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Page 8
How strong these were we shall see . They prompted the most arduous labour of
his life - a labour to which , indeed , his life may be said to have been sacrificed .
CHAPTER II . SCHOOL AND COLLEGE , The first school MEMOIR OF THOMAS
...
How strong these were we shall see . They prompted the most arduous labour of
his life - a labour to which , indeed , his life may be said to have been sacrificed .
CHAPTER II . SCHOOL AND COLLEGE , The first school MEMOIR OF THOMAS
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Page 11
... and the professor and his pupil long corresponded . Some of his letters to
young Drummond exhibit him in an exceedingly amiable light . His acting as tutor
during these two summers was , in every sense , a labour of love : as it is a
pleasure ...
... and the professor and his pupil long corresponded . Some of his letters to
young Drummond exhibit him in an exceedingly amiable light . His acting as tutor
during these two summers was , in every sense , a labour of love : as it is a
pleasure ...
Page 31
... carry light , evidence , and precision , along with you ; and that , though your
progress should even be slow in this sure path , you will , in fact , advance much
faster than when you are obliged to turn back and to resume your former labours .
... carry light , evidence , and precision , along with you ; and that , though your
progress should even be slow in this sure path , you will , in fact , advance much
faster than when you are obliged to turn back and to resume your former labours .
Page 56
With great labour and difficulty Colby , accompanied by his assistants , Robe and
Dawson , and a selected party of artillerymen , established themselves and
instruments in camp on the top of Corrie Habbie , in Banffshire , a hill about 2200
feet ...
With great labour and difficulty Colby , accompanied by his assistants , Robe and
Dawson , and a selected party of artillerymen , established themselves and
instruments in camp on the top of Corrie Habbie , in Banffshire , a hill about 2200
feet ...
Page 62
... including those upon “ the two lone islands ” of Faira and Foula , as they are
called by Dawson in the letter already cited . The season was one of
extraordinary labour . On the island of Foula , Colby , “ the chief , ” as his officers
delighted to.
... including those upon “ the two lone islands ” of Faira and Foula , as they are
called by Dawson in the letter already cited . The season was one of
extraordinary labour . On the island of Foula , Colby , “ the chief , ” as his officers
delighted to.
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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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