Edinburgh: A Historical and Topographical Account of the CityMethuen and Company, 1906 - 326 pagina's |
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Pagina 26
... hall of the Castle . In 1753 some workmen found the golden handles and plates of what is supposed to have been the Earl of Douglas's coffin . Even in the disturbed state of the country this crime , with its cruelty and treachery , made ...
... hall of the Castle . In 1753 some workmen found the golden handles and plates of what is supposed to have been the Earl of Douglas's coffin . Even in the disturbed state of the country this crime , with its cruelty and treachery , made ...
Pagina 72
... hall for overmuch fidelity to his King , but gratitude was not a prominent feature of Charles's character . In spite of the welcome afforded him , Charles did not care to stay in Edinburgh itself , preferring ane ludging belonging to ...
... hall for overmuch fidelity to his King , but gratitude was not a prominent feature of Charles's character . In spite of the welcome afforded him , Charles did not care to stay in Edinburgh itself , preferring ane ludging belonging to ...
Pagina 75
... hall of the Parliament House that the examination of suspects took place . In 1679 was fought the battle of Bothwell Bridge . In one way the Council showed greater leniency than formerly , for there were fewer executions . But the great ...
... hall of the Parliament House that the examination of suspects took place . In 1679 was fought the battle of Bothwell Bridge . In one way the Council showed greater leniency than formerly , for there were fewer executions . But the great ...
Pagina 77
... hall tells us 6 our great men , not knowing their own destinies , thought it no fit copy to imitate , so that . . . he was met at the Watergate by Captain Graham's Company and the hangman , who tied his hands behind his back ; and so ...
... hall tells us 6 our great men , not knowing their own destinies , thought it no fit copy to imitate , so that . . . he was met at the Watergate by Captain Graham's Company and the hangman , who tied his hands behind his back ; and so ...
Pagina 93
... hall are the vaults where prisoners were confined . Some of the Jacobite prisoners in 1745 were shut up there , and all were not so fortunate as Lady Ogilvy , who escaped dis- guised as a washerwoman . The vaults , however , are chiefly ...
... hall are the vaults where prisoners were confined . Some of the Jacobite prisoners in 1745 were shut up there , and all were not so fortunate as Lady Ogilvy , who escaped dis- guised as a washerwoman . The vaults , however , are chiefly ...
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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.