Beyond the Highland Line: Three Journals of Travel in Eighteenth Century Scotland; Burt, Pennant, ThorntonA. J. Youngson Collins, 1974 - 252 Seiten |
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... isle to the saint . It seems that his majesty had refused Columba an audience ; and even proceeded so far as to order the palace gates to be shut against him ; but the saint , by the power of his word , instantly caused them to fly open ...
... isle to the saint . It seems that his majesty had refused Columba an audience ; and even proceeded so far as to order the palace gates to be shut against him ; but the saint , by the power of his word , instantly caused them to fly open ...
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... isle and the rock Heisker , and another between Skie and Barra ; but the poverty of the in- habitants will not enable them to attempt a fishery . || The length of the island is about three miles ; the breadth near one : its surface ...
... isle and the rock Heisker , and another between Skie and Barra ; but the poverty of the in- habitants will not enable them to attempt a fishery . || The length of the island is about three miles ; the breadth near one : its surface ...
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... isle of Lewis , the Lodhus of the Norwegians : and off it a groupe of little isles called Siant , or Schant , and somewhat to the north of those is the fine harbour and town of Stornaway . It was my intention to have steered for that ...
... isle of Lewis , the Lodhus of the Norwegians : and off it a groupe of little isles called Siant , or Schant , and somewhat to the north of those is the fine harbour and town of Stornaway . It was my intention to have steered for that ...
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appearance birch boat brought busses called Campbeltown castle cattle chief chieftain clan coast common corn danger distance Dr Johnson eight England farms feet Firth of Clyde fish fishery Fort William four Gannet gentleman Glen Grantown ground heath Highland geography Highlands hills horses hundred inhabitants Inveraray Inverness Iona island isle killed kind Kingussie laird lake land Loch Loch Awe Loch Broom Lochaber Lowlands M'Intosh manner miles mountains narrow never night North oatmeal oats obliged occasion Outer Hebrides passed Pennant pines plaid poor pounds pretty quantity rain rents ride river road rocks roebuck salmon scarcely Scotland season seen servants sheep shillings shore shot side Skie snow sometimes soon South stones tacksmen tenants THOMAS PENNANT Thornton thought told town trees trout vast weather whole wind women woods