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FOURTH EDITION.
NEW YORK:
ROBERT CARTER, 58 CANAL STREET
1848.
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1847,
BY ROBERT CARTER,
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States
for the Southern District of New York.
STEREOTYPED BY THOMAS B. SMITH,
216 WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK
Having been born and educated in Scotland, and possessing a tolerableacquaintance with its History and Literature, the Author of thefollowing Work felt that he had some facilities for giving to the peopleof this country a just idea of his native Land. The plan of his work issomewhat new, combining in a larger degree, than he has hitherto seenattempted, descriptions of Scenery, with Literary and BiographicalSketches, portraitures of character social and religious, incidents oftravel, and reflections on matters of local or general interest. Hencehe has omitted many things which a mere tourist would not fail tonotice, and supplied their place with sketches of more enduringinterest. He would particularly invite attention to the sketches ofKnox, Burns, Wilson, Chalmers, Bruce, 'The Ettrick Shepherd,' and SirWalter Scott. His rambles through fair or classic scenes are thusenlivened with useful information. In a word, it has been his endeavor,in an easy natural way, to give his readers an adequate conception ofthe Scenery, Literature, and Religion of Scotland.
Hartford, Conn.
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| Preface | 1 |
| Beauty an Element of the Mind—Our Native Land—Auld Lang Syne—GeneralDescription of Scotland—Extent of Population—Spirit of the People—TheHighlands—The Lowlands—Burns's 'Genius of Scotland'—Natural and MoralAspects of the Country—'The Cotter's Saturday Night'—Sources ofProsperity | 11 |
| The city of Edinburgh—Views from Arthur's Seat—The Poems of RichardGall—'Farewell to Ayrshire'—'Arthur's Seat, aPoem'—Extracts—Craigmillar Castle—The Forth, Roslin Castle and thePentland Hills—Liberty | 32 |
| Walk to the Castle—The Old Wynds and their Occupants—Regalia ofScotland—Storming of the Castle—Views from its Summit—Heriot'sHospital—Other Hospitals—St. Giles's Cathedral—Changes—The Spirit ofProtestantism | 42 |
| John Knox's House—History of the Reformer—His Character—Carlyle'sView—Testimony of John Milton | ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! |