Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R.E.,F.R.A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1835-1840 |
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Page 11
Accordingly , for two summers ( the professor being obliged to winter in Glasgow
) Drummond had the advantage of his instructions in the Latin language , and ,
generally , in what are in Scotland called the Humanities . The acquaintance and
...
Accordingly , for two summers ( the professor being obliged to winter in Glasgow
) Drummond had the advantage of his instructions in the Latin language , and ,
generally , in what are in Scotland called the Humanities . The acquaintance and
...
Page 29
Another thing which made him suffer in health was a “ practical joke , ” as a
certain class of actions are called , which ought more properly to be regarded
and punished as crimes . Some cadets came in the night and poured a tubful of
water on ...
Another thing which made him suffer in health was a “ practical joke , ” as a
certain class of actions are called , which ought more properly to be regarded
and punished as crimes . Some cadets came in the night and poured a tubful of
water on ...
Page 43
By this time Drummond had been appointed to the company of the corps
stationed in Edinburgh , and only waited near London lest he should be called to
give explanations before the board of officers appointed , or that was to be
appointed ...
By this time Drummond had been appointed to the company of the corps
stationed in Edinburgh , and only waited near London lest he should be called to
give explanations before the board of officers appointed , or that was to be
appointed ...
Page 44
I cannot speak in too high terms , ” he “ of Lieutenant Drummond's talents and
diligence while he read with me , and I was very sorry that his studies were rather
prematurely interrupted by being so suddenly called off . ” says , II that he has ...
I cannot speak in too high terms , ” he “ of Lieutenant Drummond's talents and
diligence while he read with me , and I was very sorry that his studies were rather
prematurely interrupted by being so suddenly called off . ” says , II that he has ...
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II that he has known Dr Romney Robinson , the astronomer of the Armagh
Observatory , to break into censure of Drummond for “ deserting science , ” as he
called it ; ending by the reflection , that if his poor friend had not committed that
one ...
II that he has known Dr Romney Robinson , the astronomer of the Armagh
Observatory , to break into censure of Drummond for “ deserting science , ” as he
called it ; ending by the reflection , that if his poor friend had not committed that
one ...
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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 | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 16 Jun 2006 |
| Length | 475 pages |
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