Old and Modern Edinburgh: A Historical Sketch of the Metropolis of ScotlandReligious Tract Society, 1855 - 384 pagina's |
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Pagina 9
... memorials of the past . The queen , according to her earliest bio- graphers , was regarded as a model of piety during her life , and the Romish church con- firmed this popular canonization by a bull of pope Innocent iv . , which ...
... memorials of the past . The queen , according to her earliest bio- graphers , was regarded as a model of piety during her life , and the Romish church con- firmed this popular canonization by a bull of pope Innocent iv . , which ...
Pagina 13
... memorial of the Saxon princess . In 1093 , William Rufus , the son of the Norman conqueror , having made war on Scot- land , and surprised the Castle of Alnwick , Mal- colm forthwith mustered an army and marched to its recovery ...
... memorial of the Saxon princess . In 1093 , William Rufus , the son of the Norman conqueror , having made war on Scot- land , and surprised the Castle of Alnwick , Mal- colm forthwith mustered an army and marched to its recovery ...
Pagina 52
... Memorials of Edinburgh in the Olden Time , " are singularly grotesque . The monkey is repeated in all variety of positions in the gurgoils , and is occasionally introduced in the interior among other figures that seem equally ...
... Memorials of Edinburgh in the Olden Time , " are singularly grotesque . The monkey is repeated in all variety of positions in the gurgoils , and is occasionally introduced in the interior among other figures that seem equally ...
Pagina 97
... Memorials of Edinburgh , " made an unsuccessful attempt on the capital , whose provost had fallen on the field , and it is recorded that this fatal battle had alone made three hundred and sixty widows ; but finding the Scottish nation ...
... Memorials of Edinburgh , " made an unsuccessful attempt on the capital , whose provost had fallen on the field , and it is recorded that this fatal battle had alone made three hundred and sixty widows ; but finding the Scottish nation ...
Pagina 134
... memorial of such olden times- in the Cowgate of Edinburgh . Queen Mary was at this time , we may observe , guided almost entirely by her brother the lord James's counsel , and she pursued a wise and conciliating policy to all . At this ...
... memorial of such olden times- in the Cowgate of Edinburgh . Queen Mary was at this time , we may observe , guided almost entirely by her brother the lord James's counsel , and she pursued a wise and conciliating policy to all . At this ...
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