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Identifier: elphinstonefamil01fras (find matches)
Title: The Elphinstone family book of the lords Elphinstone, Balmerino and Coupar
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Fraser, William, Sir, 1816-1898. 1n
Subjects: Elphinstone family
Publisher: Edinburgh (Printed by T. and A. Constable at the Edinburgh University Press)
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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Original letters, in Elpliinatone diarter-chest. - Birthday Book, ibid.
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310 THE HONOURABLE MOTJNTSTUART ELPHINSTONE, 1779-1859. sports and escapades than to apply himself seriously to his books-contrast to the careful and studious statesman of after years.^ In one of his juvenile letters to his mother, young Mountstuart appears in thecapacity of a poet. We venture to quote the letter here as a homely passagein the youth of a great man, especially as so little has been written of his boy-hood, and as this introduces him in a hitherto undescribed capacity. The rhythmwill be recognised as that of many of Cowpers well-known pieces, and we mayinfer that young Elphinstone had his poetic instincts stimulated at the time bythe perusal of that author. He writes as follows :— Drummond Castle, December 30th. My dear Mama, I wrote you long ago,Aud very sorry was, when I did know,At York, my letter you did not receive,For which I truly very much did grieve.Castle Drummoud is a pretty place.The rooms are hung with all the ancient race.We from our window have a lovely

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  • bookyear:1897
  • bookdecade:1890
  • bookcentury:1800
  • bookauthor:Fraser__William__Sir__1816_1898__1n
  • booksubject:Elphinstone_family
  • bookpublisher:Edinburgh__Printed_by_T__and_A__Constable_at_the_Edinburgh_University_Press_
  • bookcontributor:Allen_County_Public_Library_Genealogy_Center
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  • bookleafnumber:459
  • bookcollection:allen_county
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