... well prepared for it . From the moment when he joined the service he had
striven with all his powers to qualify himself for advancing its interests . He had
thrown his heart into it , and eagerly cultivated all those branches of knowledge
which ...
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| Title | Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R.E.,F.R.A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1835-1840 |
| Author | John Ferguson McLennan |
| Publisher | Edmonston and Douglas, 1867 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 23 Jul 2010 |
| Length | 475 pages |
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