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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... soon as he got out of reach of pursuit ) that he had them , and would return them , provided satisfaction was made on a certain day agreed on . When a creach or great expedition had been made against distant herds , the owners , as soon ...
... soon as he got out of reach of pursuit ) that he had them , and would return them , provided satisfaction was made on a certain day agreed on . When a creach or great expedition had been made against distant herds , the owners , as soon ...
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... soon overtake them on horseback . Setting out soon after , I met with the fox - hunter of this district , who not only undertook to procure me the certainty of a shot at a roebuck , but very obligingly attended me . I trotted on , and ...
... soon overtake them on horseback . Setting out soon after , I met with the fox - hunter of this district , who not only undertook to procure me the certainty of a shot at a roebuck , but very obligingly attended me . I trotted on , and ...
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... soon forced to return , and stop the farther progress of the servants , as it was totally impassable for a carriage , being only a sharp path on the side of a steep hill . We then attempted another road , and I flattered myself we ...
... soon forced to return , and stop the farther progress of the servants , as it was totally impassable for a carriage , being only a sharp path on the side of a steep hill . We then attempted another road , and I flattered myself we ...
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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