Edinburgh: A Historical and Topographical Account of the CityMethuen and Company, 1906 - 326 pagina's |
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Pagina 5
... crown . ' David was a brave soldier and a sagacious ruler as well as a generous patron of religion . In his reign Edinburgh became more a royal residence than it had previously been . He died at Hexham in 1153— his attendants found him ...
... crown . ' David was a brave soldier and a sagacious ruler as well as a generous patron of religion . In his reign Edinburgh became more a royal residence than it had previously been . He died at Hexham in 1153— his attendants found him ...
Pagina 6
... Crown did not permit this ; but what he could do Alexander did . The mendicant orders benefited chiefly by his generosity . The most interest- ing , historically , of his foundations were the Blackfriars Monastery and the Collegiate ...
... Crown did not permit this ; but what he could do Alexander did . The mendicant orders benefited chiefly by his generosity . The most interest- ing , historically , of his foundations were the Blackfriars Monastery and the Collegiate ...
Pagina 7
... lived there fairly constantly . In Edinburgh also all judicial business was transacted , and there too state records and the regalia were preserved . All Alexander's children predeceased Edin- burgh him , and on his death the crown 7.
... lived there fairly constantly . In Edinburgh also all judicial business was transacted , and there too state records and the regalia were preserved . All Alexander's children predeceased Edin- burgh him , and on his death the crown 7.
Pagina 8
... crown passed to his grand- daughter Margaret , known as the ' Maid of Norway . ' It was decided to bring her to Scotland , but she became very ill and died at Orkney before reaching our country . This led to the long and disastrous wars ...
... crown passed to his grand- daughter Margaret , known as the ' Maid of Norway . ' It was decided to bring her to Scotland , but she became very ill and died at Orkney before reaching our country . This led to the long and disastrous wars ...
Pagina 9
... crown . This search was to be made in Edinburgh Castle . Edinburgh was honoured by atten- tion from Edward which it could well have dispensed with . Holinshed gives a graphic account of the siege and surrender of Edinburgh , town and ...
... crown . This search was to be made in Edinburgh Castle . Edinburgh was honoured by atten- tion from Edward which it could well have dispensed with . Holinshed gives a graphic account of the siege and surrender of Edinburgh , town and ...
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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.