The Western Highlands and Islands of Scotland: Socially Considered, with Reference to Proprieters and People : Being a Series of Contributions to the Periodical PressJ. Menzies, 1850 - 262 strán (strany) |
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Strana 6
... never signed - never seen -never heard of any petition on the subject of emigration ! I cannot yield to the supposition that fifty or sixty decent persons palmed a rank falsehood upon me , and I therefore conclude that a sham petition ...
... never signed - never seen -never heard of any petition on the subject of emigration ! I cannot yield to the supposition that fifty or sixty decent persons palmed a rank falsehood upon me , and I therefore conclude that a sham petition ...
Strana 11
... never denied . Now , the poor clansman , degenerated into a rent - paying serf , knows nothing of his landlord but through some deputy - assistant factor , armed with “ missives " ( like the Lochalsh code of impossibilities invented by ...
... never denied . Now , the poor clansman , degenerated into a rent - paying serf , knows nothing of his landlord but through some deputy - assistant factor , armed with “ missives " ( like the Lochalsh code of impossibilities invented by ...
Strana 12
... never gladden the lowly roof , and the law of increase should not be tolerated except at Armadale , or other august mansions fitted for connubial felicity ! My Lord , I treat with the scorn it deserves the trashy theory with which the ...
... never gladden the lowly roof , and the law of increase should not be tolerated except at Armadale , or other august mansions fitted for connubial felicity ! My Lord , I treat with the scorn it deserves the trashy theory with which the ...
Strana 13
... never fails to cheer the conscience of an upright and generous landlord ; and your Lordship will be all the more warmly welcomed by Lady Mac- donald , for having brightened the homes of the sorrowing LORD MACDONALD'S EVICTIONS . 13.
... never fails to cheer the conscience of an upright and generous landlord ; and your Lordship will be all the more warmly welcomed by Lady Mac- donald , for having brightened the homes of the sorrowing LORD MACDONALD'S EVICTIONS . 13.
Strana 16
... never yet appaired in thiss part of the world , and probably never will as the thing has made so much noise . Tho ' thiss is the real matter of fact , Sir Alexr . can't help being con- cerned that he should be any ways mentioned in the ...
... never yet appaired in thiss part of the world , and probably never will as the thing has made so much noise . Tho ' thiss is the real matter of fact , Sir Alexr . can't help being con- cerned that he should be any ways mentioned in the ...
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The Western Highlands and Islands of Scotland: Socially Considered, with ... Thomas Mulock Úplné zobrazenie - 1850 |
The Western Highlands and Islands of Scotland: Socially Considered, with ... Thomas Mulock Úplné zobrazenie - 1850 |
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agricultural alleged benefit bounty Caird capital Captain Carlyle Christian confidence corn laws course crofters cultivation D'Israeli distressed districts Duke of Sutherland Duke's Dundonell Dunrobin Edinburgh enforced fact families farmers favour funds Glenelg Golspie gospel Government high farming high rents Highland Relief Board honour House impartial improvement industry interests Inverness Advertiser Ireland Irish justice labour land landlord and tenant leases letter liberal Lillingston Loch Lochalsh London Lord Advocate Lord Clarendon Lord Macdonald Lordship Mackintosh means ment mind never North Uist obedient servant oppression parties pauperism peasantry Peel's penal persons plain poor population possessions Post-office potato present principles promote proper protection protectionist railway readers roads Ross-shire scheme Scotland Scottish sheep Sheriff Sir George Grey Sir Robert Peel soil Sollas South Uist straths subsistence succour tenantry things THOMAS MULOCK tion true trust truth Ullapool utterly whole
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Strana 168 - ... he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
Strana 199 - And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
Strana i - So I returned and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.
Strana 224 - The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
Strana 121 - Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth...
Strana 223 - When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice : but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
Strana 208 - The praise of Bacchus then the sweet musician sung, Of Bacchus ever fair, and ever young. The jolly god in triumph comes ; Sound the trumpets, beat the drums ; Flushed with a purple grace He shows his honest face : Now give the hautboys breath ; he comes, he comes.
Strana 193 - ... gods could ever have commanded them by love ? A collar round the neck, and a cartwhip flourished over the back ; these, in a just and steady human hand, were what the gods would have appointed them ; and now when, by long misconduct and neglect, they had sworn themselves into the Devil's regiments of the line, and got the seal of Chaos impressed on their visage, it was very doubtful whether even these would be of avail for the unfortunate commander of Twelve-hundred men ! By
Strana 191 - ... of the worst. I looked with considerable admiration on this gentleman ; and with considerable astonishment, the reverse of admiration, on the work he had here been set upon. " This excellent Captain was too old a Commander to complain of anything ; indeed, he struggled visibly the other...
Strana 191 - The Captain of the place, a gentleman of ancient Military or Royal-Navy habits, was one of the most perfect governors ; professionally and by nature zealous for cleanliness, punctuality, good order of every kind ; a humane heart and yet a strong one ; soft of speech and manner, yet with an inflexible rigour of command, so far as his limits went : ' iron hand in a velvet glove,