Memoirs of Francis Thomas McDougall ... Sometime Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak, and of Harriette, His Wife |
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... Frank McDougall was ever at heart a sailor , and as time flew by in his adventurous life was never more happy than when navigating his mission ship as Mission- ary Bishop in the Indian seas , or passing from one part of his distant ...
... Frank McDougall was ever at heart a sailor , and as time flew by in his adventurous life was never more happy than when navigating his mission ship as Mission- ary Bishop in the Indian seas , or passing from one part of his distant ...
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... Frank , or Tom as they then called him , ran some risk of being spoiled . He became the pet of the officers , many of whom were men of high rank and great wealth . He was an admirable rider , and of course a very light weight , and one ...
... Frank , or Tom as they then called him , ran some risk of being spoiled . He became the pet of the officers , many of whom were men of high rank and great wealth . He was an admirable rider , and of course a very light weight , and one ...
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... Frank recovered he settled the question by declaring that he would be a doctor . Mrs. McDougall was undoubtedly right in her choice for her son , but it would be unjust to think that the kindness of his military friends was thrown away ...
... Frank recovered he settled the question by declaring that he would be a doctor . Mrs. McDougall was undoubtedly right in her choice for her son , but it would be unjust to think that the kindness of his military friends was thrown away ...
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... Frank gained some advantages in learning and acquiring a taste for natural science from forming the acquaintance of Dr. Leach , a natu- ralist of distinction holding office in the British Museum , who . was travelling with his sister ...
... Frank gained some advantages in learning and acquiring a taste for natural science from forming the acquaintance of Dr. Leach , a natu- ralist of distinction holding office in the British Museum , who . was travelling with his sister ...
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... Frank McDougall was a man of an extremely dark com- plexion , with black hair and eyes , said to be not uncommon in the race on the west coast of Scotland from which he sprang . He had a very broad chest and powerful arms , but was ...
... Frank McDougall was a man of an extremely dark com- plexion , with black hair and eyes , said to be not uncommon in the race on the west coast of Scotland from which he sprang . He had a very broad chest and powerful arms , but was ...
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