Franklin's Letters to His Kinsfolk, Written During the Years 1818, '19 & '20, from Edinburgh, London, The Highlands of Scotland, and Ireland, Volume 1J. Maxwell, 1822 - England |
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Page 6
... head of the turtle , High street as the ridge of its back , the various wynds and closes which strike off as its ribs , and Holyrood- house as the tail . When to this peculiar si- tuation we add the singular combination of its various ...
... head of the turtle , High street as the ridge of its back , the various wynds and closes which strike off as its ribs , and Holyrood- house as the tail . When to this peculiar si- tuation we add the singular combination of its various ...
Page 7
... heads of the in- habitants of Cowgate , who appear to live in a different atmosphere . Sometimes , at night , I take a solitary ramble through this singular assemblage of buildings , and , like Geoffrey Crayon , I have often to explore ...
... heads of the in- habitants of Cowgate , who appear to live in a different atmosphere . Sometimes , at night , I take a solitary ramble through this singular assemblage of buildings , and , like Geoffrey Crayon , I have often to explore ...
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... head , Become enthron'd in upper air , And turn to sun - bright glories there . " Here the weather is so uncertain , that I am often tempted by a fine appearance of the day , to go out without my umbrella , and , before I walk half a ...
... head , Become enthron'd in upper air , And turn to sun - bright glories there . " Here the weather is so uncertain , that I am often tempted by a fine appearance of the day , to go out without my umbrella , and , before I walk half a ...
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... heads in solitude and silence ; on one side the castle lifts itself high above the build ings of the metropolis , on the other Holyrood house presents itself ruined , but majestic in it ruins ; Calton Hill affords an agreeable contrast ...
... heads in solitude and silence ; on one side the castle lifts itself high above the build ings of the metropolis , on the other Holyrood house presents itself ruined , but majestic in it ruins ; Calton Hill affords an agreeable contrast ...
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... head , and be- low the variety of dress and splendour of or nament , present the idea of a parterre of flow- ers . The whole zest of this polite resort , con- sists in the agreeable Scotch airs which enliven the dulness of fashion ...
... head , and be- low the variety of dress and splendour of or nament , present the idea of a parterre of flow- ers . The whole zest of this polite resort , con- sists in the agreeable Scotch airs which enliven the dulness of fashion ...
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