Edinburgh: A Historical and Topographical Account of the CityMethuen and Company, 1906 - 326 pagina's |
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... English invaders - by Edward 1. and by Cromwell . But while facts are hard to obtain , legend obligingly gives us full details , and if they are less veracious than circumstantial , we must not be too critical . Stow's Summarie of ...
... English invaders - by Edward 1. and by Cromwell . But while facts are hard to obtain , legend obligingly gives us full details , and if they are less veracious than circumstantial , we must not be too critical . Stow's Summarie of ...
Pagina 2
... English version , ' The Brut of Layamon . ' But such procedure was universal in those days - quite re- gardless of probability or even of possibility . Very mediæval too is the curious confusion which makes this British king who - if he ...
... English version , ' The Brut of Layamon . ' But such procedure was universal in those days - quite re- gardless of probability or even of possibility . Very mediæval too is the curious confusion which makes this British king who - if he ...
Pagina 5
... English King , Henry II . In this reign Fergus , Lord of Galloway , died in Edinburgh , having become an Augustinian monk in disgust after three decisive defeats . Malcolm , like his grandfather , lived a great deal more in Edinburgh ...
... English King , Henry II . In this reign Fergus , Lord of Galloway , died in Edinburgh , having become an Augustinian monk in disgust after three decisive defeats . Malcolm , like his grandfather , lived a great deal more in Edinburgh ...
Pagina 6
... in - law , the English Princess Margaret , wife of Alexander III . , had opinions about the city which can hardly be described as complimentary . A sad and solitary place , without . verdure , and , by reason of its vicinity to 6.
... in - law , the English Princess Margaret , wife of Alexander III . , had opinions about the city which can hardly be described as complimentary . A sad and solitary place , without . verdure , and , by reason of its vicinity to 6.
Pagina 7
... English princess was History afflicted by the east wind and the easterly haar , ' which residents in Edinburgh know only too well . In this reign the old claim of homage was revived by Henry III . , but Alexander was equally determined ...
... English princess was History afflicted by the east wind and the easterly haar , ' which residents in Edinburgh know only too well . In this reign the old claim of homage was revived by Henry III . , but Alexander was equally determined ...
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Pagina 71 - Maker 1 in that crimson lake ; Then place my parboiled head upon a stake« Scatter my ashes— strew them in the air; Lord ; since thou knowest where all these atoms are, I'm hopeful thou'lt recover once my dust. And confident thou'lt raise me with the just...
Pagina 294 - Requiem Under the wide and starry sky, Dig the grave and let me lie. Glad did I live and gladly die, And I laid me down with a will. This be the verse you grave for me: Here he lies where he longed to be; Home is the sailor, home from sea, And the hunter home from the hill.