Blackwood's Magazine, Volumen6W. Blackwood., 1820 |
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... Hill , ( if it is the Calton now that it once was , for I cannot look out at any window and see the tricks which improvement has been playing with this admired rock ) , would be too large a base for this building , the mountain would ...
... Hill , ( if it is the Calton now that it once was , for I cannot look out at any window and see the tricks which improvement has been playing with this admired rock ) , would be too large a base for this building , the mountain would ...
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... Calton - hill . N.B. The Observations are made twice every day , at nine o'clock , forenoon , and four o'clock , after- The second Observation in the afternoon , in the first column , is taken by the Register Thermometer . APPOINTMENTS ...
... Calton - hill . N.B. The Observations are made twice every day , at nine o'clock , forenoon , and four o'clock , after- The second Observation in the afternoon , in the first column , is taken by the Register Thermometer . APPOINTMENTS ...
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... Calton Hill seems calculated , in a most re- markable and fortunate manner , for the attainment of this object . The striking similarity of this hill to the Acropolis , has been observed by every traveller , and may be perceived , in ...
... Calton Hill seems calculated , in a most re- markable and fortunate manner , for the attainment of this object . The striking similarity of this hill to the Acropolis , has been observed by every traveller , and may be perceived , in ...
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... Calton Hill , on the same dimensions with the original , for £ 40,000 . In making this estimate , we have reason to believe , that we are ra- ther beyond than within the mark . It is 240 feet long , 120 broad , and some- what under 60 ...
... Calton Hill , on the same dimensions with the original , for £ 40,000 . In making this estimate , we have reason to believe , that we are ra- ther beyond than within the mark . It is 240 feet long , 120 broad , and some- what under 60 ...
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... Calton Hill , it proceeds entirely on a misapprehen- sion of the fact . The Calton Hill is in fact larger than the Acropolis of Athens ; the situation which Pericles and Phidias selected for the Temple of Minerva , and to the admirable ...
... Calton Hill , it proceeds entirely on a misapprehen- sion of the fact . The Calton Hill is in fact larger than the Acropolis of Athens ; the situation which Pericles and Phidias selected for the Temple of Minerva , and to the admirable ...
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