The picture of ScotlandWilliam Tait, 1827 |
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... edifice , which , being dedi- cated to the Virgin , was denominated Ladykirk , a name which afterwards extended to the parish , formerly de- signated Upsettlington . The ford itself deserves some notice . It was the passage by which the ...
... edifice , which , being dedi- cated to the Virgin , was denominated Ladykirk , a name which afterwards extended to the parish , formerly de- signated Upsettlington . The ford itself deserves some notice . It was the passage by which the ...
Strana 28
... edifice of prodi- gious antiquity which occupied almost the same site , and was burnt down thirty years ago . This was the residence of the family of Swinton , one of the oldest baronial families in Scotland of which there is still a ...
... edifice of prodi- gious antiquity which occupied almost the same site , and was burnt down thirty years ago . This was the residence of the family of Swinton , one of the oldest baronial families in Scotland of which there is still a ...
Strana 29
... edifice has occasioned . It is resorted to by many imprudent couples for the same purpose which has sent so many to the more celebrated Gretna . The landlord of the principal inn tells , with some pride , that Mr. H. Brougham was ...
... edifice has occasioned . It is resorted to by many imprudent couples for the same purpose which has sent so many to the more celebrated Gretna . The landlord of the principal inn tells , with some pride , that Mr. H. Brougham was ...
Strana 33
... edifice and the estate belonged to a family of the name of Hatelie ; but for at least a century past , they have been the pro- perty of a branch of the Baillies of Jerviswood . Lady Murray of Stanhope , who wrote so sweet a narrative of ...
... edifice and the estate belonged to a family of the name of Hatelie ; but for at least a century past , they have been the pro- perty of a branch of the Baillies of Jerviswood . Lady Murray of Stanhope , who wrote so sweet a narrative of ...
Strana 35
... edifice , sur- rounded by an extensive park , most of which is planted , and is approached by an avenue about a mile and a quarter long , and an hundred yards broad , the most imposing thing of the kind I ever saw . The house is plain ...
... edifice , sur- rounded by an extensive park , most of which is planted , and is approached by an avenue about a mile and a quarter long , and an hundred yards broad , the most imposing thing of the kind I ever saw . The house is plain ...
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