Edinburgh and Its StoryJ. M. Dent & Company, 1904 - 396 trang |
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Abbey adorned aisle Albany Allan Ramsay ancient architecture Argyll beautiful Bridge building burgh called Canongate Caroline Park Castle Castlehill century chapel Charles Church of Scotland citizens Close College Court of Session Cowgate Cross Crown Darnley David death doorway Douglas Duke Earl east edifice Edinburgh Edinburgh Castle England English erected famous Gallery George Giles Grange Grassmarket Greyfriars Hall head Henry High Street Hill Holyrood Holyrood Palace James James VI king King's kingdom Lady land later Leith lived Loch Lord President Lord Provost magistrates mansion Mary Mary of Gueldres Mary of Guise Mary's monarch Netherbow noble occupied Palace Parliament passed poet Port Portrait Princes Street Professor Queen Ramsay reach Regent reign residence Robert royal Scots Scottish side Sir Walter Scott square stands stood style thoroughfare Tolbooth tower Town Council walls Water of Leith West Bow Wynd
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Trang 2 - Such dusky grandeur clothed the height, Where the huge Castle holds its state, And all the steep slope down, Whose ridgy back heaves to the sky, Piled deep and massy, close and high, Mine own romantic town!
Trang 134 - The Lay of the Last Minstrel, 1805; Marmion, 1808; The Lady of the Lake, 1810; Don Roderick, 1811 ; Triermain and Rokeby, 18:3.
Trang 254 - Remember, man, as thou goes by, As thou art now, so once was I, As I am now, so shalt thou be : Remember, man, that thou must dee.
Trang 102 - Scotland, ** was at a knight's house, who had many servants to attend him, that brought in his meat with their heads covered with blue caps, the table being more than half furnished with great platters of porridge, each having a little piece of sodden meat. And when the table was served, the servants did sit down with us; but the upper mess, instead of porridge, had a pullet, with some prunes in the broth.
Trang 102 - I myself/' says the traveller, Fynes Morrison, in the end of Queen Elizabeth's reign, the scene being the Lowlands of Scotland, " was at a knight's house, who had many servants to attend him, that brought in his meat with their heads covered with blue caps, the table being more than half furnished with great platters of porridge, each having a little piece of sodden meat. And when the table was served, the servants did sit...
Trang 371 - I DO confess thou'rt smooth and fair, And I might have gone near to love thee, Had I not found the slightest prayer That lips could speak, had power to move thee; But I can let thee now alone As worthy to be loved by none. I do confess thou'rt sweet; yet find Thee such an unthrift of thy sweets, Thy favours are but like the wind That kisseth everything it meets: And since thou canst with more than one, Thou'rt worthy to be kiss'd by none.
Trang 260 - AND NEVER LIKELY TO SEE THE LIGHT AGAIN TILL ALL THE SURROUNDING STRUCTURES ARE CRUMBLED TO DUST BY THE DECAY OF TIME, OR BY HUMAN OR ELEMENTAL VIOLENCE, MAY THEN TESTIFY TO A DISTANT POSTERITY THAT HIS COUNTRYMEN BEGAN ON THAT DAY TO RAISE AN EFFIGY AND ARCHITECTURAL MONUMENT TO THE MEMORY OF SIR WALTER SCOTT, BART., WHOSE ADMIRABLE WRITINGS WERE THEN ALLOWED TO HAVE GIVEN MORE DELIGHT AND SUGGESTED BETTER FEELING TO A LARGER CLASS OF READERS IN EVERY RANK OF SOCIETY THAN THOSE OF ANY OTHER AUTHOR,...
Trang 144 - ... had once been a member, came to the castle with a message from his brethren, and demanded admittance to the earl. It was answered, that the earl was asleep. The privy councillor thought that this was a subterfuge, and insisted on entering. The door of the cell was softly opened, and there lay Argyle on the bed, sleeping in his irons the placid sleep of infancy. The conscience of the renegade smote him. He turned away sick at heart, ran out of the castle, and took refuge in the dwelling of a lady...
Trang 240 - And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
Trang 185 - Tis empty! But three drops, Virgin, For my unction extreme prithee be given me, But two for my hands, for my lips the other, And all for my soul, all the...