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 vii
... buildings — A filthy custom - Beggars , -III . - Laing's History of Scotland - Presbyterians of the early Kirk- " Old Mortality " -Bigotry of the Scotch Clergy - Suicide of a prostitute , -IV . - Riot at an Execution - Edinburgh ...
... buildings — A filthy custom - Beggars , -III . - Laing's History of Scotland - Presbyterians of the early Kirk- " Old Mortality " -Bigotry of the Scotch Clergy - Suicide of a prostitute , -IV . - Riot at an Execution - Edinburgh ...
Page 2
... buildings . A mound and a bridge com- municate between the Old and New Town , and stretch over the Loch . The coup - d'œil from the bridge , in a fine starry evening is ex- tremely magnificent . The depth and darkness of the valley ...
... buildings . A mound and a bridge com- municate between the Old and New Town , and stretch over the Loch . The coup - d'œil from the bridge , in a fine starry evening is ex- tremely magnificent . The depth and darkness of the valley ...
Page 3
... buildings , when the numberless windows are illuminated , is ex- tremely beautiful . Opposite to High street , in which these high houses are situated , and on the other side of the Loch , is Princes street , which is the em- porium of ...
... buildings , when the numberless windows are illuminated , is ex- tremely beautiful . Opposite to High street , in which these high houses are situated , and on the other side of the Loch , is Princes street , which is the em- porium of ...
Page 6
... building , the singular windings , and the alleys which admit here and there streams of light through the dark streets , the intermi- nable stairs which lead to the tops of the aerial mansions , the fantastic emblems and endless variety ...
... building , the singular windings , and the alleys which admit here and there streams of light through the dark streets , the intermi- nable stairs which lead to the tops of the aerial mansions , the fantastic emblems and endless variety ...
Page 7
... buildings ; but on advancing to the top of the arch , we see that we are raised above the heads of the in- habitants of Cowgate , who appear to live in a different atmosphere . Sometimes , at night , I take a solitary ramble through ...
... buildings ; but on advancing to the top of the arch , we see that we are raised above the heads of the in- habitants of Cowgate , who appear to live in a different atmosphere . Sometimes , at night , I take a solitary ramble through ...
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