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. 1852 Excerpt: ...before steam had shortened the way, and relieved it by every luxury enjoyable, by a landsman at sea, were very great. To these were added the more material dangers conneted with the war then subsisting between the two countries, and the almost personal passions under which it was conducted. But to him all these risks, ...
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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. 1852 Excerpt: ...before steam had shortened the way, and relieved it by every luxury enjoyable, by a landsman at sea, were very great. To these were added the more material dangers conneted with the war then subsisting between the two countries, and the almost personal passions under which it was conducted. But to him all these risks, including even that of detention, were immaterial. The sad fact was, that the Atlantic was not made of solid land. However, his mind being made up, he set about it resolutely. His clients were left to their fate; the Review to Thomson and Murray, with promises of articles from some of its best contributors; and a will was deposited with George Joseph Bell, which conveyed all that he had to trustees for certain purposes. The trustees were four relations--" and my excellent friends Geo. J. Bell, John A. Murray, James Campbell, James Keay, and Robert Graeme." He desired them "to take and give to each of my trustees one or two dozen of claret from my cellar--and also a book, or picture, or piece of furniture--to drink and to keep in memory of me." Of these five, Mr. Murray and Mr. Bell have been already mentioned. Mr. Campbell (now of Craigie) and Mr. Grajme (now of Redgorton) continued to be his excellent friends to the end of his life. So did Mr. Keay, till he died in 1837--a person of great worth and judgment, and who had risen to a high station at the bar. Having armed himself with all the official papers that could be got, and as many private recommendations as he chose, he and his brother went to Liverpool (May 1813) to find a ship. He was detained there a long while. But this showed him all the celebrated men of that place; among others Roscoe, with whom he does not appear to have been struck. He returned to Edinburgh in...
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