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... less grand in form , less rugged in outline . Instead of jagged peaks and frowning rocks , we have gently swelling heights and rounded mountain tops . Instead of wild and gloomy glens , we have level plains and peaceful , fertile dales ...
... less grand in form , less rugged in outline . Instead of jagged peaks and frowning rocks , we have gently swelling heights and rounded mountain tops . Instead of wild and gloomy glens , we have level plains and peaceful , fertile dales ...
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... less extensive dales of the Tweed and its tributaries , and of those many rivers which run south- wards from the Lowther Hills ; the plain of Ayr , and the flat lands which lie along the northern shores of the Solway Firth . LESSON IV ...
... less extensive dales of the Tweed and its tributaries , and of those many rivers which run south- wards from the Lowther Hills ; the plain of Ayr , and the flat lands which lie along the northern shores of the Solway Firth . LESSON IV ...
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... less than two miles . Its waters , from their great depth , like those of Loch Maree , never freeze . 5. The most important of the many lakes of the Southern Highlands are Lochs Lomond , Awe , Katrine , and Tay . It 6. Loch Lomond is ...
... less than two miles . Its waters , from their great depth , like those of Loch Maree , never freeze . 5. The most important of the many lakes of the Southern Highlands are Lochs Lomond , Awe , Katrine , and Tay . It 6. Loch Lomond is ...
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Modern geographical readers. consists of heath and mountain land unfit for agricultural purposes . Less than five million acres are under cul- tivation . Of these nearly one - and - a - half millions are devoted to corn crops , more than ...
Modern geographical readers. consists of heath and mountain land unfit for agricultural purposes . Less than five million acres are under cul- tivation . Of these nearly one - and - a - half millions are devoted to corn crops , more than ...
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... less famous for its manufactures of cotton , linen , silk , and mixed goods than for its ship - building ; and glass , paper , earthenware , soap , and soda , swell the list of articles produced and EDINBURGH CASTLE , FROM THE SOUTH ...
... less famous for its manufactures of cotton , linen , silk , and mixed goods than for its ship - building ; and glass , paper , earthenware , soap , and soda , swell the list of articles produced and EDINBURGH CASTLE , FROM THE SOUTH ...
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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.