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It is used as the parish church of Old Aberdeen, and is a collegiate charge. The
original bishop's seat was at Mortlach, where it was instituted by Malcolm
Canmore, a.d. 1010, in commemoration of a victory he had gained over the
Danes.
It is used as the parish church of Old Aberdeen, and is a collegiate charge. The
original bishop's seat was at Mortlach, where it was instituted by Malcolm
Canmore, a.d. 1010, in commemoration of a victory he had gained over the
Danes.
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Buxburn is a considerable village, and has a Free and Established church and
Episcopal chapel, the two latter new and handsome buildings. 4. ... Between
Dyce and this is passed first the Free Church of Dyce, and then the Parish
Church.
Buxburn is a considerable village, and has a Free and Established church and
Episcopal chapel, the two latter new and handsome buildings. 4. ... Between
Dyce and this is passed first the Free Church of Dyce, and then the Parish
Church.
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"The estate of Keithhall, like most of the parish (Keithhall), passed at an early
period into the hands of the Keiths, Earls ... them beneath the pulpit of the church
of Kinneff, where they remained till the Restoration), but having gone to France, ...
"The estate of Keithhall, like most of the parish (Keithhall), passed at an early
period into the hands of the Keiths, Earls ... them beneath the pulpit of the church
of Kinneff, where they remained till the Restoration), but having gone to France, ...
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Leaving the station, we pass on the left the Free Church and Manse of the
Chapel of Garioch, and further off the Parish Church. About half-a-mile to the
north-west of the church is the Maiden Stone. It measures about ten feet in height,
two feet ...
Leaving the station, we pass on the left the Free Church and Manse of the
Chapel of Garioch, and further off the Parish Church. About half-a-mile to the
north-west of the church is the Maiden Stone. It measures about ten feet in height,
two feet ...
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About a mile off, on same side, is the Parish Church of Oyne, which is the next
station. 13. Oyne. miles from Pitcaple. „ „ Aberdeen. On the left is the Free Church
; to the right the woods of Westhall. It is a very fine and ancient house, converted
...
About a mile off, on same side, is the Parish Church of Oyne, which is the next
station. 13. Oyne. miles from Pitcaple. „ „ Aberdeen. On the left is the Free Church
; to the right the woods of Westhall. It is a very fine and ancient house, converted
...
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Página xiv - Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona.
Página 77 - And there they stand, as stands a lofty mind, Worn, but unstooping to the baser crowd, All tenantless, save to the crannying wind, Or holding dark communion with the cloud.
Página 54 - And cheerfu' sing, alang wi' me, The reel o' Tullochgorum. O, Tullochgorum 's' my delight, It gars us a' in ane unite, And ony sumph ' that keeps up spite, In conscience I abhor him. For blythe and cheery we's be a, Blythe and cheery, blythe and cheery, Blythe and cheery we's be a', And mak
Página 71 - It fell about the Martinmas, When the wind blew shrill and cauld, Said Edom o' Gordon to his men,
Página 28 - My bellows, too, have lost their wind; . My fire's extinct, my forge decayed, And in the dust my vice is laid. My coal is spent, my iron's gone, My nails are drove, my work is done ; My fire-dried corpse lies here at rest, And, smoke-like, soars up to be bless'd.
Página 54 - Their allegros and a' the rest ; They canna please a Scottish taste Compared wi' Tullochgorum. Let worldly worms their minds oppress Wi' fears o' want and double cess, And sullen sots themsel's distress Wi' keeping up decorum. Shall we sae sour and sulky sit? Sour and sulky, sour and sulky, Sour and sulky shall we sit, Like auld philosophorum?
Página xiv - To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings.
Página 72 - He cam' and lookit again at her ; 0 gin her skin was white ! " I might hae spared that bonnie face To hae been some man's delight."
Página 55 - And dainties a great store o' 'em ! May peace and plenty be his lot, Unstained by any vicious blot ; And may he never want a groat. That's fond of Tullochgorum ! But for the discontented fool, Who wants to be oppression's tool, May envy gnaw his rotten soul, And discontent devour him ! May dool and sorrow be his chance, Dool and sorrow, dool and sorrow, May dool and sorrow be his chance, And nane say, Wae's me for 'im ! May dool and sorrow be his chance. And a...
Página 167 - We arrived at Balmoral at a quarter to three. It is a pretty little castle in the old Scottish style. There is a picturesque tower and garden in front, with a high wooded hill; at the back there is a wood down to the Dee; and the hills rise all around.
Informações bibliográficas
| Título | The Great North of Scotland Railway: A Guide |
| Autor | William Ferguson (of Kinmundy.) |
| Editora | D. Douglas, 1881 |
| Original de | Harvard University |
| Digitalizado | 13 ago. 2007 |
| Num. págs. | 174 páginas |
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