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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Page 12
... pillars , some plain , others ornamented . The chapter - house is built in the form of a theatre : the cloisters are spacious and beautiful ; and the prebendal houses are most eligibly situated . Two handsome bridges lead over the Wear ...
... pillars , some plain , others ornamented . The chapter - house is built in the form of a theatre : the cloisters are spacious and beautiful ; and the prebendal houses are most eligibly situated . Two handsome bridges lead over the Wear ...
Page 19
... pillars . The earl is represented in armour , kneeling , loosely covered with a cloke . It appears he died in 1610 . Near Dunbar , two battles were fought , singu- larly disastrous to the Scots . The first in 1296 , when the generals of ...
... pillars . The earl is represented in armour , kneeling , loosely covered with a cloke . It appears he died in 1610 . Near Dunbar , two battles were fought , singu- larly disastrous to the Scots . The first in 1296 , when the generals of ...
Page 56
... pillar of the door of Calder church , they saw a joug , or iron yoke , fastened to a chain , which in former times was put round the necks of delinquents against the rules of chastity , while they were exposed to shame in the face of ...
... pillar of the door of Calder church , they saw a joug , or iron yoke , fastened to a chain , which in former times was put round the necks of delinquents against the rules of chastity , while they were exposed to shame in the face of ...
Page 78
... pillars . Messrs . Andrew and Robert Foulis , by their correct and almost immaculate editions of some of the classics , have added greatly to the celebrity of this uni- versity . The same patriotic citizens have instituted an academy ...
... pillars . Messrs . Andrew and Robert Foulis , by their correct and almost immaculate editions of some of the classics , have added greatly to the celebrity of this uni- versity . The same patriotic citizens have instituted an academy ...
Page 79
... pillars resting on grotesque figures , projecting from the wall , and each pillar is crowned with a statue , seemingly the work of fancy . Near it is the old Parliament House , a vast and lofty apartment , one hundred and twenty feet ...
... pillars resting on grotesque figures , projecting from the wall , and each pillar is crowned with a statue , seemingly the work of fancy . Near it is the old Parliament House , a vast and lofty apartment , one hundred and twenty feet ...
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abbey ancient antiquity appears arch banks beautiful Boethius bridge broad built Caerleon called castle cathedral cattle celebrated chapel Chester-le-Street church Colonsay cross curious distance Dublin Duke Earl elegant eminence erected farther feet high fertile Frith Giant's Causeway Glen Gothic handsome Hebrides height Henry VII Highlands hill hundred inhabitants Ireland Irish island Isle James II Kenneth III lake land Loch Loch Tay Lochaber lofty Lord Lough Erne magnificent miles long monuments mountains natives Norman architecture Ochil Hills parish passed Pennant Picts picturesque pillars plain precipices principal proceeded reached reign remains remarkable ride river road rock Roman round tower ruins says scene Scotland seat shore side singular Skie small town soon spot square Staffa stands stone tains tour tourist track travellers trees tumulus Twiss vale vast vestiges vicinity village walls woods Wyndham