Edinburgh: A Historical and Topographical Account of the CityMethuen and Company, 1906 - 326 pagina's |
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... honour . Probably the only part of this legend which has any foundation in fact is the statement , implied rather than expressed , that the Castle of Edinburgh was first founded , and that the town gradually grew up around it . That is ...
... honour . Probably the only part of this legend which has any foundation in fact is the statement , implied rather than expressed , that the Castle of Edinburgh was first founded , and that the town gradually grew up around it . That is ...
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... honour of its origin the Abbey was named ' Holy Rood . ' Whether we accept this story or the one quoted above , the fact remains that the Black Rood was a treasured possession until it was annexed by Edward 1 . 9 David's generosity to ...
... honour of its origin the Abbey was named ' Holy Rood . ' Whether we accept this story or the one quoted above , the fact remains that the Black Rood was a treasured possession until it was annexed by Edward 1 . 9 David's generosity to ...
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... 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 Castle , in 1291 : ' He planted his siege about the Castell , and raised ...
... 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 Castle , in 1291 : ' He planted his siege about the Castell , and raised ...
Pagina 15
... honour . This is characteristic , because Edinburgh was emphatically the capital of the Stewarts , more especially of the later Stewarts . Up to this time it was regarded chiefly as a border town , a place where Parliaments were ...
... honour . This is characteristic , because Edinburgh was emphatically the capital of the Stewarts , more especially of the later Stewarts . Up to this time it was regarded chiefly as a border town , a place where Parliaments were ...
Pagina 20
... honour be it said , Henry did not indulge in pillage , and he made a special point of protect- ing churches and religious houses . Two canons of Holy- rood begged him to spare the Abbey and Monastery , to which Henry replied : Never ...
... honour be it said , Henry did not indulge in pillage , and he made a special point of protect- ing churches and religious houses . Two canons of Holy- rood begged him to spare the Abbey and Monastery , to which Henry replied : Never ...
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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.