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Page 103
The bridge over the Tay , which is į modern and of a beautiful architecture , and
the new buildings are improvements of the Duke of Athol's , whose estate is in the
vicinity . The walks over his grace's grounds extend above 70 miles . The park ...
The bridge over the Tay , which is į modern and of a beautiful architecture , and
the new buildings are improvements of the Duke of Athol's , whose estate is in the
vicinity . The walks over his grace's grounds extend above 70 miles . The park ...
Page 106
The water being low , the scene is now devested of that grandeur ; but still we
see much that is beautiful , and we hear that brawling noise , which produces in
some the voluptuous melancholy of love , in others the soft and romantic sadness
so ...
The water being low , the scene is now devested of that grandeur ; but still we
see much that is beautiful , and we hear that brawling noise , which produces in
some the voluptuous melancholy of love , in others the soft and romantic sadness
so ...
Page 120
Loch Lomond is the largest and one of the most beautiful in Great Britain . Its
banks are covered with woodland , which extends along the slopes of the
mountains . Towards the southern extremity are many beautiful islands clothed
with ...
Loch Lomond is the largest and one of the most beautiful in Great Britain . Its
banks are covered with woodland , which extends along the slopes of the
mountains . Towards the southern extremity are many beautiful islands clothed
with ...
Page 143
This , however , is still the last resource : for their transparent streams , beautiful
lakes , romantic mountains , and solitary heaths , have , in spite of all , a strong
hold on the Highlanders ' bosom ; and they cannot leave the land of their birth ,
with ...
This , however , is still the last resource : for their transparent streams , beautiful
lakes , romantic mountains , and solitary heaths , have , in spite of all , a strong
hold on the Highlanders ' bosom ; and they cannot leave the land of their birth ,
with ...
Page 145
... the condition of a Shi'ich , or man of peace ! There is a passage in “ Rob Roy "
which hints to the Schi'ichs , near the source of the Forth , just spoken of . A
beautiful eminence of the most regular round shape , and clothed with
copsewood of ...
... the condition of a Shi'ich , or man of peace ! There is a passage in “ Rob Roy "
which hints to the Schi'ichs , near the source of the Forth , just spoken of . A
beautiful eminence of the most regular round shape , and clothed with
copsewood of ...
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| Title | Franklin's Letters to His Kinsfolk, Written During the Years 1818, '19 & '20, from Edinburgh, London, The Highlands of Scotland, and Ireland, Volume 1 Franklin's Letters to His Kinsfolk, Written During the Years 1818, '19 & '20, from Edinburgh, London, The Highlands of Scotland, and Ireland, Franklin James Didier |
| Author | Franklin James Didier |
| Publisher | J. Maxwell, 1822 |
| Original from | The Ohio State University |
| Digitized | 7 Jul 2016 |
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