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... half - moon battery of the time of the Commonwealth , from the summit of which there is a fine view . Beneath this , on the north side of the Castle , is Argyle's Battery . The west side of the Castle is occupied by store - rooms , the ...
... half - moon battery of the time of the Commonwealth , from the summit of which there is a fine view . Beneath this , on the north side of the Castle , is Argyle's Battery . The west side of the Castle is occupied by store - rooms , the ...
Página 9
... half as high again . The Great Hall where the Parliament sat , still remains ; it is 122 feet in length , and 49 in breadth ; and is covered by an elegant oak roof . It is now appropriated to the Court of Session . At its north end is a ...
... half as high again . The Great Hall where the Parliament sat , still remains ; it is 122 feet in length , and 49 in breadth ; and is covered by an elegant oak roof . It is now appropriated to the Court of Session . At its north end is a ...
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... . The Meadows is a retired promenade on the south side of Edinburgh . It was once a lake , and is about a mile and a half in circumference . Burntsfield Links , to the S.W. of the Meadows , DESCRIPTION OF EDINBURGH . 27.
... . The Meadows is a retired promenade on the south side of Edinburgh . It was once a lake , and is about a mile and a half in circumference . Burntsfield Links , to the S.W. of the Meadows , DESCRIPTION OF EDINBURGH . 27.
Página 29
... half from Edin- burgh , was formerly the seat of Kirkaldy , the military com- mander , in the reign of Queen Mary . Here also Dr. Ro- bertson spent the last months of his life . Hopetoun House , the seat of the Earl of Hopetoun , is si ...
... half from Edin- burgh , was formerly the seat of Kirkaldy , the military com- mander , in the reign of Queen Mary . Here also Dr. Ro- bertson spent the last months of his life . Hopetoun House , the seat of the Earl of Hopetoun , is si ...
Página 33
... Half a mile to the east is New Halls Inn . Hence there is a Ferry across the Forth , which is under very good manage- ment , the right being vested in Trustees , who have effected many improvements by the erection of piers , the ...
... Half a mile to the east is New Halls Inn . Hence there is a Ferry across the Forth , which is under very good manage- ment , the right being vested in Trustees , who have effected many improvements by the erection of piers , the ...
Palavras e frases frequentes
Abbey Aberdeen Aberdeenshire ancient arches Argyleshire Ayrshire banks beautiful breadth Bridge building built called Canal Castle Cave celebrated century Chapel Church Clyde coast contains crosses distance Duke Dumbartonshire Dumfries Dunkeld Earl east edifice EDINBURGH elegant eminence erected Falkirk feet in height Ferry Fifeshire Firth formerly forms Fort Augustus four miles Glasgow Glen Gothic Greenock Haddington half a mile handsome harbour Highlands Hill inhabitants Inverary Inverness Inverness-shire Inveruglass island James Kirk Kirkcudbright lake Lanark Loch Erne Loch Katrine Loch Lomond lofty Lomond Lord mansion manufacture mile distant miles long modern mountains neat north side parish Perth Perthshire PORT PATRICK principal residence rises river road Robert Bruce rock Roman royal burgh ruins scenery Scotland Scottish seat shore situated South Queensferry south side stands Stirling stone Street summit surrounded three miles tourist tower Town House Tweed vale vicinity village woods
Passagens conhecidas
Página 227 - That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow • warmer among the ruins of lona.
Página 227 - Far from me and from my friends, be 30 such frigid philosophy as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona...
Página 227 - We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were possible.
Página 295 - Where, thro' a shapeless breach, his stream resounds; As high in air the bursting torrents flow, As deep recoiling surges foam below, Prone down the rock the whitening sheet descends, And viewless Echo's ear, astonished, rends. Dim-seen, thro' rising mists, and ceaseless show'rs, The hoary cavern, wide-surrounding, low'rs. Still, thro...
Página 295 - AMONG the heathy hills and ragged woods The roaring Fyers pours his mossy floods, Till full he dashes on the rocky mounds, Where, thro' a shapeless breach, his stream resounds. As high in air the bursting torrents flow, As 'deep recoiling surges foam below, Prone down the rock the whitening sheet descends, And viewless Echo's ear astonished rends. Dim-seen, thro...
Página 164 - Oft stay thy steps, oft taste the cordial drop, And rest, oh ! rest, long, long upon the top. There hail the breezes, nor with toilsome haste, Down the rough slope thy...
Página 253 - ... which give them an apparent motion of different degrees of velocity, as the spectator rides along the opposite beach. At other times his road is at the foot of rugged and stupendous cliffs, and trees are growing where no earth is to be seen. Every rock has its echo ; every grove is vocal, by the melodious harmony of birds, or by the sweet airs of women and children gathering filberts in their season.
Página 195 - ... a romance in stone and lime." Immediately below Abbotsford, the Tweed is joined from the north by Gala water, whose youths are celebrated in song, as " the braw lads o' Gala water," and extolled as matchless, even by those of " Ettrick shaws and Yarrow braes," in one of Burns's beautiful lyrics.* * On the banks of the Gala, about a mile above its confluence with the Tweed, lies Galashiels, which a few years ago was a small village, but is now a place of considerable importance, and, considering...
Página 95 - Trelawney, the mansion is said to have as many windows as there are days in the year.
Página 378 - The STRANGER'S GUIDE to the PLAINS of WATERLOO, &c., exhibiting, on a large Scale, the Positions of the Armies on the 15th, 16th, -17th, and 18th of June, 1815. Done up in a portable form, 4s.