The Great North of Scotland Railway. A GuideD. Douglas, 1881 - 174 páginas |
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Página 81
... Fyvie . 33 . " I would not for my braw new gown , And all your gifts so many , That it were told in Fyvie's land How cruel you are to Annie . 34 . " But if ye strike me , I will cry , And gentlemen will hear me : Lord Fyvie will be ...
... Fyvie . 33 . " I would not for my braw new gown , And all your gifts so many , That it were told in Fyvie's land How cruel you are to Annie . 34 . " But if ye strike me , I will cry , And gentlemen will hear me : Lord Fyvie will be ...
Página 82
... Fyvie ; With tears I'll water my love's grave , Till I follow Tifty's Annie . " 55 . Ye parents grave , who children have , In crushing them be cannie ; Lest when too late you do repent , - Remember Tifty's Annie . " The Duke of ...
... Fyvie ; With tears I'll water my love's grave , Till I follow Tifty's Annie . " 55 . Ye parents grave , who children have , In crushing them be cannie ; Lest when too late you do repent , - Remember Tifty's Annie . " The Duke of ...
Página 97
... Fyvie , has a course of about 31 miles . There is good salmon - fishing in it . " It is cele- brated for its mussel pearls ( Mya Mar- garitifera ) , and one of the jewels of the ancient crown of Scotland is said to have been found here ...
... Fyvie , has a course of about 31 miles . There is good salmon - fishing in it . " It is cele- brated for its mussel pearls ( Mya Mar- garitifera ) , and one of the jewels of the ancient crown of Scotland is said to have been found here ...
Página 103
... Fyvie and afterwards into the lower district of Buchan . He is reported to have en- camped on a hill about a mile and a half to the west of the village of New Deer , which has ever since been known as the ' Bruce Hill . ' From this he ...
... Fyvie and afterwards into the lower district of Buchan . He is reported to have en- camped on a hill about a mile and a half to the west of the village of New Deer , which has ever since been known as the ' Bruce Hill . ' From this he ...
Página 128
... Fyvie came to the siege ; and it is said that the sol- diers who dislodged the Stuarts from Fyvie Castle , knowing that they had come on to Fedderat , cut down the wood at Fyvie and carried it with them , to aid them in the siege of the ...
... Fyvie came to the siege ; and it is said that the sol- diers who dislodged the Stuarts from Fyvie Castle , knowing that they had come on to Fedderat , cut down the wood at Fyvie and carried it with them , to aid them in the siege of the ...
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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.