The History of Civilisation in Scotland, Volume 1A. Gardner, 1892 - 495 páginas |
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Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Acts Parl Adamnan Alexander amongst Anderson's Bronze Andrews Antiq appears army Aryan associated Baliol battle Berwick Bishop bones Book of Deer Britain Brochs Bronze Age Bronze and Stone Bruce burgh Caithness castle Celtic art Celtic tribes century chambered cairns characteristics chief Christian Church civilisation Columba common Comyn court Crannogs Crown customs David district Douglas Earl Earldom early Edinburgh Edward enemy England English erected evidence feet feudal Firth Galloway ground height hill historic Ibid implements inches inhabitants interments Iona Ireland island Isles James King King's kingdom land laws Lord Malcolm marched monastery monuments Moray nation Norman nobles Norsemen organisation origin Orkney ornaments parliament period Perth Picts Pref prehistoric race reign Robert Roman royal royal burghs Saxon Scone Scot Scotch Scotland Scottish Sculptured Stones Stirling Stone Ages Stones of Scotland structures throne walls weapons William William the Lion
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Página 450 - Now, ever alake! my master dear, I fear a deadly storm! I saw the new moon late yestreen, Wi' the auld moon in her arm; And if we gang to sea, master, I fear we'll come to harm.
Página 449 - My nephew good," the Douglas said, " What recks the death of ane ! Last night I dream'da dreary dream, And I ken the day's thy ain. " My wound is deep ; I fain would sleep ; Take thou the vanguard of the three, And hide me by the braken bush, That grows on yonder lilye lee.
Página 107 - Romans, whose arrogance we cannot escape by obsequiousness and submission. These plunderers of the world, after exhausting the land by their devastations, are rifling the ocean: stimulated by avarice if their enemy be rich; by ambition if poor: unsatiated by the East and by the West: the only people who behold wealth and indigence with equal avidity. To ravage, to slaughter, to usurp under false titles they call empire; and where they make a desert, they call it peace.
Página 153 - If a man buy a maiden with cattle, let the bargain stand, if it be without guile ; but if there be guile, let him bring her home again, and let his property be restored to him.
Página 107 - Britain, and therefore stationed in its last recesses far from the view of servile shores, have preserved even our eyes unpolluted by the contact of subjection.
Página 434 - Chester, who, having a certain leprous knight in his household, gave in pure alms for the health of his soul and the souls of his ancestors...
Página 173 - ... the first page of each of the Sacred Books, — the letters of the first few words, and more especially the initial, being represented of a very large size, and highly ornamented in patterns of the most intricate design, with marginal rows of red dots ; the classical Acanthus being never represented. The principles of these most elaborate ornaments are, however, but few in number, and may be reduced to the four following : — 1st. One or more narrow ribbons, diagonally but symmetrically interlaced,...
Página 297 - Prince shall leave these principles he hath so nobly pursued, and consent that we or our Kingdom be subjected to the King or people of England, we will immediately endeavour to expel him, as our Enemy and as the subverter both of his own and our rights, and will make another king, who will defend our liberties.
Página 449 - He belted on his gude braid-sword, And to the field he ran ; But he forgot the hewmont strong, That should have kept his brain. When Percy with the Douglas met, I wot he was fu' fain : They swakkit swords, and they twa swat, Till the blude ran down like rain. But Percy wi...
Página 197 - His great men bewailed it, and the poor men murmured thereat, but he was so obdurate, that he recked not of the hatred of them all ; but they must wholly follow the king's will, if they would live, or have land, or property, or even his peace. Alas ! that any man should be so proud, so raise himself up, and account himself above all men ! May the Almighty God show mercy to his soul, and grant him forgiveness of his sins...