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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... seen rolling over their roofs . At night , the view of these elevated 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 ...
... seen rolling over their roofs . At night , the view of these elevated 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 ...
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... are few cities that can vie with Edinburgh in romantic scenery , or in the beauty of its situation . Seen through the sombrous clouds which perpetually hang over this most picturesque of cities , the rocks frown- ing E 2 17.
... are few cities that can vie with Edinburgh in romantic scenery , or in the beauty of its situation . Seen through the sombrous clouds which perpetually hang over this most picturesque of cities , the rocks frown- ing E 2 17.
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... seen , craggy , and vast , and bare , And many a dizzy precipice sublime , And caverns dark as Death , where the wild air Rushes from all the quarters of the sky . CORNWALL's Marcian Colonna . Edinburgh , January 20 , 1819 . AN ...
... seen , craggy , and vast , and bare , And many a dizzy precipice sublime , And caverns dark as Death , where the wild air Rushes from all the quarters of the sky . CORNWALL's Marcian Colonna . Edinburgh , January 20 , 1819 . AN ...
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... seen clear- ly in all their minuteness ; in every point of view can be distinguished " Those ruin'd shrines and towers that seem The relics of a splendid dream . " To the north the shattered blocks of granite frown in sullen pomp over ...
... seen clear- ly in all their minuteness ; in every point of view can be distinguished " Those ruin'd shrines and towers that seem The relics of a splendid dream . " To the north the shattered blocks of granite frown in sullen pomp over ...
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... hangs over the dwellings of men . The holy dome of St. Paul's is seen in its majestic grandeur . It has been compared to a Supreme presence shedding gracefulness nd sanctity over all that is done beneath its hadow 46.
... hangs over the dwellings of men . The holy dome of St. Paul's is seen in its majestic grandeur . It has been compared to a Supreme presence shedding gracefulness nd sanctity over all that is done beneath its hadow 46.
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