History of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club, Instituted September 22, 1831, Volume 8

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[publisher not identified], printed for the club by Martin's Printing Works, Spittal, 1879 - Berwickshire (Scotland)
Contains it's Proceedings.

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Page 344 - An apology for the true Christian divinity as the same is held forth and preached by the people called in scorn Quakers...
Page 313 - Opposite to the village and castle, (of Dundonald) is a very beautiful bank of wood, upwards, in most places, of 100 feet in height, and extending near a mile to the north-west. In a grand curvature of this bank, and on a gentle eminence, stands the house of Auchens, for a long period the residence of the Wallaces of Dundonald.
Page 78 - But thou, that didst appear so fair To fond imagination, Dost rival in the light of day Her delicate creation : Meek loveliness is round thee spread, A softness still and holy ; The grace of forest charms decayed, And pastoral melancholy.
Page 199 - On some remarkable forms of animal life from the great deeps off the Norwegian coast.
Page 338 - In 1H02 he was raised to the bench of the Court of Session, when he took the title of Lord...
Page 357 - Britannia Romana," published in 1732, after referring to the remains of buildings to the west of Procolitia, adds the following passage : — " About a year ago they discovered a well; it is a good spring, and the receptacle for the water is about seven feet square within, and built on all sides with hewn stones.
Page 422 - Turned up the side of a hill, and went along sheep-grounds till we reached the spot — a single stone house, without a tree near it or to be seen from it On our mentioning Mr. Scott's name the woman of the house showed us all possible civility, but her slowness was really amusing. I should suppose it is a house little frequented, for there is no appearance of an inn. Mr. Scott, who she told me was a very clever gentleman, "goes there in the fishing season"; but indeed Mr.
Page 339 - Lord Mersington dined well with a friend in the Merse, and went well to bed, but was found dead before four in the morning, his lady in bed with him, who knew nothing of his dying. A warning stroke. He was a good man, and much respected.
Page 266 - O'Beirne, who had no time to read over the composition before morning prayers, commenced his discourse and went on with it till he fairly drove the indignant squire out of the church. The latter, indeed, was so savage at the personalities, that he made a formal complaint to the bishop of the diocese. " ' And how did the matter end ? ' asked Hobhouse. " ' Oh, just as such a thing should end,' said Sheridan ; ' O'Beirne got a better living ! '
Page 333 - My dear Sir : Will you pardon the vanity of an author in hoping a copy of a new edition of his work may not be unacceptable to you as a man of letters and an ancient borderer. It contains some lines on p. 138 relative to the Homes of Wedderburn and the Swintons (my own maternal ancestors) with a few others which were added since the quarto edition.

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