The portrait of a Christian gentleman, a memoir of P. F. TytlerJ. Murray, 1859 - 356 pages |
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Page vii
... Tytler - William Tytler - His defence of Queen Mary - Anecdote of David Hume - Domestic happiness - Alexander Fraser Tytler , Lord Woodhouselee - His early education- Elements of History , ' and other works - Birth of Patrick Fraser ...
... Tytler - William Tytler - His defence of Queen Mary - Anecdote of David Hume - Domestic happiness - Alexander Fraser Tytler , Lord Woodhouselee - His early education- Elements of History , ' and other works - Birth of Patrick Fraser ...
Page viii
... Tytler is appointed Junior Crown Counsel- Letter to Rev. Archibald Alison - Tytler at Mount Esk - His progress at the Bar - Private portraiture - Studies - Early literary efforts— Voyage to Norway - Bergen - Norwegian scenery ...
... Tytler is appointed Junior Crown Counsel- Letter to Rev. Archibald Alison - Tytler at Mount Esk - His progress at the Bar - Private portraiture - Studies - Early literary efforts— Voyage to Norway - Bergen - Norwegian scenery ...
Page ix
... Tytler removes his family to Torquay - The journey - His literary dili- gence - Life of Raleigh - Scottish Worthies - and History of Scotland- Prosecutes his studies - at Bute - and in London - Letters to his wife- Death of Mrs. Tytler ...
... Tytler removes his family to Torquay - The journey - His literary dili- gence - Life of Raleigh - Scottish Worthies - and History of Scotland- Prosecutes his studies - at Bute - and in London - Letters to his wife- Death of Mrs. Tytler ...
Page x
... Tytler's piety and playfulness . • 285 CHAPTER XIV . ( 1842-1843 . ) Letters descriptive of his pursuits - Concluding portion of Miss A. Fraser Tytler's MS . - Domestic retrenchment - Anecdotes of home - Narrow escape from drowning ...
... Tytler's piety and playfulness . • 285 CHAPTER XIV . ( 1842-1843 . ) Letters descriptive of his pursuits - Concluding portion of Miss A. Fraser Tytler's MS . - Domestic retrenchment - Anecdotes of home - Narrow escape from drowning ...
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... Tytler be- came an author simply because he desired to obtain a wider audience for the opinions which he privately advocated , than conversation could supply : while his intense nationality de- cided the subjects on which he should ...
... Tytler be- came an author simply because he desired to obtain a wider audience for the opinions which he privately advocated , than conversation could supply : while his intense nationality de- cided the subjects on which he should ...
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