Striking and picturesque delineations of the grand, beautiful, wonderful, and interesting scenery around Loch-Earn |
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Page iii - ... heart-distending pride, and with fervescent feelings of gratitude, I beg leave to acknowledge the honor I have to serve so noble a master, and the many advantages which I, in common with your lordship's other menials, enjoy from the exuberance of your princely liberality. That your lordship may long shine with refulgent brilliancy in the exalted station to which Providence has raised you, and that your noble family, like a bright constellation, may diffuse a splendor and glory through the high...
Page iii - May it please your lordship, with overpowering sentiments of the most profound humility I prostrate myself at your noble feet, while I offer to your lordship's high consideration those very feeble attempts to describe the indescribable and ineffable beauties of your lordship's delicious estate of Edinample. With tumid emotions of heart-distending pride, and with fervescent feelings of gratitude, I beg leave to acknowledge the honor...
Page 5 - ... part of the said lake (Loch Earn) near Edinaple, which island, according to some affirmation, has been erected dexterous modelling : its foundations were laid on timber on which they executed the operation so emphatically, that it were specious habitation, the primary idea of operating the said island for place of refuge to some of the inhabitants, to protect their precious goods from the insult of multitude of inhuman transactions. ' Another island at the fit end, of the aforesaid lake, in anciently...
Page 5 - ... it were specious habitation, the primary idea of operating the said island for place of refuge to some of the inhabitants, to protect their precious goods from the insult of multitude of inhuman transactions. ' Another island at the fit end, of the aforesaid lake, in anciently notoriously assaulters inhabited, wherein they were beheaded, in consequence of felonious conduct, by a valiant gentleman of Macnab, who on the execution of that purpose, has contribute the assistance of other three in...
Page 4 - ... M'Diarmid, printed in Edinburgh in 1816. The English is probably some of the most extraordinary issued from any press whatever : ' An island, on that part of the said lake (Loch Earn) near Edinaple, which island, according to some affirmation, has been erected dexterous modelling : its foundations were laid on timber on which they executed the operation so emphatically, that it were specious habitation, the primary idea of operating the said island for place of refuge to some of the inhabitants,...
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| Title | Striking and picturesque delineations of the grand, beautiful, wonderful, and interesting scenery around Loch-Earn |
| Author | Angus M'Diarmid |
| Publisher | Angus MacDiarmid, 1815 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | Apr 24, 2007 |
| Length | 28 pages |
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