The Great North of Scotland Railway. A GuideD. Douglas, 1881 - 174 páginas |
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... ruins of the castle of Hallforest just mentioned are visible from the line before approaching the station , about a mile westward from the royal burgh . Sir Alexander Leith Hay fig- ures it in his " Castles of Aberdeenshire , " and says ...
... ruins of the castle of Hallforest just mentioned are visible from the line before approaching the station , about a mile westward from the royal burgh . Sir Alexander Leith Hay fig- ures it in his " Castles of Aberdeenshire , " and says ...
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... ruins of the old castle of Balquhain mentioned in the ballad , " And down and by Balquhain . " They lie to the south - east of the Church of Chapel of Garioch . The old castle is a structure of great antiquity and an ancient seat of the ...
... ruins of the old castle of Balquhain mentioned in the ballad , " And down and by Balquhain . " They lie to the south - east of the Church of Chapel of Garioch . The old castle is a structure of great antiquity and an ancient seat of the ...
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... ruins of Harthill Castle , built 1638 . At an early date it was a seat of the Abercrombies , one of whom , Humphrey , obtained a charter of the lands from Robert Bruce about the year 1315. It passed from them to the Smiths , and is now ...
... ruins of Harthill Castle , built 1638 . At an early date it was a seat of the Abercrombies , one of whom , Humphrey , obtained a charter of the lands from Robert Bruce about the year 1315. It passed from them to the Smiths , and is now ...
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... ruin it is impossible to ascertain the dimensions of the wall ; but from existing appearances it must have been of considerable strength . The materials are vitrified , and lower down the hill is distinctly marked a line of ...
... ruin it is impossible to ascertain the dimensions of the wall ; but from existing appearances it must have been of considerable strength . The materials are vitrified , and lower down the hill is distinctly marked a line of ...
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... ruins of Huntly Castle , Huntly Lodge ( the residence for long of the late Dowager Duchess of Gordon ) , and the wood - clothed Bin Hill of Huntly , rising to the height of 1032 feet above the level of the sea . There are some fine ...
... ruins of Huntly Castle , Huntly Lodge ( the residence for long of the late Dowager Duchess of Gordon ) , and the wood - clothed Bin Hill of Huntly , rising to the height of 1032 feet above the level of the sea . There are some fine ...
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Aberdeenshire Aberdour Alexander ancient Andrew Lammie arch Ballater Banff bank battle beautiful Bennachie bonnie brae bridge Buchan building built burgh burn cairn called centre century Comyn Craigellachie Cromdale cross Deer Deveron Earl Earl of Buchan Earl of Fife east Elgin Ellon entrance erected Fedderat feet Fiddoch Forbes formed Fraserburgh Fyvie Gadie rins glen Gordon Grant ground haugh height Highland hill Huntly Inverurie James John Keith King Kintore laird land late Lethenty Loch Lochnagar Lord Marischal Marischal College Meldrum miles from Aberdeen Moray Morayshire Railway mountain neighbourhood old castle parish church pass Peterhead Philorth Pitsligo Pratt railway remains rising river road rock ruins says Scotland Scottish seen side Spey spot stands station stone stream summit Tifty's tion tower town trees Turriff Ugie valley village wall wood yards
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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.