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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... side of the Loch , is Princes street , which is the em- porium of fashion and elegance . The buildings are all new , constructed of a beautiful gray stone , and arranged with the utmost symme- try . The shops are not inferior to the ...
... side of the Loch , is Princes street , which is the em- porium of fashion and elegance . The buildings are all new , constructed of a beautiful gray stone , and arranged with the utmost symme- try . The shops are not inferior to the ...
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... side , it would be the French frivolity to the Scotish misanthropic gloom . LETTER II . Windows and doors , in ... sides , except towards the Firth , with irre- gular rocky mountains separated by beautiful valleys , whose verdure and ...
... side , it would be the French frivolity to the Scotish misanthropic gloom . LETTER II . Windows and doors , in ... sides , except towards the Firth , with irre- gular rocky mountains separated by beautiful valleys , whose verdure and ...
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... sides , afford a delightful treat to the eye . That part of the hill on the west which over- looks the city , presents a semi - circular range of precipitous rocks , which convey the idea of a mural crown . The appearance which the Old ...
... sides , afford a delightful treat to the eye . That part of the hill on the west which over- looks the city , presents a semi - circular range of precipitous rocks , which convey the idea of a mural crown . The appearance which the Old ...
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... side all alive , With silent faces gazing steadfastly On one poor single solitary wretch , Who views not in the darkness of his trouble → One human face among the many thousands All staring towards the scaffold ! - WILSON'S Convict ...
... side all alive , With silent faces gazing steadfastly On one poor single solitary wretch , Who views not in the darkness of his trouble → One human face among the many thousands All staring towards the scaffold ! - WILSON'S Convict ...
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... 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 by the beautiful verdure with which it ...
... 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 by the beautiful verdure with which it ...
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