Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R.E.,F.R.A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1835-1840 |
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... appear till his death , when there is some reason to think they were made to seem greater than they were in reality . He died suddenly in February 1800 , in the thirty - fifth year of his age , survived by his wife and four children ...
... appear till his death , when there is some reason to think they were made to seem greater than they were in reality . He died suddenly in February 1800 , in the thirty - fifth year of his age , survived by his wife and four children ...
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... appears bright , good - looking , open - browed , with large dark blue eyes , and a figure full of grace ; her looks betokening quick wit and good sense , readiness in repartee , and the merriment which sustains banter . She always did ...
... appears bright , good - looking , open - browed , with large dark blue eyes , and a figure full of grace ; her looks betokening quick wit and good sense , readiness in repartee , and the merriment which sustains banter . She always did ...
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... appears to have seen this , and to have hinted at his yielding to the natural bent , in a letter to him , dated 10th March 1811 , * Letter to Mr Macfarlane , 26th December 1812 . 66 returning a copy of Latin verses with corrections ...
... appears to have seen this , and to have hinted at his yielding to the natural bent , in a letter to him , dated 10th March 1811 , * Letter to Mr Macfarlane , 26th December 1812 . 66 returning a copy of Latin verses with corrections ...
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... appear when we come - having got to the end of his too short day - to look back over his way of life , and form an estimate of his character and powers . Mention has already been made of his constructive tendencies - how he was always ...
... appear when we come - having got to the end of his too short day - to look back over his way of life , and form an estimate of his character and powers . Mention has already been made of his constructive tendencies - how he was always ...
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... appear . Mr Aitchison pro- cured the necessary recommendation to Lord Mulgrave , and soon after , Drummond was appointed to a cadetship at the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich . CHAPTER IV . WOOLWICH . It was in February 1813 18 ...
... appear . Mr Aitchison pro- cured the necessary recommendation to Lord Mulgrave , and soon after , Drummond was appointed to a cadetship at the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich . CHAPTER IV . WOOLWICH . It was in February 1813 18 ...
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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 |
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