The History of Scotland: From Agricola's Invasion to the Revolution of 1688, Volum 1W. Blackwood, 1867 - 650 sider |
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... possession of barba- rians like the British , its harbours were frequented by many traders . Agricola cultivated the acquaintance of a certain Regulus , prince or chief of Ireland , driven forth by political animosities ; and the ...
... possession of barba- rians like the British , its harbours were frequented by many traders . Agricola cultivated the acquaintance of a certain Regulus , prince or chief of Ireland , driven forth by political animosities ; and the ...
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... possessions unconsciously left by them . Though these vestiges are scanty in comparison with the rich collections made nearer to the seat of empire , they have been pretty carefully treasured . With one flagrant exception , the people ...
... possessions unconsciously left by them . Though these vestiges are scanty in comparison with the rich collections made nearer to the seat of empire , they have been pretty carefully treasured . With one flagrant exception , the people ...
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... possession of occupants of Roman Scotland.1 Several pieces of sculpture , altars , and in- scriptions undoubtedly found in Scotland were preserved as architectural ornaments in buildings , sometimes of the humblest order . There they ...
... possession of occupants of Roman Scotland.1 Several pieces of sculpture , altars , and in- scriptions undoubtedly found in Scotland were preserved as architectural ornaments in buildings , sometimes of the humblest order . There they ...
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... possessed of the old Pagan house . But there seems to have been no appearance in the work of the pavement that it had been a subsequent insertion , and it must be agreed that a Christian of this period was not likely to be so tolerant ...
... possessed of the old Pagan house . But there seems to have been no appearance in the work of the pavement that it had been a subsequent insertion , and it must be agreed that a Christian of this period was not likely to be so tolerant ...
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... possessed a taste for litera- ture and philosophy , and , with a tolerant spirit which led him to seek to surround himself with the memorials of all systems , he had adopted among the rest that which he might learn from some of the ...
... possessed a taste for litera- ture and philosophy , and , with a tolerant spirit which led him to seek to surround himself with the memorials of all systems , he had adopted among the rest that which he might learn from some of the ...
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Side 447 - ALISON. History of Europe. By Sir ARCHIBALD ALISON. Bart., DCL 1. From the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Battle of Waterloo. LIBRARY EDITION, 14 vols., with Portraits. Demy 8vo, £10, 10s.
Side 447 - PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY, illustrating, in a Series of Original Designs, the Elementary Facts of Geology, Hydrology, Meteorology, and Natural History.
Side 446 - Director-General of the Geological Survey of Great Britain and Ireland ; and JAMES NICOL, FRSE, FGS, Professor of Natural History in the University of Aberdeen. Constructed by ALEX. KEITH JOHNSTON, FRSE, &c., Geographer to the Queen, Author of the "Physical Atlas,
Side 432 - MACKENZIE. Studies in Roman Law. With Comparative Views of the Laws of France, England, and Scotland. By LORD MACKENZIE, one of the Judges of the Court of Session in Scotland.
Side 442 - The whole charm of the presentment of the volume consists in its handiness, and the tempting clearness and beauty of the type, which almost converts into a pleasure the mere act of following the printer's lines, and leaves the author's mind free to exert its unobstructed force upon the reader."— Examiner.
Side 427 - Atlas,' &c. &c. — There is no work of the kind in this or any other language, known to me, which comes so near my ideal of perfection in a school-book, on the important subject of which it treats. In arrangement, style, selection of matter, clearness, and thorough accuracy of statement, it is without a rival ; and knowing, as I do, the vast amount of labour and research you bestowed on its production. I trust it will be so appreciated as to insure, by an extensive sale, a well-merited reward. G....
Side 11 - Raptores orbis, postquam cuncta vastantibus defuere terrae, et. mare scrutantur : si locuples hostis est, avari ; si pauper, ambitiosi : quos non Oriens, non Occidens, satiaverit. Soli omnium opes atque inopiam pari affectu concupiscunt. Auferre, trucidare, rapere, falsis nominibus imperium ; atque, ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant.
Side 432 - Every step in Scotland is historical ; the shades of the dead arise on every side ; the very rocks breathe. Miss Strickland's talents as a writer, and turn of mind as an individual, in a peculiar manner fit her for painting a historical gallery of the most illustrious or dignified female characters in that land of chivalry and song."— Blaclnvwd's Magatme.