Edinburgh: A Historical and Topographical Account of the CityMethuen and Company, 1906 - 326 pagina's |
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... king who - if he had any religion at all - was probably a Druid , worship Diana , and found a temple in her honour . Probably the only part of this legend which has any foundation in fact is the statement , implied rather than expressed ...
... king who - if he had any religion at all - was probably a Druid , worship Diana , and found a temple in her honour . Probably the only part of this legend which has any foundation in fact is the statement , implied rather than expressed ...
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... king had married the Saxon Princess , Margaret , whose goodness was so undeniable that she was canonised , and is even now spoken of by the good Protestants of Edinburgh as ' St. Margaret . ' In 1093 Malcolm and his eldest son Edward ...
... king had married the Saxon Princess , Margaret , whose goodness was so undeniable that she was canonised , and is even now spoken of by the good Protestants of Edinburgh as ' St. Margaret . ' In 1093 Malcolm and his eldest son Edward ...
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... King and his train , -possibly out of bravado - made such a bullabaloo that all the animals were roused out of their dens . By some mischance , the King was separated from his attendants , was thrown from his horse , and was on the ...
... King and his train , -possibly out of bravado - made such a bullabaloo that all the animals were roused out of their dens . By some mischance , the King was separated from his attendants , was thrown from his horse , and was on the ...
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... King James vi . , his less wealthy , and cer- tainly less generous , descendant , should have petulantly remarked that St. David was a sair sanct to the crown . ' David was a brave soldier and a sagacious ruler as well as a generous ...
... King James vi . , his less wealthy , and cer- tainly less generous , descendant , should have petulantly remarked that St. David was a sair sanct to the crown . ' David was a brave soldier and a sagacious ruler as well as a generous ...
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... King Henry , and Edinburgh Castle was restored to Scotland as part of her dowry . With the exception of his war with England , William's reign was in the main prosperous , and that of his son Alexander II . was even more so . He also is ...
... King Henry , and Edinburgh Castle was restored to Scotland as part of her dowry . With the exception of his war with England , William's reign was in the main prosperous , and that of his son Alexander II . was even more so . He also is ...
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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.