The Scottish Nation: Or, The Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland, Volume 1A. Fullarton & Company, 1877 - Heraldry |
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... crown and prerogatives , and to cement their union by numerous family alliances . A revolution , which placed first one and then another family of the new race upon the throne of Scot- land , completed the solidarity of the social union ...
... crown and prerogatives , and to cement their union by numerous family alliances . A revolution , which placed first one and then another family of the new race upon the throne of Scot- land , completed the solidarity of the social union ...
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... Crown Point and Ticonderoga in America in A woodcut representation of it is here given . 1758 , but Sir Ralph at that period was only a H After the usual course of study , young Aber- cromby entered the army in 1756 , as a cornet in the ...
... Crown Point and Ticonderoga in America in A woodcut representation of it is here given . 1758 , but Sir Ralph at that period was only a H After the usual course of study , young Aber- cromby entered the army in 1756 , as a cornet in the ...
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... crown , and in the possession of an prietor , that is , a proprietor under the Saxon laws , holding direct of the crown , and is therefore exactly equivalent to that of a Norman baron . Three Abthainries only have been as yet traced in ...
... crown , and in the possession of an prietor , that is , a proprietor under the Saxon laws , holding direct of the crown , and is therefore exactly equivalent to that of a Norman baron . Three Abthainries only have been as yet traced in ...
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... crown of Scotland in 788 , upon the death of Solvatius , or Selvach . Before his accession to the throne , he lived familiarly with the nobles , and was well ac- quainted with the causes of their mutual feuds . It was , therefore , the ...
... crown of Scotland in 788 , upon the death of Solvatius , or Selvach . Before his accession to the throne , he lived familiarly with the nobles , and was well ac- quainted with the causes of their mutual feuds . It was , therefore , the ...
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... crown , he was entitled , in preference to his draw without molestation , and obtained much uncle , to be at the head of the administration , had praise from them for his clemency to all who sur- the address to compel his retirement ...
... crown , he was entitled , in preference to his draw without molestation , and obtained much uncle , to be at the head of the administration , had praise from them for his clemency to all who sur- the address to compel his retirement ...
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Aberdeen afterwards Albany Alexander ancient Andrews Angus appears appointed army Athol Ayton Baillie Balcarres Balfour Baliol baronet barons battle became bishop Blackadder Blair born Borthwick Bothwell brother Bruce Brus Buchan Buchanan burgh castle Charles charter church Comyn court crown daugh David death died Douglas duke duke of Albany earl earl of Angus earl of Athol earl of Fife earl of Menteith earldom Edin Edinburgh edition Edward eldest England English father favour Fife France George Glasgow Hamilton heir Henry History honour King James king of Scotland kingdom Lady lands letter Lindsay Lond London Lord lordship March Margaret married Mary minister parish parliament Perthshire poems possessed prince published queen received regent reign Robert the Bruce royal Scotland Scots Scottish sent Sermon Sir James Sir John Sir Robert Sir William sons Stirling succeeded surname Thomas tion took Walter wife William the Lion
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Page 142 - Arbuthnot was a man of great comprehension, skilful in his profession, versed in the sciences, acquainted with ancient literature, and able to animate his mass of knowledge by a bright and active imagination; a scholar with great brilliance of wit, a wit who, in the crowd of life, retained and discovered a noble ardour of religious zeal.
Page 489 - In my infant and boyish days, too, I owed much to an old woman who resided in the family, remarkable for her ignorance, credulity, and superstition. She had, I suppose, the largest collection in the country of tales and songs concerning devils, ghosts, fairies, brownies, witches, warlocks, spunkies, kelpies, elf-candles, deadlights, wraiths, apparitions, cantraips, giants, enchanted towers, dragons, and other trumpery.
Page 233 - Thou hast tasted of prosperity and adversity; thou knowest what it is to be banished thy native country, to be over-ruled, as well as to rule, and sit upon the throne; and being oppressed, thou hast reason to know how hateful the oppressor is both to God and man...
Page 491 - He was the only man I ever saw who was a greater fool than myself, where woman was the presiding star; but he spoke of illicit love with the levity of a sailor, which hitherto I had regarded with horror. Here his friendship did me a mischief; and the consequence was, that soon after I resumed the plough, I wrote the Poet's Welcome.
Page 256 - All that the genial ray of morning gilds, And all that echoes to the song of even, All that the mountain's sheltering bosom shields, And all 'the dread magnificence of heaven, O how canst thou renounce, and hope to be forgiven ! X.
Page 490 - You know our country custom of coupling a man and woman together as partners in the labors of harvest. In my fifteenth autumn, my partner was a bewitching creature, a year younger than myself. My scarcity of English denies me the power of doing her justice in that language, but you know the Scottish idiom: she was a "bonnie, sweet, sonsie lass.
Page 499 - There is scarcely any earthly object gives me more — I do not know if I should call it pleasure — but something which exalts me, something which enraptures me — than to walk in the sheltered side of a wood, or high plantation, in a cloudy winter-day, and hear the stormy wind howling among the trees, and raving over the plain.
Page 314 - Strahan, however, had sent one of the sermons to Dr. Johnson for his opinion ; and after his unfavourable letter to Dr. Blair had been sent off, he received from Johnson on Christmaseve, a note in which was the following paragraph :
Page 463 - Truth, its Manifest; or, a Short and True Relation of divers main passages of things (in some whereof the Scots are particularly concerned), from the very first beginning of these unhappy Troubles to this day.
Page 270 - He was a fellow of the royal societies of London and Edinburgh, and a member of some other learned bodies.