Travels in Scotland, by an Unusual Route: With a Trip to the Orkneys and Hebrides. Containing Hints for Improvements in Agriculture and Commerce. With Characters and Anecdotes. Embellished with Views of Striking Objects, and a Map, Including the Caledonian Canal, Volume 1J. Johnson, 1807 - Scotland |
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... occasions , be useful ? At Hopetoun House , the seat of the Earl of Hope toun , I was much pleased with its beauty and ele- gance ; its delightful situation , commanding an ex- tensive view of the Frith of Forth , which once bounded the ...
... occasions , be useful ? At Hopetoun House , the seat of the Earl of Hope toun , I was much pleased with its beauty and ele- gance ; its delightful situation , commanding an ex- tensive view of the Frith of Forth , which once bounded the ...
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... occasions ? Perhaps the firing the guns of the castle of Edinburgh has done more mis- chief , by driving fish down the Frith , than all the good it ever did . From Kincardine , along an excellent line of road , I arrived at Culross ...
... occasions ? Perhaps the firing the guns of the castle of Edinburgh has done more mis- chief , by driving fish down the Frith , than all the good it ever did . From Kincardine , along an excellent line of road , I arrived at Culross ...
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... it depended entirely on his being there before the post . He waited for hours , but , the weather being stormy , no boat would venture out . At length one was about to sail out . Having occasion to 56 TRAVELS IN SCOTLAND .
... it depended entirely on his being there before the post . He waited for hours , but , the weather being stormy , no boat would venture out . At length one was about to sail out . Having occasion to 56 TRAVELS IN SCOTLAND .
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... occasion to re- tire , he stepped aside about a minute , and before he returned the boat was off , and all his persua- sion could not prevail on them to return , though they were but a few yards off when he began to entreat them . Vexed ...
... occasion to re- tire , he stepped aside about a minute , and before he returned the boat was off , and all his persua- sion could not prevail on them to return , though they were but a few yards off when he began to entreat them . Vexed ...
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... perhaps the reign of James IV . when the naval power of Scotland very materially influenced the state of Europe , and that of James V. The trading ships were protected by a fleet ; and this was occasion- TRAVELS IN SCOTLAND . 101.
... perhaps the reign of James IV . when the naval power of Scotland very materially influenced the state of Europe , and that of James V. The trading ships were protected by a fleet ; and this was occasion- TRAVELS IN SCOTLAND . 101.
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