ISBN: 9781141174836

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 illustra… Plus…

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. 1848 Excerpt: .the least attractive in themselves, and clothe with the charms of association the least picturesque landscape, Cedar Park was possessed of beauties both of nature and of art, which made it essentially appropriate to the purposes to which it was thus devoted. The outspread waters of the 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. 1848 Excerpt: .the least attractive in themselves, and clothe with the charms of association the least picturesque landscape, Cedar Park was possessed of beauties both of nature and of art, which made it essentially appropriate to the purposes to which it was thus devoted. The outspread waters of the river rolled before the door, flowing into the Chesapeake, whose broad bosom lay stretched out toward the horizon, bearing upon it the constantly passing commerce of the third city in the Union, while immediately around the mansion was a park of several hundred acres, clothed in the richest verdure, kept ever cropped by a numerous herd of fallow deer, scattered over its undulated surface diversified with forest trees. It was a scene in which the mind could not but expand, and the heart find improvement from the objects by which it was surrounded. But in the year 1834 the growth of her brother's family, who resided with her, and her desire to promote their comfort, induced Miss Mercer to change her residence. The only alternative was to dismiss her train of teachers, limit exceedingly the number of her pupils, and thus diminish the extent of her usefulness, and abandon the pursuit to which she had consecrated her life, and devoted her energies. For a short time she removed to Franklin, in the vicinity of Baltimore, under the impression that in the neighbourhood of that city she should secure more competent assistance in some branches of education, and therefore obtain a still larger amount of patronage. In these expectations she was disappointed, and she found that whilst her expenses were much increased, there was not a corresponding increase in the number of her pupils, and she shortly transferred her establishment to Belmont, near Leesburg, in Virginia, where she purchased Books, Biography & Autobiography~~General, Memoir-of-Miss-Margaret-Mercer~~Caspar-Morris, 999999999, Memoir Of Miss Margaret Mercer, Caspar Morris, 1141174839, Nabu Press, , , , , Nabu Press<

ISBN: 9781141174836

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 illustra… Plus…

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. 1848 Excerpt: .the least attractive in themselves, and clothe with the charms of association the least picturesque landscape, Cedar Park was possessed of beauties both of nature and of art, which made it essentially appropriate to the purposes to which it was thus devoted. The outspread waters of the 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. 1848 Excerpt: .the least attractive in themselves, and clothe with the charms of association the least picturesque landscape, Cedar Park was possessed of beauties both of nature and of art, which made it essentially appropriate to the purposes to which it was thus devoted. The outspread waters of the river rolled before the door, flowing into the Chesapeake, whose broad bosom lay stretched out toward the horizon, bearing upon it the constantly passing commerce of the third city in the Union, while immediately around the mansion was a park of several hundred acres, clothed in the richest verdure, kept ever cropped by a numerous herd of fallow deer, scattered over its undulated surface diversified with forest trees. It was a scene in which the mind could not but expand, and the heart find improvement from the objects by which it was surrounded. But in the year 1834 the growth of her brother's family, who resided with her, and her desire to promote their comfort, induced Miss Mercer to change her residence. The only alternative was to dismiss her train of teachers, limit exceedingly the number of her pupils, and thus diminish the extent of her usefulness, and abandon the pursuit to which she had consecrated her life, and devoted her energies. For a short time she removed to Franklin, in the vicinity of Baltimore, under the impression that in the neighbourhood of that city she should secure more competent assistance in some branches of education, and therefore obtain a still larger amount of patronage. In these expectations she was disappointed, and she found that whilst her expenses were much increased, there was not a corresponding increase in the number of her pupils, and she shortly transferred her establishment to Belmont, near Leesburg, in Virginia, where she purchased Books, Biography & Autobiography~~General, Memoir-of-Miss-Margaret-Mercer~~Caspar-Morris, , , , , , , , , , Nabu Press<

ISBN: 9781141174836

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either p… Plus…

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. Caspar Morris, Books, Biography and Memoir, Memoir Of Miss Margaret Mercer Books>Biography and Memoir, BiblioLife<

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ISBN: 9781141174836

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