The Lands of ScottOsgood, 1871 - 508 páginas |
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... persons who have visited places he has endeavored to know by sight or by description ; and that he has ventured to think he may , similarly , be of some service to others , by collecting scat- tered items of information that have ...
... persons who have visited places he has endeavored to know by sight or by description ; and that he has ventured to think he may , similarly , be of some service to others , by collecting scat- tered items of information that have ...
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... persons , and liable to disadvan- tageous positions for observations , is quite likely to develop some of the imperfection attributed to human nature . And yet , however inadequately this book may present its subject , the writer ...
... persons , and liable to disadvan- tageous positions for observations , is quite likely to develop some of the imperfection attributed to human nature . And yet , however inadequately this book may present its subject , the writer ...
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... persons wish to be amused , and are endowed with im- agination , curiosity , and love of the beautiful , and inclination to use these qualities in obtaining pleasure from many objects and places , enriching earth with not a few of her ...
... persons wish to be amused , and are endowed with im- agination , curiosity , and love of the beautiful , and inclination to use these qualities in obtaining pleasure from many objects and places , enriching earth with not a few of her ...
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... persons as those of Melrose , and few are more deserving of such attention . The Abbey Church was one of the most beau- tiful edifices ever reared in Scotland , rivalling those of the wealthy English monastic institutions . Like very ...
... persons as those of Melrose , and few are more deserving of such attention . The Abbey Church was one of the most beau- tiful edifices ever reared in Scotland , rivalling those of the wealthy English monastic institutions . Like very ...
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... persons now scarcely known . The style is chiefly decorated Norman . The material is soft red sandstone . The choir , part of what may have been the transepts , and the left aisle of the nave are tolerably preserved . A single , massive ...
... persons now scarcely known . The style is chiefly decorated Norman . The material is soft red sandstone . The choir , part of what may have been the transepts , and the left aisle of the nave are tolerably preserved . A single , massive ...
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Página 49 - I tell thee thou'rt defied! And if thou saidst I am not peer To any lord in Scotland here, Lowland or Highland, far or near, Lord Angus, thou hast lied!
Página 67 - He whistled shrill, And he was answered from the hill : Wild as the scream of the curlew, From crag to crag the signal flew. Instant, through copse and heath, arose Bonnets and spears and bended bows ; On right, on left, above, below, Sprung up, at once, the lurking foe...
Página 295 - When the broken arches are black in night, And each shafted oriel glimmers white; When the cold light's uncertain shower Streams on the ruined central tower; When buttress and buttress, alternately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory; When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thee...
Página 285 - Thou know'st it well, — nor fen, nor sedge, Pollute the pure lake's crystal edge; Abrupt and sheer, the mountains sink At once upon the level brink; And just a trace of silver sand Marks where the water meets the land.
Página 38 - With massive arches broad and round, That rose alternate, row and row, On ponderous columns, short and low, Built ere the art was known, By pointed aisle, and shafted stalk, The arcades of an alley'd walk To emulate in stone.
Página 49 - Part we in friendship from your land, And, noble Earl, receive my hand." — But Douglas round him drew his cloak, Folded his arms, and thus he spoke: — " My manors, halls, and bowers, shall still Be open at my sovereign's will, To each one whom he lists, howe'er Unmeet to be the owner's peer. My castles are my king's alone, From turret to foundation-stone — The hand of Douglas is his own : And never shall in friendly grasp The hand of such as Marmion clasp.
Página 58 - On his bold visage middle age Had slightly pressed its signet sage, Yet had not quenched the open truth And fiery vehemence of youth ; Forward and frolic glee was there, The will to do, the soul to dare, The sparkling glance, soon blown to fire, Of hasty love or headlong ire.
Página 10 - To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings.
Página 312 - It was a barren scene, and wild, Where naked cliffs were rudely piled ; But ever and anon between Lay velvet tufts of loveliest green ; And well the lonely infant knew Recesses where the wall-flower grew, And honey-suckle loved to crawl Dp the low crag and ruined wall.
Página 72 - The Minstrel came once more to view The eastern ridge of Benvenue, For ere he parted, he would say Farewell to lovely Loch Achray — Where shall he find, in foreign land, So lone a lake, so sweet a strand...