The Braemar Highlands; Their Tales, Traditions, and HistoryW.P. Nimmo, 1869 - 343 pagina's |
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Pagina 15
... road on the south side , we come upon a small village or clachan . Somewhat less than a mile farther on , we come upon another , considerably larger . These are Inverey the little and muckle ; between them Glen Ey opens into Strathdee.
... road on the south side , we come upon a small village or clachan . Somewhat less than a mile farther on , we come upon another , considerably larger . These are Inverey the little and muckle ; between them Glen Ey opens into Strathdee.
Pagina 17
... farther down . And we must be careful in descending . No wonder , reader ; for it is a fearful - looking chasm , between high perpendicular cliffs , with the waters which we saw a few minutes before rushing and tumbling over the rocks ...
... farther down . And we must be careful in descending . No wonder , reader ; for it is a fearful - looking chasm , between high perpendicular cliffs , with the waters which we saw a few minutes before rushing and tumbling over the rocks ...
Pagina 20
... farther down , on the north side of the Dee , is a noble hill range , Craig Valloch . It is densely wooded , and at its base lies Old Mar Lodge , a struc- ture in the old baronial style , and somewhat imposing- looking in the distance ...
... farther down , on the north side of the Dee , is a noble hill range , Craig Valloch . It is densely wooded , and at its base lies Old Mar Lodge , a struc- ture in the old baronial style , and somewhat imposing- looking in the distance ...
Pagina 22
... farther down , on the opposite or north side of the Dee , Glen Quoich ( 9 ) opens into Strathdee . On the Quoich Water is a beautiful linn , quite a region of romance . It very much resembles that on the Dee , excepting the steep , wild ...
... farther down , on the opposite or north side of the Dee , Glen Quoich ( 9 ) opens into Strathdee . On the Quoich Water is a beautiful linn , quite a region of romance . It very much resembles that on the Dee , excepting the steep , wild ...
Pagina 23
... farther down the path than intended , you will be amply re- paid by the fine view from that spot of the linn , and also of a series of rapids stretching up the glen beyond it , as far as the eye can reach . From that point downwards ...
... farther down the path than intended , you will be amply re- paid by the fine view from that spot of the linn , and also of a series of rapids stretching up the glen beyond it , as far as the eye can reach . From that point downwards ...
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Pagina 227 - ... day is come, the lords and gentlemen of their companies do ride or go to the said places, sometimes wading up to the...
Pagina 15 - DEMONSTRATES THE INTEREST WHICH THOSE IN HEAVEN FEEL IN EARTH, AND PROVES, WITH REMARKABLE CLEARNESS, THAT SUCH AN INTEREST EXISTS NOT ONLY WITH THE ALMIGHTY AND AMONG THE ANGELS, BUT ALSO AMONG THE SPIRITS OF DEPARTED FRIENDS.
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Pagina 5 - The most brilliant age of Scotland Is fortunate in having found a historian whose sound judgment is accompanied by a graceful liveliness of imagination. We venture to predict that this book will soon become, and long remain, the standard History of Scotland.'— Quarterly Review, * An accurate, well-digested, well-written History ; evincing deliberation, research, judgment, and fidelity.
Pagina 228 - Then after we had stayed there three hours or thereabouts, we might perceive the deer appear on the hills round about us (their heads making a show like a wood), which being followed close by the...
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Pagina 36 - Shades of the dead ! have I not heard your voices Rise on the night-rolling breath of the gale!" Surely the soul of the hero rejoices, And rides on the wind o'er his own Highland vale.
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