The British Tourists; Or: Traveller's Pocket Companion, Through England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Comprehending the Most Celebrated Tours in the British Islands ...J. Gillet, 1814 - Great Britain |
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... dence of the Percies , earls of Northumberland . You look in vain for any marks of the grandeur of the feudal ages , for trophies won by a family eminent for military prowess and deeds of chivalry , for extensive IN SCOTLAND . 13.
... dence of the Percies , earls of Northumberland . You look in vain for any marks of the grandeur of the feudal ages , for trophies won by a family eminent for military prowess and deeds of chivalry , for extensive IN SCOTLAND . 13.
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... earl of Dunbar , the accomplished minister of James VI . but fated to give way to less deserving favourites , which sank the reign of that monarch into weakness and infamy . This monument is a beautiful marble de- sign , adorned with ...
... earl of Dunbar , the accomplished minister of James VI . but fated to give way to less deserving favourites , which sank the reign of that monarch into weakness and infamy . This monument is a beautiful marble de- sign , adorned with ...
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... earl of Argyle ; and the castle was ruined in the civil war in 1645 , and its magnificent relics now only exist as a monument of the horrors of intestine broils . Our tourist , having gratified his curiosity , re- turned to his inn ...
... earl of Argyle ; and the castle was ruined in the civil war in 1645 , and its magnificent relics now only exist as a monument of the horrors of intestine broils . Our tourist , having gratified his curiosity , re- turned to his inn ...
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... earl of Kinnoul , stands on the north side of this vale , on the edge of a steep glen . Only a single tower of the old castle remains , the rest being modernised . The planta- tions extend several miles , and almost every kind of forest ...
... earl of Kinnoul , stands on the north side of this vale , on the edge of a steep glen . Only a single tower of the old castle remains , the rest being modernised . The planta- tions extend several miles , and almost every kind of forest ...
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... earl of that name are well known in the historic page . " I was shown , " says Mr. Pennant , " the staircase where the unhappy nobleman was kill- ed , and the window by which the terrified monarch , James , escaped from the fury of the ...
... earl of that name are well known in the historic page . " I was shown , " says Mr. Pennant , " the staircase where the unhappy nobleman was kill- ed , and the window by which the terrified monarch , James , escaped from the fury of the ...
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