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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Výsledky 1 - 5 z 58.
Strana 2
... matter. Let the sheriffs shew — let the commissioner of Lord Macdonald shew, what legal right they had to coerce the poor people of Sollas into any such agreement. And can that agreement be enforced by law ? I maintain that it cannot ...
... matter. Let the sheriffs shew — let the commissioner of Lord Macdonald shew, what legal right they had to coerce the poor people of Sollas into any such agreement. And can that agreement be enforced by law ? I maintain that it cannot ...
Strana 2
... matter . Let the sheriffs shew - let the commissioner of Lord Macdonald shew , what legal right they had to coerce the poor people of Sollas into any such agreement . And can that agreement be enforced by law ? I maintain that it cannot ...
... matter . Let the sheriffs shew - let the commissioner of Lord Macdonald shew , what legal right they had to coerce the poor people of Sollas into any such agreement . And can that agreement be enforced by law ? I maintain that it cannot ...
Strana 5
... forced expatriation of the unfor- tunate and unprotected peasantry . Thus , your Lordship ( per com- missioner ) , having resolved upon converting Sollas into a sheep- 66 walk , it follows , as a matter of LORD MACDONALD'S EVICTIONS . 5.
... forced expatriation of the unfor- tunate and unprotected peasantry . Thus , your Lordship ( per com- missioner ) , having resolved upon converting Sollas into a sheep- 66 walk , it follows , as a matter of LORD MACDONALD'S EVICTIONS . 5.
Strana 6
... matter of course , that the people must be idle , ungrateful , and insubordinate ; and yet , upon investigation , their idleness turns out to be a reluctance to work in wintry wea- ther , at least six miles from their own homes - their ...
... matter of course , that the people must be idle , ungrateful , and insubordinate ; and yet , upon investigation , their idleness turns out to be a reluctance to work in wintry wea- ther , at least six miles from their own homes - their ...
Strana 7
... matter for serious and saddening con- templation . Is there no hope for landlords but in the expatriation of their humble and attached tenants ? Is it a crime that the poor Highland peasantry should still cherish that instinctive ...
... matter for serious and saddening con- templation . Is there no hope for landlords but in the expatriation of their humble and attached tenants ? Is it a crime that the poor Highland peasantry should still cherish that instinctive ...
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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
Populárne pasáže
Strana 197 - And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
Strana 38 - The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right. But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
Strana 222 - The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
Strana 35 - He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away. 31 Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompense.
Strana 119 - 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 221 - When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice : but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
Strana 206 - 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 189 - ... 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 189 - 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 rigor of command, so far as his limits went : ' iron hand in a velvet glove,