Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R.E.,F.R.A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1835-1840 |
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... REPORT - A VACATION TOUR - POLITICAL OCCUPATIONS IN 1839 — THE
RODEN COMMITTEE -- DRUMMOND's LAST MEETING WITH EARL SPENCER
- HIS PLANS FOR THE FUTURE - SPECULATIONS AS TO HIS SUCCESS HAD
...
... REPORT - A VACATION TOUR - POLITICAL OCCUPATIONS IN 1839 — THE
RODEN COMMITTEE -- DRUMMOND's LAST MEETING WITH EARL SPENCER
- HIS PLANS FOR THE FUTURE - SPECULATIONS AS TO HIS SUCCESS HAD
...
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There are preserved , as evidences of his success , some excellent specimens of
bookbinding done by him when about ten years of age , half - calfs and moroccos
, finished to the very gildings on the backs . A wellmade writing - desk attested ...
There are preserved , as evidences of his success , some excellent specimens of
bookbinding done by him when about ten years of age , half - calfs and moroccos
, finished to the very gildings on the backs . A wellmade writing - desk attested ...
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You must not be too sanguine about your success [ in this field ] , " says the
Professor . “ Boys who have been accustomed to Latin verses , and have some
turn for poetry , have great advantages over others . ” I have ascertained , and
evidently ...
You must not be too sanguine about your success [ in this field ] , " says the
Professor . “ Boys who have been accustomed to Latin verses , and have some
turn for poetry , have great advantages over others . ” I have ascertained , and
evidently ...
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... neighbourhood four or five weeks , and he informed me that Colonel Mudge
said to him , that you were just such a student as he wished , and that , if you
continued your ambition and your industry , there was no doubt of your future
success .
... neighbourhood four or five weeks , and he informed me that Colonel Mudge
said to him , that you were just such a student as he wished , and that , if you
continued your ambition and your industry , there was no doubt of your future
success .
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But , above all , Thomas , be sure to discover as little as possible your superiority
, or more successful progress , by disgusting and offensive airs of pride or of
contempt . Upon all these things I have nothing to fear from what I know and what
I ...
But , above all , Thomas , be sure to discover as little as possible your superiority
, or more successful progress , by disgusting and offensive airs of pride or of
contempt . Upon all these things I have nothing to fear from what I know and what
I ...
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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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