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Autobiography of the Rev. Dr. Alexander Carlyle, Minister of Inveresk (1860)
Autobiography of the Rev Dr Alexander Carlyle Minister of Inveresk - 1860 Author:Alexander Carlyle Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. 1743-1745: AGE, 21-23. Goes To Glasgow -- Leechman, Hutcheson, And The Other ProfesSors Life And Society Ik Glasgow Rise Of Trade -- Origi... more »n Of Glasgow Suppers Clubs -- Hutcheson The Metaphysician -- Simson And Stewart The Mathematicians Moore Tour Among The Clergy Of Haddington : Sketches Of Them The Author Of "the Grave" -- Return To Glasgow -- College Theatricals Travelling Adventures -- News Of The LandIng Of Prince Charles A Volunteer Corps -- Preparations For The Defence Of Edinburgh The March And Recall Of The Volunteers The I'rovosl's Conduct -- Adventures As A Disembodied Volunteer Adventures Of John Home And Robertson The Historian Expedition To View Cope's Army The Position Of The Two Armies His Last InterView With Colonel Gardiner Instructions To Be Wakenkd When The Battle Begins Is Wakened, And Description Of What He Sees -- The Battle Incidents Inspection Of The Highland Army -- Prince Charles -- Preparations For Going To Holland. Ix November 1743 I went to Glasgow, much more opportunely than I should have done the preceding year, for the old Professor of Divinity, Mr Potter, who had been a very short while there, died in the week I went to College ; and his chair, being in the gift of the University, was immediately filled by Mr William Leechman, a neighbouring clergyman, a person thoroughly well qualified for the office, of whichhe gave the most satisfactory proof for a great many years that he continued Professor of Theology, which was till the death of Principal Neil Campbell raised him to the head of the University. He was a distinguished preacher, and was followed when he was occasionally in Edinburgh. His appearance was that of an ascetic, reduced by fasting and prayer ; but in aid of fine compo...« less