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The following genuine “ boy ' s bit ” in this letter is worth preserving : - “ We are
sailing our ships yet . I am sure you will not sail the Dutch ship any more . My
mother and aunt think you might give it to me , and I will give mine to John . " *
Letter to ...
The following genuine “ boy ' s bit ” in this letter is worth preserving : - “ We are
sailing our ships yet . I am sure you will not sail the Dutch ship any more . My
mother and aunt think you might give it to me , and I will give mine to John . " *
Letter to ...
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It gives an idea of life at the Academy , besides answering categorically a number
of questions contained in two letters received from home . There are symptoms
as if of fatigue in the writer , most probably indications of the distress of mind ...
It gives an idea of life at the Academy , besides answering categorically a number
of questions contained in two letters received from home . There are symptoms
as if of fatigue in the writer , most probably indications of the distress of mind ...
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I would give worlds , if I had them , to get my discharge . But when I think of the
enormous expense she has been at in sending me here , and how ill she can
afford it , added to my last winter ' s expense , and when I consider her illness , I
know ...
I would give worlds , if I had them , to get my discharge . But when I think of the
enormous expense she has been at in sending me here , and how ill she can
afford it , added to my last winter ' s expense , and when I consider her illness , I
know ...
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But I have seen the life I have to lead , and though I was offered a commission in
the Engineers just now , I would be most thankful to give it up . There are a great
many wanting to be discharged . I am afraid to delay . I will get it far easier now ...
But I have seen the life I have to lead , and though I was offered a commission in
the Engineers just now , I would be most thankful to give it up . There are a great
many wanting to be discharged . I am afraid to delay . I will get it far easier now ...
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... if you continued your ambition and your industry , there was no doubt of your
future success . Colonel Millar will at all times be ready to give you any friendly
advice which you may think necessary , and to interest the masters in your favour
.
... if you continued your ambition and your industry , there was no doubt of your
future success . Colonel Millar will at all times be ready to give you any friendly
advice which you may think necessary , and to interest the masters in your favour
.
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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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