Edinburgh: A Historical and Topographical Account of the CityMethuen and Company, 1906 - 326 pagina's |
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... burgh in the twenty - third yere of his reign . He buylded York citie , wherein he made a temple to Diana 1 Dumbarton . Edin- burgh and set there an " Arch - flame A I CHAP PAGE I EARLY HISTORY.
... burgh in the twenty - third yere of his reign . He buylded York citie , wherein he made a temple to Diana 1 Dumbarton . Edin- burgh and set there an " Arch - flame A I CHAP PAGE I EARLY HISTORY.
Pagina 2
... burgh . The rock rises abruptly from a flat plain which extends to the south - east in almost unbroken level stretches . With foes swarming on every side , what more obvious than that this splendid natural fortress , further fortified ...
... burgh . The rock rises abruptly from a flat plain which extends to the south - east in almost unbroken level stretches . With foes swarming on every side , what more obvious than that this splendid natural fortress , further fortified ...
Pagina 3
... burgh , but we hear little about the town till the important reign of David 1. Modern criticism declares that Holy- rood owes its name to the portion of the True Cross Edin- burgh bequeathed by St. Margaret to her children , 3.
... burgh , but we hear little about the town till the important reign of David 1. Modern criticism declares that Holy- rood owes its name to the portion of the True Cross Edin- burgh bequeathed by St. Margaret to her children , 3.
Pagina 4
A Historical and Topographical Account of the City Mary Gordon Williamson. Edin- burgh bequeathed by St. Margaret to her children , and , like the Scone ... burgh received the name of the ' Canon's 1 Foxes . 6 gait , ' and we know it as the ...
A Historical and Topographical Account of the City Mary Gordon Williamson. Edin- burgh bequeathed by St. Margaret to her children , and , like the Scone ... burgh received the name of the ' Canon's 1 Foxes . 6 gait , ' and we know it as the ...
Pagina 5
... burgh , besides many other churches , so one hardly wonders that 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 ...
... burgh , besides many other churches , so one hardly wonders that 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 ...
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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.