Black's Guide Through Edinburgh with Pleasure Excursions in the EnvironsAdam & Charles Black, 1850 - 140 páginas |
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... structures which , like St. Paul's or Westminster Abbey , York Minster , and some other of the English provincial cathedrals , astonish the beholder alike by their magnitude and their architectural splendour . But in no city of the king ...
... structures which , like St. Paul's or Westminster Abbey , York Minster , and some other of the English provincial cathedrals , astonish the beholder alike by their magnitude and their architectural splendour . But in no city of the king ...
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... structures , Athens , even in her best days , could not have coped with the capital of Scotland . The truth is , that the comforts of the Athenians were constantly sacrificed to the public benefit ; and the ruins which still remain to ...
... structures , Athens , even in her best days , could not have coped with the capital of Scotland . The truth is , that the comforts of the Athenians were constantly sacrificed to the public benefit ; and the ruins which still remain to ...
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... structure worse fitted for such a site , or more uncongenial to the sur- rounding architecture . The GAOL is immediately to the east of the churchyard , and a little farther along , in the same direction , is BRIDEWELL . These ...
... structure worse fitted for such a site , or more uncongenial to the sur- rounding architecture . The GAOL is immediately to the east of the churchyard , and a little farther along , in the same direction , is BRIDEWELL . These ...
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... structure more ponderous than elegant , " modelled exactly after a Dutch skipper's spy - glass , or a butter - churn , " but which , though wholly destitute of grandeur of design , becomes impressive from its magnitude and elevated site ...
... structure more ponderous than elegant , " modelled exactly after a Dutch skipper's spy - glass , or a butter - churn , " but which , though wholly destitute of grandeur of design , becomes impressive from its magnitude and elevated site ...
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... structure , erected by William , first Duke of Queensberry . Charles , the third Duke , was born here in 1698 , and his sprightly Duchess , Lady Catharine Hyde , here patronised the poet Gay . * The building is now converted into a ...
... structure , erected by William , first Duke of Queensberry . Charles , the third Duke , was born here in 1698 , and his sprightly Duchess , Lady Catharine Hyde , here patronised the poet Gay . * The building is now converted into a ...
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