Memoir of Thomas Drummond, R.E.,F.R.A.S., Under Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1835-1840 |
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Page 19
... says his friend , General Sir T. A. Larcom , * " at the terrors of his solitary entrance to this portal of his future life . It happened that , at a distance from Edinburgh and his family , he had no relative or friend to accompany and ...
... says his friend , General Sir T. A. Larcom , * " at the terrors of his solitary entrance to this portal of his future life . It happened that , at a distance from Edinburgh and his family , he had no relative or friend to accompany and ...
Page 20
... says in another place : " When I arrived at the Academy , I hesitated whether to go in or not , but after travelling sixteen miles , I thought it was a pity not to go in and get it over . " He does not mention the fact that the examiner ...
... says in another place : " When I arrived at the Academy , I hesitated whether to go in or not , but after travelling sixteen miles , I thought it was a pity not to go in and get it over . " He does not mention the fact that the examiner ...
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... say how that letter will turn out , but I received his promise to assist me . " The reason for doubting the value of the promise lay in the character of the governor as painted by some cadets . " He is a man , ” says Drummond , drawing ...
... say how that letter will turn out , but I received his promise to assist me . " The reason for doubting the value of the promise lay in the character of the governor as painted by some cadets . " He is a man , ” says Drummond , drawing ...
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... says : " So I think I will write to Pro- fessors Playfair and Leslie , and thank them for their letters the first opportunity . It is much in my favour to have letters from such men . " I infer , as both the professors were friends of ...
... says : " So I think I will write to Pro- fessors Playfair and Leslie , and thank them for their letters the first opportunity . It is much in my favour to have letters from such men . " I infer , as both the professors were friends of ...
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... says : " His mathematical abilities soon made him con- spicuous ; and it is remembered that he was moved from the sixth to the fifth academy without the usual examination , and passed with such rapidity through that academy , and the ...
... says : " His mathematical abilities soon made him con- spicuous ; and it is remembered that he was moved from the sixth to the fifth academy without the usual examination , and passed with such rapidity through that academy , and the ...
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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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