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Page 30
... called by way of pre - eminence , n ' Dunadh , or the Man . A younger per- son in the same little circle generally admired by the rest for some talent , such as Humour , Musical Powers , or a Faculty of Rhyming , c . No hamlet without ...
... called by way of pre - eminence , n ' Dunadh , or the Man . A younger per- son in the same little circle generally admired by the rest for some talent , such as Humour , Musical Powers , or a Faculty of Rhyming , c . No hamlet without ...
Page 113
... called Clans , and to the separation of those miniature nations from each other ; for there was a va- riation of character , stile , and even dress , betwixt every two straths . In the centre of Scotland are certain high mountains ...
... called Clans , and to the separation of those miniature nations from each other ; for there was a va- riation of character , stile , and even dress , betwixt every two straths . In the centre of Scotland are certain high mountains ...
Page 118
... called a torch . They spend the evening sociably in each other's cottages ; and when a stranger comes in , the compliment is , immediately to kindle up the torches , which are burnt on a flat stone projecting from the wall . Music ...
... called a torch . They spend the evening sociably in each other's cottages ; and when a stranger comes in , the compliment is , immediately to kindle up the torches , which are burnt on a flat stone projecting from the wall . Music ...
Page 124
... called FORBES ; he and the garrison , it is said , were put to death for their sturdy resistance . His son , a boy of fourteen years , es- caped , and was founder of one of the most considerable fa milies of that name . No. 24 . Where ...
... called FORBES ; he and the garrison , it is said , were put to death for their sturdy resistance . His son , a boy of fourteen years , es- caped , and was founder of one of the most considerable fa milies of that name . No. 24 . Where ...
Page 126
... called Jacobite prejudice , åre now so destroyed by time , forlorn , and untenanted , that , like other ruins , they only serve to vary a prospect , of adorn a description . Considering by what pillars of forti- tude they were supported ...
... called Jacobite prejudice , åre now so destroyed by time , forlorn , and untenanted , that , like other ruins , they only serve to vary a prospect , of adorn a description . Considering by what pillars of forti- tude they were supported ...
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