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The rock is topped by a solitary building , which hangs over the frightful precipice
and the Esk , whose waves dash against the intercepting masses of stone . The
old castle in which Drummond entertained Ben Jonson , no longer exists ; but ...
The rock is topped by a solitary building , which hangs over the frightful precipice
and the Esk , whose waves dash against the intercepting masses of stone . The
old castle in which Drummond entertained Ben Jonson , no longer exists ; but ...
Page 103
... at some distance the elegant Tay flowed in a silvery flexure , and its waves
were brightened by the sun - beams that appeared to repose upon them , The
river was of that pale gray transparency which we sometimes admire in the light
of an ...
... at some distance the elegant Tay flowed in a silvery flexure , and its waves
were brightened by the sun - beams that appeared to repose upon them , The
river was of that pale gray transparency which we sometimes admire in the light
of an ...
Page 147
The roaring waves climbed against our rocks . The lightning came often and
showed the blasted fern . I saw the ghost who embroiled the night . Silent he
stood on that bank . His robe of mist flew on the wind . ” Again : “ Wide over Lara's
stream ...
The roaring waves climbed against our rocks . The lightning came often and
showed the blasted fern . I saw the ghost who embroiled the night . Silent he
stood on that bank . His robe of mist flew on the wind . ” Again : “ Wide over Lara's
stream ...
Page 148
When a traveller was on the verge of the lake , the kelpie would swell the torrent
beyond its bed , and thus overwhelm him in its waves . The Urisks were thought
to be a mischievous set of beings , in a condition between mortal men and spirits
.
When a traveller was on the verge of the lake , the kelpie would swell the torrent
beyond its bed , and thus overwhelm him in its waves . The Urisks were thought
to be a mischievous set of beings , in a condition between mortal men and spirits
.
Page 160
feel the pleasure of existence , as it were , without taking the trouble of thinking ;
and the transiency of the waves presented a melancholy image of the instability
of fortune and happiness . I entered the boat , and rowed for some distance , in ...
feel the pleasure of existence , as it were , without taking the trouble of thinking ;
and the transiency of the waves presented a melancholy image of the instability
of fortune and happiness . I entered the boat , and rowed for some distance , in ...
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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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