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‘Finish, finish, make an entire end, make us strong, shapely, viable creatures!’

Posted on August 1, 2014 by mafalda

RLS’s examination for the Bar at Edinburgh was approaching. His formal thesis in Latin, on a title of the Padects (‘Pro Dote’) is in the National Library of Scotland. Fontainebleau is the paper called Forest Notes, afterwards printed in the … Continue reading →

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And yet it burns cheerily

Posted on March 9, 2014 by mafalda

Written after an outpouring about difficulties at home. Portobello is the beach resort 3 miles east of Edinburgh. The ‘Spec’ is the Speculative Society, the literary and debating society founded in 1764 at Edinburgh University. The German quotes are taken … Continue reading →

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