Chambers's Edinburgh JournalW. Orr, 1843 - Edinburgh (Scotland) |
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Page 3
... manner in which it is sup- ported by the practice of hunting down and carrying off the unfortunate inhabitants of Nubia and Abys- sinia . As little is popularly known on the subject , we propose , with the assistance of facts gleaned ...
... manner in which it is sup- ported by the practice of hunting down and carrying off the unfortunate inhabitants of Nubia and Abys- sinia . As little is popularly known on the subject , we propose , with the assistance of facts gleaned ...
Page 4
... manner , with crimson silk velvet , and the floor laid with crimson ; the whole got up in the most tasteful and superb style . The sole occupant of this grand apartment is his late Majesty George IV . , in his coronation robes . The ...
... manner , with crimson silk velvet , and the floor laid with crimson ; the whole got up in the most tasteful and superb style . The sole occupant of this grand apartment is his late Majesty George IV . , in his coronation robes . The ...
Page 10
... manner , to their disadvantage . " The thing was not worth having❞ — and , " I am rather glad I did not get it , " are favourites with a class who have a remarkable power of forgetting their own recent wishes , and a singular knack of ...
... manner , to their disadvantage . " The thing was not worth having❞ — and , " I am rather glad I did not get it , " are favourites with a class who have a remarkable power of forgetting their own recent wishes , and a singular knack of ...
Page 11
... manner towards each other , were a good deal surprised at the unusual order in which they came to church . Formerly , as already noticed , they used to come in the most loving manner , arm in arm together ; now they came in a string ...
... manner towards each other , were a good deal surprised at the unusual order in which they came to church . Formerly , as already noticed , they used to come in the most loving manner , arm in arm together ; now they came in a string ...
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... manner to answer , if it were in the room . The question was several times put with great solemnity ; but the customary knock was not heard in reply in the walls , neither was there any scratching . The ghost was then asked to render ...
... manner to answer , if it were in the room . The question was several times put with great solemnity ; but the customary knock was not heard in reply in the walls , neither was there any scratching . The ghost was then asked to render ...
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