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... HE ENTERED PARLIAMENT , 405-423 CHAPTER XX . th MR DRUMMOND'S
HEALTH — HIS LAST LETTERS — HIS LAST ILLNESS AND DEATH -
EXPRESSIONS OF OPINION AND FEELING EVOKED BY HIS DEATH - HIS
CHARACTER ...
... HE ENTERED PARLIAMENT , 405-423 CHAPTER XX . th MR DRUMMOND'S
HEALTH — HIS LAST LETTERS — HIS LAST ILLNESS AND DEATH -
EXPRESSIONS OF OPINION AND FEELING EVOKED BY HIS DEATH - HIS
CHARACTER ...
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Her portrait supports the character ascribed to her . She 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 ...
Her portrait supports the character ascribed to her . She 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 ...
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That these have value will 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 ...
That these have value will 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 ...
Page 17
If I can't earn a better character than that , ” said he , “ I don't deserve it . ” They
were burned . Most boys treasure such things with pride , even when they have
long ceased to be of value . To Drummond , confident of his future , they were ...
If I can't earn a better character than that , ” said he , “ I don't deserve it . ” They
were burned . Most boys treasure such things with pride , even when they have
long ceased to be of value . To Drummond , confident of his future , they were ...
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The incident alluded to brings out so much of Drummond ' s character , that it
must not be passed over without stating the details . Fortunately they are
recorded in a letter written to his mother at the time . He had gone to Woolwich by
sea in a ...
The incident alluded to brings out so much of Drummond ' s character , that it
must not be passed over without stating the details . Fortunately they are
recorded in a letter written to his mother at the time . He had gone to Woolwich by
sea in a ...
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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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