Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R.E.,F.R.A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1835-1840 |
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... never could cheat . " She was just the woman to be the head of a good family fallen on evil days , whose members were to be reared to sustain the credit of the house , if not to repair its fortunes . I imagine she superintended the ...
... never could cheat . " She was just the woman to be the head of a good family fallen on evil days , whose members were to be reared to sustain the credit of the house , if not to repair its fortunes . I imagine she superintended the ...
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... never forgot . One of those who interfered to check these practices was Mr Aitchison of Drummore , a gentleman of great wealth , who had been an intimate friend and admirer of " the last Laird of Comrie , " and who continued to take an ...
... never forgot . One of those who interfered to check these practices was Mr Aitchison of Drummore , a gentleman of great wealth , who had been an intimate friend and admirer of " the last Laird of Comrie , " and who continued to take an ...
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... never seen equalled in one of his age ; and the progress he is now making in the higher branches of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy , is such as might be expected from one who possesses a sound judgment , combined with uncommon ...
... never seen equalled in one of his age ; and the progress he is now making in the higher branches of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy , is such as might be expected from one who possesses a sound judgment , combined with uncommon ...
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... never courted the muses . In the end of 1812 , or beginning of 1813 , Drum- mond , through the influence of Mr Aitchison , received his appointment to the academy at Woolwich ; and thither , in the spring of 1813 , he proceeded as a ...
... never courted the muses . In the end of 1812 , or beginning of 1813 , Drum- mond , through the influence of Mr Aitchison , received his appointment to the academy at Woolwich ; and thither , in the spring of 1813 , he proceeded as a ...
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... never was a saunterer , bird - nester , or wanderer over the country . For bird - nesting , indeed , he had an ... never , during his boyhood , cost his mother an anxious thought . He was always busy , always calm and cheerful , always ...
... never was a saunterer , bird - nester , or wanderer over the country . For bird - nesting , indeed , he had an ... never , during his boyhood , cost his mother an anxious thought . He was always busy , always calm and cheerful , always ...
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Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R. E. , F. R. A. S. , Under Secretary to the Lord ... John Ferguson McLennan No preview available - 2020 |
Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R. E., F. R. A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord ... John F. M'lennan No preview available - 2016 |
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