A tour in Tartan-land, by Cuthbert Bede1863 |
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... LONDON : RICHARD BENTLEY , 1863 . The right of translation is reserved . 200.0.71 . 203.16 LONDON SPOTTISWOODE AND CO . NEW - STREET SQUARE PRINTED. PUBLISHER IN ORDINARY TO HER MAJESTY .
... LONDON : RICHARD BENTLEY , 1863 . The right of translation is reserved . 200.0.71 . 203.16 LONDON SPOTTISWOODE AND CO . NEW - STREET SQUARE PRINTED. PUBLISHER IN ORDINARY TO HER MAJESTY .
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Edward Bradley. LONDON SPOTTISWOODE AND CO . NEW - STREET SQUARE PRINTED BY ΤΟ MY WIFE , THE DEAR COMPANION OF MY TOUR.
Edward Bradley. LONDON SPOTTISWOODE AND CO . NEW - STREET SQUARE PRINTED BY ΤΟ MY WIFE , THE DEAR COMPANION OF MY TOUR.
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... London to the North , and Glimpses by the Way - Cathedrals and Castles CHAPTER III . TARTAN - LAND . 10 The Border Town of Berwick - upon - Tweed - Rival Races - Mixed Line- age Chopping and Changing - Over the Border - Edinburgh ...
... London to the North , and Glimpses by the Way - Cathedrals and Castles CHAPTER III . TARTAN - LAND . 10 The Border Town of Berwick - upon - Tweed - Rival Races - Mixed Line- age Chopping and Changing - Over the Border - Edinburgh ...
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... London to Glasgow . Which brings me to the point ; for I wish the courteous reader to accompany me on a pleasant tour in Tartan- land ; and , if a few prefatory words are considered necessary before we set out , let us get over the ...
... London to Glasgow . Which brings me to the point ; for I wish the courteous reader to accompany me on a pleasant tour in Tartan- land ; and , if a few prefatory words are considered necessary before we set out , let us get over the ...
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... London cabman , has so perturbed your gentle spirit , that the home and grave of Scott are not so pathetically interesting to you as they otherwise would have been . Or , your poetical daughter has carried you off to see Melrose by moon ...
... London cabman , has so perturbed your gentle spirit , that the home and grave of Scott are not so pathetically interesting to you as they otherwise would have been . Or , your poetical daughter has carried you off to see Melrose by moon ...
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Abbey Abbotsford admirably appear artist bagpipe Bailie Nicol Jarvie banks beautiful Ben Lomond Ben Venue bridge building Burns called Campbell Castle Cathedral Cave Chapel church clan Clyde coach Colquhoun Craig Royston Cross Dumbarton Edinburgh Ellen's Isle English erected feet fishwives Glasgow glen Greenock Hawthornden Highland Mary hills Hotel Inversnaid island Lady lake land landscape Loch Achray Loch Katrine Loch Lomond London look Lord lovely Macgregors Mary's Melrose Melrose Abbey memory miles monument mountain Mungo Necropolis Newhaven passed picture picturesque pillars piper poem poet poetical portion present Queen river road Rob Roy Rob Roy's Robert rock romantic Roslin Roslin Castle round ruins sail says scene scenery Scotch Scotland Scots Scottish seen shore side Sir Walter Scott sketch spot steamer stone stream Tarbet tomb tourists tower town trees Trosachs Venue walk woods words
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