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... morning , which continued so till we got to Rippon , where we sheltered ourselves from the rain till it proved fair , and we reached Richmond1 that night ; there we saw the ruins of a great castle , on a steep rock to the river Swale ...
... morning , which continued so till we got to Rippon , where we sheltered ourselves from the rain till it proved fair , and we reached Richmond1 that night ; there we saw the ruins of a great castle , on a steep rock to the river Swale ...
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... morning , we walked to the middle of a long bridge of fifteen arches ; the greatest arch is the next arch but one to the town , and is a very large one ; the rest from the town diminish orderly till they come to the other side ; there ...
... morning , we walked to the middle of a long bridge of fifteen arches ; the greatest arch is the next arch but one to the town , and is a very large one ; the rest from the town diminish orderly till they come to the other side ; there ...
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... morning . Wednesday 20th . Elgin is the shire town of Murray . Here is the ruins of a very good church , the model not unlike York Minster : it pitied us to see so fine a structure so demolished . In the afternoon , we caroused a little ...
... morning . Wednesday 20th . Elgin is the shire town of Murray . Here is the ruins of a very good church , the model not unlike York Minster : it pitied us to see so fine a structure so demolished . In the afternoon , we caroused a little ...
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... morning we reached Inverness , and we found they were above two hours before us . Here we may note that these three last days were exceedingly hot ; yet , while I am writing this , I can see snow out of the window . Friday , 22nd June ...
... morning we reached Inverness , and we found they were above two hours before us . Here we may note that these three last days were exceedingly hot ; yet , while I am writing this , I can see snow out of the window . Friday , 22nd June ...
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... Morning , we went to the Highland church , which may notify to us that all the neighbouring inhabitants and all the Highlanders speak a kind of wild Irish ; and all in the town of Inverness do generally use that language , except some ...
... Morning , we went to the Highland church , which may notify to us that all the neighbouring inhabitants and all the Highlanders speak a kind of wild Irish ; and all in the town of Inverness do generally use that language , except some ...
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