Edinburgh: A Historical and Topographical Account of the CityMethuen and Company, 1906 - 326 pagina's |
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Pagina 9
... 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 engines which cast ...
... 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 engines which cast ...
Pagina 16
... repaired ! The history of the Stewarts is also the history of the evolu- tion of this little border village which was to attain widespread celebrity as the capital of Scotland . 1 CHAPTER II EDINBURGH UNDER THE STEWARTS - ROBERT JI 16.
... repaired ! The history of the Stewarts is also the history of the evolu- tion of this little border village which was to attain widespread celebrity as the capital of Scotland . 1 CHAPTER II EDINBURGH UNDER THE STEWARTS - ROBERT JI 16.
Pagina 45
... tion to the match , he liked not the manner of wooing . " James VI . Help from France soon arrived , and with it a proposal from the French King , Henri II . , that the alliance be- tween France and Scotland should be cemented by ...
... tion to the match , he liked not the manner of wooing . " James VI . Help from France soon arrived , and with it a proposal from the French King , Henri II . , that the alliance be- tween France and Scotland should be cemented by ...
Pagina 47
... tion in the Church , but she handed his letter to the Archbishop of Glasgow , only remarking , ' Please you , my lord , to look at a pasquill . ' An agreeable change from these religious wranglings was afforded by the visit of the ...
... tion in the Church , but she handed his letter to the Archbishop of Glasgow , only remarking , ' Please you , my lord , to look at a pasquill . ' An agreeable change from these religious wranglings was afforded by the visit of the ...
Pagina 51
... tion . Knox blamed the Queen more than the actual culprits for the magnificence of these proceedings , but his strictures made a considerable breach between him and the Protestant lords . Maitland , among others , objected greatly to ...
... tion . Knox blamed the Queen more than the actual culprits for the magnificence of these proceedings , but his strictures made a considerable breach between him and the Protestant lords . Maitland , among others , objected greatly to ...
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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.