The topography of the basin of the Tay, intended as a companion to the Map of the basin of the Tay |
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... researches , the Author has been repeatedly asked , who were the Picts ? Upon this subject , conscious of its difficulty , he had not intended to enter ; but , upon reflection , he is of opinion , that having endeavoured to give some.
... researches , the Author has been repeatedly asked , who were the Picts ? Upon this subject , conscious of its difficulty , he had not intended to enter ; but , upon reflection , he is of opinion , that having endeavoured to give some.
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... give three of them in the mean time ; and they may be bound up in the forthcoming volume , in their proper places . The modern part will give an account of seats and scenery , with modern history , the agriculture , and the commerce of ...
... give three of them in the mean time ; and they may be bound up in the forthcoming volume , in their proper places . The modern part will give an account of seats and scenery , with modern history , the agriculture , and the commerce of ...
الصفحة 1
... give an account of the Basin of the Tay , and the other parts of the country included in the Map , of which this work is intended to be the companion , we shall endeavour to supply such notices of its history , as will be sufficient to ...
... give an account of the Basin of the Tay , and the other parts of the country included in the Map , of which this work is intended to be the companion , we shall endeavour to supply such notices of its history , as will be sufficient to ...
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... gives no hint of provocation ; and yet that virtuous Roman expresses * Chalmers follows Horsley in this conjecture . See HORSLEY'S Brit . Romana , p . 43 . no sort of compunction at the march of his father AGRICOLA ADVANCES TO THE TAY ...
... gives no hint of provocation ; and yet that virtuous Roman expresses * Chalmers follows Horsley in this conjecture . See HORSLEY'S Brit . Romana , p . 43 . no sort of compunction at the march of his father AGRICOLA ADVANCES TO THE TAY ...
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... gives of the intrenchments at Edens- head , they would not contain a cohort . He makes no distinction between Roman forts , which are square , and the strengths of the natives , which are round or elliptical , and perched on the tops of ...
... gives of the intrenchments at Edens- head , they would not contain a cohort . He makes no distinction between Roman forts , which are square , and the strengths of the natives , which are round or elliptical , and perched on the tops of ...
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الصفحة 4 - Bacchus' blessings are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure: Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure, Sweet is pleasure after pain. Soothed with the sound, the king grew vain; Fought all his battles o'er again, And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain!
الصفحة 5 - I long to acquit myself of the obligations which I lie under towards you, but I am afraid that fortune, who has given you both the will and the power to confer such great favours upon me, has not in any degree enabled me to aid or assist you in return.
الصفحة 168 - Pot,) the barons had prepared a fire and a boiling cauldron, into which they plunged the unlucky sheriff. After he was sodden (as the King termed it) for a sufficient time, the savages, that they might literally observe the royal mandate, concluded the scene of abomination by actually partaking of the hell-broth.
الصفحة 18 - The Roman army, elated with success, and enriched with plunder, passed the night in exultation. The Britons, on the other hand, wandered about, uncertain which way to turn, helpless and disconsolate. The mingled cries of men and women filled the air with lamentations. Some assisted to carry off the wounded ; others called for the assistance of such as escaped unhurt ; numbers abandoned their habitations, or, in their phrensy, set them on fire.
الصفحة 9 - All that can inspire the human heart, every motive that can excite us to deeds of valour, is on our side. The Romans have no wives in the field to animate their drooping spirit, — no parents to reproach their want of courage. They are not listed in the cause of their country: their country, if any they have, lies at a distance.
الصفحة 62 - Oreon, we made torrents of blood flow, to gorge the ravenous beast of prey, and the yellow-footed bird. There resounded the hard steel upon the lofty helmets of men. The whole ocean was one wound. The crow waded in the blood of the slain. When we had numbered twenty years, we lifted our spears on high, and every where spread our renown. Eight barons we overcame in the east before the port of Diminium; and plentifully we feasted the eagle in that slaughter.
الصفحة 7 - The Romans, by a strange singularity of nature, are the only people who invade with equal ardour the wealth and the poverty of nations. To rob, to ravage, and to murder, in their imposing language, are the arts of civil policy.
الصفحة 168 - Glenbervie, bore his faculties so harshly that he became detested by the barons of the country. Reiterated complaints of his conduct having been made to James I. (or, as others say, to the Duke of Albany), the monarch answered, in a moment of unguarded impatience, " Sorrow gin the sheriff were sodden, and supped in broo ! " The complainers retired perfectly satisfied.
الصفحة 12 - We have gained possession sword in hand; we are encamped on the utmost limits of the island. Britain is discovered, and by the discovery conquered. " In our long and laborious marches, when you were obliged to traverse moors, and fens, and rivers, and to climb steep and craggy mountains, it was still the cry of the bravest amongst you, When shall we be led to battle? When shall we see the enemy? Behold them now before you. They are hunted out of their dens and caverns; your wish is granted, and the...
الصفحة 11 - This speech was received, according to the custom of barbarians, with war songs, with savage bowlings, and a wild uproar of military applause. Their battalions began to form the line of battle ; the brave and warlike rushed forward to the front, and the field glittered with the blaze of arms. The Romans on their side burned with equal ardour.