Recreations of an Antiquary in Perthshire History and GenealogyPrinted at the Constitutional office, 1881 - 548 oldal |
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Alexander appointed Arthur Athole Bailies barony battle Bishop Bishop of Dunkeld brother brought burgess burgh burgh of Perth called Carmelite Castle cattle century Charles charter Church Court crown daughter death died Drummond Drummond Castle Duke Dundee Dunkeld Dunnottar Earl Earl of Gowrie Edinburgh eldest England Fair City father favour Fingask Fingask Castle Friars Gask George Gipsies Gowrie granted hand heir Highland History honour Jacobite James IV King's Kirk Kirk Session Lady Laird lands Loch Lord Nairne MacGaradh Macnab March Margaret marriage married Mary Meigle Methven minister monastery night Ochtertyre ordained parish Parliament party passed Patrick Murray persons Perth Perthshire Privy Council Provost Queen Reformation Regent Robert royal Ruthven Sabbath says Scotland Scots Scottish seems Session Sir David Sir John Sir Patrick Sir William soldiers Stirling story Strathord Stuart thereof Thomas Threipland tion took town Trochrie whilk wild
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369. oldal - A deathwhite mist slept over sand and sea : Whereof the chill, to him who breathed it, drew Down with his blood, till all his heart was cold With formless fear; and ev'n on Arthur fell Confusion, since he saw not whom he fought. For friend and foe were shadows in the mist, And friend slew friend not knowing whom he slew...
424. oldal - If I was surprised to find him there, I was still more astonished when he acquainted me with the motives which had induced him to hazard a journey to England at this juncture. The impatience of his friends who were in exile, had formed a scheme which was impracticable; but although it had been as feasible as they had represented it to him, yet no preparation had been made, nor was any thing ready to carry it into execution.
198. oldal - ... from harms. He can requite thee; for he knows the charms That call fame on such gentle acts as these, And he can spread thy name o'er lands and seas, Whatever clime the sun's bright circle warms. Lift not thy spear against the Muses...
150. oldal - With-holds his homage, not alone I wake ; Bright legions swarm unseen, and sing, unheard By mortal ear, the glorious Architect, In This His universal temple hung With lustres, with innumerable lights, That shed religion on the soul ; at once, The Temple, and the Preacher ! O how loud It calls devotion ! genuine growth of Night ! Devotion ! daughter of astronomy ! An undevout astronomer is mad.
234. oldal - At this the challenger, with fierce defy, \ His trumpet sounds ; the challenged makes reply : ' With clangour rings the field, resounds the vaulted sky. ) Their vizors closed, their lances in the rest, Or at the helmet pointed or the crest, They vanish from the barrier, speed the race, And spurring see decrease the middle space.
339. oldal - Whereas," says the preamble of the older act— that of 1775— "by the statute law of Scotland, as explained by the judges of the courts of law there, many colliers, and coal-bearers, and salters, are in a state of slavery or bondage, bound to the collieries or salt-works where they work for life, transferable with the collieries and salt-works ; and whereas the emancipating,
216. oldal - As for the fear of danger that may come to me," continued he, " let no man be solicitous ; for my life is in the custody of Him whose glory I seek. I desire the hand nor weapon of no man to defend me. I only crave audience ; which, if it be denied here unto me at this time, I must seek where I may have it.
369. oldal - On the waste sand by the waste sea they closed. Nor ever yet had Arthur fought a fight Like this last, dim, weird battle of the west. A deathwhite mist slept over sand and sea: Whereof the chill, to him who breathed it, drew Down with his blood, till all his heart was cold With formless fear ; and ev'n on Arthur fell Confusion, since he saw not whom he fought.
477. oldal - Haste me to know it, that I, with wings as swift As meditation, or the thoughts of love, May sweep to my revenge.
22. oldal - Mightiest of all the beasts of chase, That roam in woody Caledon, Crashing the forest in his race, The mountain bull comes thundering on. Fierce, on the hunter's quiver'd band, He rolls his eyes of swarthy glow, Spurns, with black hoof and horn, the sand. And tosses high his mane of snow.