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... eastern shores , and , though there are many and dangerous storms in this sea , they are not to be compared in force with those of the more open ocean . 3. In outline , Scotland is exceedingly irregular , especially on the western side ...
... eastern shores , and , though there are many and dangerous storms in this sea , they are not to be compared in force with those of the more open ocean . 3. In outline , Scotland is exceedingly irregular , especially on the western side ...
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... eastern parts of the country . There is no distinct line between the two ; but the broad fertile vale of Strath- more — the great strath or valley — may be said roughly to separate them . The Lowlands are not devoid of hills , nor are ...
... eastern parts of the country . There is no distinct line between the two ; but the broad fertile vale of Strath- more — the great strath or valley — may be said roughly to separate them . The Lowlands are not devoid of hills , nor are ...
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... eastern end there are numerous wooded islands , and the sloping banks are also well clothed with wood down to the water's edge . 8. Loch Leven is the only important Lowland lake . It lies to the east of the Ochil Hills , in the county ...
... eastern end there are numerous wooded islands , and the sloping banks are also well clothed with wood down to the water's edge . 8. Loch Leven is the only important Lowland lake . It lies to the east of the Ochil Hills , in the county ...
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... eastern sea . From the same hills the Esk , Annan , and Nith flow through fertile dales into the Solway Firth . 3. The Tweed is the river of the Border , and its own beautiful valley , besides that of every stream which joins it in its ...
... eastern sea . From the same hills the Esk , Annan , and Nith flow through fertile dales into the Solway Firth . 3. The Tweed is the river of the Border , and its own beautiful valley , besides that of every stream which joins it in its ...
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... eastern slopes of the Southern Highlands are the Forth , Tay , Dee , and Don . The Forth rises in Ben Lomond , and its tributary , the Teith , swells its volume with the surplus waters of Loch Katrine . It has a very winding course ...
... eastern slopes of the Southern Highlands are the Forth , Tay , Dee , and Don . The Forth rises in Ben Lomond , and its tributary , the Teith , swells its volume with the surplus waters of Loch Katrine . It has a very winding course ...
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Page 83 - Hundreds of devotees came thither every month to die — for it was believed that a peculiarly happy fate awaited the man who should pass from the sacred city into the sacred river.
Page 83 - It was commonly believed that half a million of human beings was crowded into that labyrinth of lofty alleys, rich with shrines, and minarets, and balconies, and carved oriels, to which the sacred apes clung by hundreds. The traveller could scarcely make his way through the press of holy mendicants, and not less holy bulls.
Page 153 - ... of which we speak. In winter, a dazzling surface of purest snow; in early summer, a vast expanse of grass and pale pink roses; in autumn too often a wild sea of raging fire. No ocean of water in the world can vie with its gorgeous sunsets; no solitude can equal the loneliness of a night-shadowed prairie: one feels the stillness, and hears the silence, the wail of the prowling wolf makes the voice of solitude audible, the stars look down through infinite silence upon a silence almost as intense.
Page 83 - The traveller could scarcely make his way through the press of holy mendicants and not less holy bulls. The broad and stately flights of steps which descended from these swarming haunts to the...
Page 158 - Autumn, in honor of this high holiday, had collected together all the past glories of the year, adding them to her own; she borrows the gay colors that have been lying during the summer months among the flowers, in the fruits, upon the plumage of the bird, on the wings of the butterfly, and working them together in broad and glowing masses, she throws them over the forest to grace her triumph.
Page 127 - It is beautifully situated— as regards the water, just at the point where the river becomes sea. It has quays and wharves, at which vessels of small tonnage can lie, in the very heart of the town. Vessels of any tonnage can lie a mile out from its streets. It is surrounded by hills and mountains, from which views can be had which would make the fortune of any district in Europe.