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 11
... Drummond had the advantage of his in- structions in the Latin language , and , generally , in what are in Scotland called the Humanities . The acquaint- ance and affection thus begun lasted into after life , and the professor and his ...
... Drummond had the advantage of his in- structions in the Latin language , and , generally , in what are in Scotland called the Humanities . The acquaint- ance and affection thus begun lasted into after life , and the professor and his ...
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... Drummond's character , that it must not be passed over without stating the details . Fortunately they are re- corded in a letter written to his mother at the time . He had gone to Woolwich by sea in a packet from * " Memoir of the ...
... Drummond's character , that it must not be passed over without stating the details . Fortunately they are re- corded in a letter written to his mother at the time . He had gone to Woolwich by sea in a packet from * " Memoir of the ...
Page 28
... Drummond returned to Scot- land to visit his relations . In less than four months he had won his way from the bottom of the sixth academy to the top of the junior department , and secured his appointment to the senior department ...
... Drummond returned to Scot- land to visit his relations . In less than four months he had won his way from the bottom of the sixth academy to the top of the junior department , and secured his appointment to the senior department ...
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... Drummond's . It was here also that he first became acquainted with Major , now Lieutenant- Colonel , Reid , whose ... Drummond's brother James . " He was all through the Peninsular war , " says Drummond in one of his letters , " and has ...
... Drummond's . It was here also that he first became acquainted with Major , now Lieutenant- Colonel , Reid , whose ... Drummond's brother James . " He was all through the Peninsular war , " says Drummond in one of his letters , " and has ...
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... Drummond's request , his account for services in reading Greek with Lieutenant Drummond for the three months ending March 25 , 1820. " I cannot speak in too high terms , " he says , " of Lieutenant Drummond's talents and diligence while ...
... Drummond's request , his account for services in reading Greek with Lieutenant Drummond for the three months ending March 25 , 1820. " I cannot speak in too high terms , " he says , " of Lieutenant Drummond's talents and diligence while ...
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