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Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Lagernd, zzgl. Versandkosten.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872 Excerpt: ...&c. Robert Burns. By a son of Captain Miller the letter was presented to Mr. Wallace, of Kelly, M.P. for Greenock, as the supposed head of the Wallace family, and therefore its proper custodier. On the death of Mr. W'allace, it passed to his brother, Lieut.General Sir James Maxwell Wallace. Sir James mounted the letter in a mahogany frame, and with a view to its being finally deposited in the Wallace Monument at Stirling, placed it in my hands. When I left Scotland in 1863, I returned it to Sir James. After his death in 1867, it was, at a public auction, sold by his survivors, and purchased by a stranger. Persons of genius, it is believed, inherit their powers chiefly from their mothers. In the case of Robert Burns this opinion is not verified. His sister, Mrs. Begg, assured me that their mother's mental qualities were very ordinary. But our father, she added, was possessed of decided intellectual vigour, and would unquestionably have made a figure but for the continual pressure of poverty. He foresaw the future eminence of my brother Robert; he said to my mother, when the boy was only eight or ten, ' Rob is a erenius, and some day the world will know it.' He said so thoughtfully; and my mother, who had great faith in his sentiments, cherished his words. It is to be regretted, that amidst their enthusiasm for the name of Burns, Scotsmen have not been very systematic in the acknowledgment of his claims. Till her two sons in India were enabled to support her, Jean Armour, the poet's widow, and the heroine of his songs, was maintained chiefly through the bounty of Lord Panmure. A nephew of the poet is at present a lunatic patient in the poor-house of Govan, where, too, her countrymen permitted the daughter of the c...

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Agrios-Buch [57449362], Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.
Neuware - A Century of Scottish Life is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1872.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future. 184 pp. Englisch.

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A Century of Scottish Life: A Century of Scottish Life is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1872.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future. Englisch, Taschenbuch.

Lieferung aus: Deutschland, Versandkosten nach: Deutschland, Versandkostenfrei.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Buchhandlung - Bides GbR, [4124740].
Neuware - A Century of Scottish Life is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1872.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future. - Besorgungstitel - vorauss. Lieferzeit 3-5 Tage. 27.09.2017, Taschenbuch, Neuware, 216x152x12 mm, 289g, 184, Internationaler Versand, offene Rechnung (Vorkasse vorbehalten), PayPal, Kreditkarte, Banküberweisung.

Lieferung aus: Schweiz, Lieferzeit: 2 Tage, zzgl. Versandkosten.
A Century of Scottish Life is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1872.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, buecher--thoene.
Taschenbuch, Label: Hansebooks, Hansebooks, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2017-09-27, Studio: Hansebooks.