Miscellaneous essays. Political tracts. Journal to western islands of ScotlandNichols and Son, 1801 |
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... laird through the whole clan . But they are not commonly dextrous : their narrowness of life confines them to a few opera- tions , and they are accustomed to endure little wants more than to remove them . W We mounted our steeds on the ...
... laird through the whole clan . But they are not commonly dextrous : their narrowness of life confines them to a few opera- tions , and they are accustomed to endure little wants more than to remove them . W We mounted our steeds on the ...
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... laird of Macleod paffed through their country , The Macraes , as we heard afterwards in the Hebrides , were originally an indigent and fubor- dinate clan , and having no farms nor ftock , were in great numbers fervants to the Maclellans ...
... laird of Macleod paffed through their country , The Macraes , as we heard afterwards in the Hebrides , were originally an indigent and fubor- dinate clan , and having no farms nor ftock , were in great numbers fervants to the Maclellans ...
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... laird's house , a neat modern fa- brick , and found Mr. Macleod , the proprietor of the ifland , with many gentlemen , expecting us on the beach . We had , as at all other places , fome difficulty in landing . The crags were irregularly ...
... laird's house , a neat modern fa- brick , and found Mr. Macleod , the proprietor of the ifland , with many gentlemen , expecting us on the beach . We had , as at all other places , fome difficulty in landing . The crags were irregularly ...
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... laird of Raafay . The family of Raafay confifts of the laird , the lady , three fons , and ten daughters . For the fons there is a tutor in the house , and the lady is faid to be very skilful and diligent in the education of her girls ...
... laird of Raafay . The family of Raafay confifts of the laird , the lady , three fons , and ten daughters . For the fons there is a tutor in the house , and the lady is faid to be very skilful and diligent in the education of her girls ...
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... laird has an orchard , and very large forest trees grow about his house . Like other hilly countries it has many rivulets . One of the brooks turns a corn - mill , and at least one produces trouts . In the ftreams or fresh lakes of the ...
... laird has an orchard , and very large forest trees grow about his house . Like other hilly countries it has many rivulets . One of the brooks turns a corn - mill , and at least one produces trouts . In the ftreams or fresh lakes of the ...
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