Franklin's Letters to His Kinsfolk, Written During the Years 1818, '19 & '20, from Edinburgh, London, The Highlands of Scotland, and Ireland, Volume 1 |
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Page 95
Scarcely any thing but the castle , seems to deserve attention in Stirlingso that ,
after a very pleasant walk round the battlements , and after a hearty breakfast ,
we proceeded à pied in our way to Perth , 38 miles from Stirling . The view of the
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Scarcely any thing but the castle , seems to deserve attention in Stirlingso that ,
after a very pleasant walk round the battlements , and after a hearty breakfast ,
we proceeded à pied in our way to Perth , 38 miles from Stirling . The view of the
...
Page 113
... images of impurity . * We « A long round of blissés , Feasts , concerts , baths ,
and bower - enshaded kisses . " Hunt's Rimini * would soon get tired of running
round the paltry circle N 2 113 1.
... images of impurity . * We « A long round of blissés , Feasts , concerts , baths ,
and bower - enshaded kisses . " Hunt's Rimini * would soon get tired of running
round the paltry circle N 2 113 1.
Page 116
We sailed round the Isle , and surveyed all its scenery , rendered so classical by
Scott's well - known poem . I particularly noticed the aged oak , projecting from a
rock , from which the Lady of the Lake was seen proceeding in her . skiff , by the ...
We sailed round the Isle , and surveyed all its scenery , rendered so classical by
Scott's well - known poem . I particularly noticed the aged oak , projecting from a
rock , from which the Lady of the Lake was seen proceeding in her . skiff , by the ...
Page 158
How like a worm was I wrapt round and round In silken tho'l , which reptile fancy
spun ! Night Thoughts . Antrim , May 26 , 1819 . AFTER a very agreeable voyage
, we arrived at Belfast on the morning of the 22d inst . All that I can say of this ...
How like a worm was I wrapt round and round In silken tho'l , which reptile fancy
spun ! Night Thoughts . Antrim , May 26 , 1819 . AFTER a very agreeable voyage
, we arrived at Belfast on the morning of the 22d inst . All that I can say of this ...
Page 175
The rope is fixed round the criminal's neck in the Press - Room ; it passes over
pulleys through the wall and over the drop . As soon as the culprit stands on the
platform , the rope is shortened by turning round the interior pulley ; then the drop
is ...
The rope is fixed round the criminal's neck in the Press - Room ; it passes over
pulleys through the wall and over the drop . As soon as the culprit stands on the
platform , the rope is shortened by turning round the interior pulley ; then the drop
is ...
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