The West of Scotland in History: Being Brief Notes Concerning Events, Family Traditions, Topography, and Institutions |
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... described as only an Egyptian Louse . The involved style of Bannatyne , the predilection for Latin quotation of Meadowbank , the brisk manner of Lord Hermand , the anti - Gallic feeling of Lord Craig , the broad dialect of Polkemmet and ...
... described as only an Egyptian Louse . The involved style of Bannatyne , the predilection for Latin quotation of Meadowbank , the brisk manner of Lord Hermand , the anti - Gallic feeling of Lord Craig , the broad dialect of Polkemmet and ...
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... described as one of the niceties of modern orthography . Of the Mures it may be said with literal exactness , " Kings have come of us , not us of kings . " Smitten by the charms of his cousin , the " Beauty of Rowallan , " while living ...
... described as one of the niceties of modern orthography . Of the Mures it may be said with literal exactness , " Kings have come of us , not us of kings . " Smitten by the charms of his cousin , the " Beauty of Rowallan , " while living ...
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... described by contemporary annalists as " a gallant , stout man , having many feuds with his neighbours , which were managed with great fierceness and much blood - shed . " Hector , a son , is mentioned as killed in 1499 by the Maxwells ...
... described by contemporary annalists as " a gallant , stout man , having many feuds with his neighbours , which were managed with great fierceness and much blood - shed . " Hector , a son , is mentioned as killed in 1499 by the Maxwells ...
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... described as hopeless till April , 1775 , when the first blow for independence was struck at Lexington . In June following Washington was appointed Commander- in - Chief of the American Continental Army . In October of this eventful ...
... described as hopeless till April , 1775 , when the first blow for independence was struck at Lexington . In June following Washington was appointed Commander- in - Chief of the American Continental Army . In October of this eventful ...
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... described as moorish , and the view from the front of the house must , before it was clothed with wood , have consisted of irregular swells and slopes , presenting certainly no striking features either of grandeur or beauty - probably ...
... described as moorish , and the view from the front of the house must , before it was clothed with wood , have consisted of irregular swells and slopes , presenting certainly no striking features either of grandeur or beauty - probably ...
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Abbey Abbot afterwards Alexander appear Archibald Ardgowan Argyll Ayrshire baronet barony became Blackhall born brother burgh Burns Campbell Captain Carrick Castle Castlemilk Cathcart Charles charter Church Cochrane Coilsfield Colonel Colquhoun connection Council Countess Court Crawford Cumbernauld Cunningham Dalrymple Darnley daughter of Sir David death descended died Douglas Duke Dumbarton Dundonald Earl Earl of Carrick Earl of Glasgow Earldom early Edinburgh Eglinton father favour Fullarton Galloway George Glasgow Graham Greenock Hamilton heir Herries Highland honours Houstoun Hugh issue James John Glassford John Maxwell Kilbirnie Kilmarnock King known Lady Laird lands Lockhart Lord Lord Cochrane Lordship Macgregors Margaret Marquis marriage married Mary Maybole mentioned Montgomery Montrose Munro Mure Paisley Paisley Abbey parish Parliament Pollok present Queen records Renfrewshire Robert Royal Scotland Scott Scottish Shaw Sir John Maxwell Sir William Stewart Stirling Stuart succeeded thair Thomas wife William Mure
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