Strange; Biographical and Historical Sketches of the Stranges of America and Across the Seas - Brossura

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Brossura

ISBN 10: 1230372393 ISBN 13: 9781230372396

Casa editrice: TheClassics.us, 2013

Riassunto

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 edition. Excerpt: ... ly well understood in that day. Just what was the relationship of the unfortunate victim, to the known Stranges of that day, we are unable to definitely say. CV THAT'S STRANGE. A good old Scotch friend of mine relates the following story: "In his boyhood days in Scotland, there was in the town that he lived in a lawyer by the name of Strange. He was generally known to be a very upright and honorable man, though that is far from the generally accepted reputation of the legal fraternity. Eventually this honest old lawyer paid natures debt, and was buried in the village cemetery. Soon afterwards his friends selected a suitable stone to erect over his grave, and after some deliberation it was decided to engrave on the stone tl ese words only: "Here lies an honest lawyer." In arriving at this decision, it was agreed, that every one who read the inscription would involuntarily speak his name, as. the natural ejaculation of, all would be, "Thats Strange!" CVI A LAUGHING INCIDENT. The doing of ridxulous things, is not always confined to the ignorant or the lowly, as is shown in the following experience of the eminent artist Sir Robert Strange. -Chambers Encyclopedia, in a sketch of t! is great Artist says: "In 1745, he deserted art for arms, joining the army of Charles Fd "ard, not so much for enthusiasm for his cause, as to find favor with a Miss Isabella Lumisden, who would only consent to be gracious to him on that romant'c condit on. / fter t:'e fi >al collaose of the adventure, he was in hidirg at the home where Miss Isabella resid-'d, and on occ°.s'on of its be;">'s cleverly evae'ed detection. It is extremely satisfactory to...

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• Editore: TheClassics.us
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1230372393
• ISBN 13: 9781230372396
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 40