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... 449-453 V. THE CHARGES AGAINST THE IRISH GOVERNMENT AS TO THE
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE , 454-460 VI . STATE OF THE LAW IN IRELAND
AS TO ILLEGAL SOCIETIES , 461-464 VII . DR HANCOCK ON THE FINANCIAL ...
... 449-453 V. THE CHARGES AGAINST THE IRISH GOVERNMENT AS TO THE
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE , 454-460 VI . STATE OF THE LAW IN IRELAND
AS TO ILLEGAL SOCIETIES , 461-464 VII . DR HANCOCK ON THE FINANCIAL ...
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His father , James Drummond , was a member of the Society of Writers to the
Signet , and had a house in Edinburgh ; but , like many members of that
honourable body , instead of practising in his profession , he lived chiefly on his
estates in ...
His father , James Drummond , was a member of the Society of Writers to the
Signet , and had a house in Edinburgh ; but , like many members of that
honourable body , instead of practising in his profession , he lived chiefly on his
estates in ...
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In the Edinburgh society of her day she was known as “ the beautiful Betsy
Somers ; " and a portrait of her , painted when she was over forty years of age ,
leaves no room for doubting her title to that designation . She , the beloved
mother of ...
In the Edinburgh society of her day she was known as “ the beautiful Betsy
Somers ; " and a portrait of her , painted when she was over forty years of age ,
leaves no room for doubting her title to that designation . She , the beloved
mother of ...
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him of pursuing the higher studies in which he delighted , at the college and in
classes , and among the scientific society of his native city . He found the duties ,
however , so trivial , and the prospects of the service so disheartening , that for ...
him of pursuing the higher studies in which he delighted , at the college and in
classes , and among the scientific society of his native city . He found the duties ,
however , so trivial , and the prospects of the service so disheartening , that for ...
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It must have been a proud moment for the inventor when he witnessed this
enthusiasm in the elite of London scientific society . But there was a prouder in
reserve for himthe triumph of his light and heliostat over obstacles to observation
, which ...
It must have been a proud moment for the inventor when he witnessed this
enthusiasm in the elite of London scientific society . But there was a prouder in
reserve for himthe triumph of his light and heliostat over obstacles to observation
, 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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