单词 | Highlands of Scotland |
例句 | Stars of the Scottish screen are expected on the red carpet in the capital later for the screening of Brave which is set in the mythical medieval Highlands of Scotland. Film festival awards announced 2012-06-30T16:01:00Z His mother retired as an information technology manager for the local government in the Highlands of Scotland. Olivia Blatchford, Alan Clyne 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z But if I had to choose one place for my ashes to be scattered, to reside, it would forever be the Highlands of Scotland. Charlie Hunnam Is a Cat Person 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z It was flat land, not like the Highlands of Scotland. How I met my real father 2010-05-22T23:01:00Z It sees Lord and Lady Grantham and family heading for a summer break in The Highlands of Scotland, leaving most of their servants back at home. Fourth series for Downton Abbey 2012-11-23T18:47:33Z First of all, it takes me from where I used to work in central London, right to the West Highlands of Scotland, which are probably the most scenic part of the British Isles. Riding the Rails With the Man in Seat 61 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z Photograph: Simon Wilkinson/Alamy Driving from London up to the north-west Highlands of Scotland the other week, I made my own version of a songline. Tom Service on music to play while travelling 2011-08-07T21:01:00Z "This was to be a celebration of Scotland and in particular the Highlands of Scotland," Mr Melvin said. How the king's visit saw kilts become Scotland's national dress 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z And 33 years later she has been recalling how support she received from a small community in the Highlands of Scotland helped her recover and inspired her future career path. How a Highlands community helped survivors of Armenian earthquake 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Jamie begins in a cave in the West Highlands of Scotland, contemplating glaciations and climate change. Climate and crisis: what survives 2019-09-15T04:00:00Z The mangrove-fringed coast of Guyana, at the north-eastern tip of South America, does not immediately bring to mind the Highlands of Scotland, in the northernmost part of Great Britain. How Scotland erased Guyana from its past 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z Researchers in the Highlands of Scotland are giving farmed salmon feed made from genetically modified crops. Salmon given GM feed to boost nutrition 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z The animals were found "dehydrated, weak, and moving towards a road" in the West Highlands of Scotland. 'Rarest kittens' on earth rescued 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z Photographer Jane Barlow was treated to a spectacular natural sight on Monday in the Cairngorms, a mountain range in the eastern Highlands of Scotland. Stunning pictures of birds hunting in Scotland 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z “The suicide rates in the Highlands of Scotland where Inverness is are higher among young men than in the rest of Scotland,” she said. Karen Gillan is red-hot thanks to 'Jumanji' and 'Avengers,' but her true passion? Directing 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z "The suicide rates in the Highlands of Scotland where Inverness is are higher among young men than in the rest of Scotland," she said. Karen Gillan is red-hot thanks to 'Jumanji' and 'Avengers,' but her true passion? Directing 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z Open champion was in the Highlands of Scotland. Chase Koepka hopes Challenge Tour experience can pay off the same way it did for big brother Brooks - Golf Digest 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z In an email, Shough, who lives in the Highlands of Scotland, says, “I am resigned to never knowing what Arnold saw.” ‘Flying saucers’ became a thing 70 years ago Saturday with sighting near Mount Rainier 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z The West Highlands of Scotland suffered for generations from depopulation. Challenges facing Scottish universities after Brexit - BBC News 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z "A majestic image of Dunrobin Castle reflecting in the dark water of the pool below. Beautifully symmetrical composition captured on a stunningly clear day in the Highlands of Scotland." Winning photos from beautiful gardens - BBC News 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Ospreys returned to the Highlands of Scotland during the 1950s and 1960s after decades of absence following persecution, said Cheshire Wildlife Trust. Osprey spotted hunting on the Mersey 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z Nicknaming is endemic in the Highlands of Scotland. Six Toe, Fritter Nose and other readers' nicknames 2014-03-17T00:59:28Z "To just feed people fake pictures because that's what you think they want is not really the way forward for tourism in the Highlands of Scotland." Latest Loch Ness 'Sighting' Causes a Monstrous Fight 2013-10-05T02:49:22Z Brave is the latest Disney movie and is all about a girl called Merida, the daughter of a King and Queen who live in the Highlands of Scotland. Review: Brave 2012-08-14T05:18:59Z Highlands of Scotland, and the reversed faults which appear at the surface with the “minor thrusts.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Over a large part of the Highlands of Scotland more than 80 inches fall annually, while in some of the best agricultural districts there it does not exceed 30 inches. Meteorology or Weather Explained 2012-02-20T03:00:18.847Z The Celtic fringe of Europe—Cornwall, the Highlands of Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Brittany, Galicia—presents everywhere a great similarity in natural feature and in the character of its inhabitants. Paul Gauguin, His Life and Art 2012-02-14T03:00:24.393Z Dr. Clarke remarks that the neighborhood of Athens is just the Highlands of Scotland, enriched with the splendid remains of art. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z The name is now applied in the Highlands of Scotland to the man-servant who attends a sportsman in shooting or fishing. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z She possessed the white teeth and fair complexion that Scandinavian ancestry has bequeathed to the northeastern Highlands of Scotland. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z There are many parts of Ireland which sustained the same miseries and inconveniences from the want of roads as the Highlands of Scotland did at the beginning of the present century. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z This was Thomas Telford, who had already achieved distinction by the roads he had made in the Highlands of Scotland. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z It was a day long to be remembered in that part of the Highlands of Scotland. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Highlands of Scotland, interesting remarks on the population of, 33. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z It was distinct in some points from the Goidelic of Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Highlands of Scotland. Cornwall 2011-12-05T03:00:38.530Z A sort of skirt, called a kilt, was made from the same plaid, and this costume was worn by both men and women of the clans in the Highlands of Scotland. Text Books of Art Education, Book IV (of 7) 2011-11-29T03:00:14.593Z I have only seen them myself on the rocky sea-shore of Devon and Cornwall, in the wilds of Dartmoor, and the Highlands of Scotland. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z This hero is equally celebrated in popular story in the Highlands of Scotland. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z It is not more than a century ago, that in many parts of the Highlands of Scotland, butcher's meat was as cheap or cheaper than even bread made of oatmeal. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z The Member for Sark writes from the remote Highlands of Scotland, where he has been driving past an interminable series of lochs, to inquire where the keys are kept? Mr. Punch in the Highlands 2011-11-01T02:00:23.677Z Larch.—Success of the Dukes of Athol in planting it on the Highlands of Scotland. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z The parents of this gigantic youth were both natives of the Highlands of Scotland, having migrated early in life southwards, and settled in Cumberland. Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting 2011-09-30T02:00:19.420Z Examples of ancient and much decayed tablelands formed by the denudation of much disturbed rocks are furnished by the Highlands of Scotland and of Norway. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z In Ireland and in the Highlands of Scotland, the first of May takes its name from this solemnity, being called in Gaelic, Beltane; and in Irish, Beal-Tinne, or the Fire of Baal. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z The runrig system of cultivation, which prevails in Russia in the same form as it did in the Highlands of Scotland, does not give any similar appearance of decay. Contemporary Socialism 2011-09-10T02:00:28.673Z In 1791 the Earl of Breadalbane asked him to accompany him on a tour through the Western Isles and the Highlands of Scotland, undertaken with the view of improving the state of the people. The Clan Fraser in Canada Souvenir of the First Annual Gathering 2011-09-09T02:01:00.467Z Captain Wayland took the pains to go all the way to the Highlands of Scotland to report correctly the story of the dhow. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z The Highlands of Scotland, as the reader doubtless knows, are infested with rabbits, and many a poor farmer is ruined by them; and these Timby makes his special quarry. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z The nearest approach to them in manners and ways of thinking, I have found in my own dear Highlands of Scotland. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z The symptoms of debility of the heart are often removable by a regulated course of gymnastics or by pedestrian exercise, even in mountainous countries, such as Switzerland or the Highlands of Scotland or Ireland. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z At his age, the sweep of memory to boyhood's days was a long one, and he could well recall the events in the Highlands of Scotland over sixty years ago. The Clan Fraser in Canada Souvenir of the First Annual Gathering 2011-09-09T02:01:00.467Z Both MPs represent geographically huge, but sparsely populated seats, in the Highlands of Scotland. Boundary wars 2011-06-06T12:19:20Z This belief, common amongst the ancients, is still prevalent among the more ignorant classes in Italy, Russia, Andalusia, the Highlands of Scotland, and other places. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z It was once common in the Highlands of Scotland, but is now becoming rare. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z Naturally military nations are those of France, the Highlands of Scotland, Poland, and Switzerland—every one of them affording good specimens of the stuff peculiarly fitted for the manufacture of soldiers. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 2011-04-01T02:00:28.747Z The latter emigrated from the Highlands of Scotland to Upper Canada in 1819, and settled at Dundas, where he engaged in commercial pursuits. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z The symptoms of debility of the heart are often removable by a regulated course of gymnastics or by pedestrian exercise, even in mountainous countries, such as Switzerland, or the Highlands of Scotland or of Ireland. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z Remote cottages in the Highlands of Scotland, lonely farms in the North-West of Canada, outlying homesteads in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa were thus linked together by the same generous impulse. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z The northern Highlands of Scotland, for example, evidently formed at one time a broad table-land, elevated above the level of the sea by the subterranean forces. Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z The people of Ireland when history opens were Celts, kinsmen of the primitive races of Gaul and Britain, remnants of which are left in Wales and in the Highlands of Scotland. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z M'Intyre, as we have said, was a native of the West Highlands of Scotland, and an admirable specimen of the hardy and intrepid race from which he sprang. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 14 In the Highlands of Scotland there are considerable remains of compositions supposed to be those of their old bards still preserved.—Bibliography: The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Al′bany, the original Celtic name probably at first applied to the whole of Britain, but afterwards restricted to the Highlands of Scotland. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide The Highlands of Scotland begin at the Grampian Hills and the Lowlands extend south from this line to the British border, and include the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. Races and Immigrants in America To play even a hymn tune on the piano on Sundays is an offence in the Highlands of Scotland; and to miss prayers is a matter of penance in a convent. How to Observe Morals and Manners The most remarkable kinds are produced in Wales, the Highlands of Scotland, and the Shetland Isles. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom It is found on the principal heaths in the south of England, but is specially abundant in the Highlands of Scotland. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Between the western Highlands of Scotland and the remote, cloudy Hebrides lies the large island of Mull on a sound of that name. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day They are far better known, and we may be certain of the antiquity of incidents that are known in one form or another to every Gaelic-speaking countryman in Ireland or in the Highlands of Scotland. The Cutting of an Agate Their position in the extreme west, even in the Highlands of Scotland and in Ireland, shows this. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. The following document speaks for itself; it is a relic of a tour made by my son to the Highlands of Scotland. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) Of national costumes properly so called the best known to the English-speaking world is that of the Highlands of Scotland. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" The Highlands of Scotland is but a small region, nor is its interior by any means so remote as the interior of Africa. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) The clan system existed in Ireland and the Highlands of Scotland from early times. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" Campbell has found thriving in Ireland and the West Highlands of Scotland, and which he justly believes to be “bardic recitations, fast disappearing, and changing into prose.” Indian Fairy Tales It is strange that it should have been replaced in that country by the biniou, or bagpipe, just as the clairschach, or Highland harp, was replaced by the same instrument in the Highlands of Scotland. Legends & Romances of Brittany In a remote corner of Assynt, one of the most remote and savage districts in the Highlands of Scotland, there is a certain wild and romantic glen, called Eddernahulish. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 2 Historical, Traditional, and Imaginative Wordsworth appropriately places the birth of such a being in a humble dwelling in the Highlands of Scotland. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) The distance is 18 leagues over the Mountains, a Journey of 3 days; this is a Country wild as the Highlands of Scotland, and in parts, if possible, more barren. Before and after Waterloo Letters from Edward Stanley, sometime Bishop of Norwich (1802; 1814; 1816) A diversity of pronunciation is very distinguishable also in different districts of the Highlands of Scotland, even in uttering the same words written in the same manner. Elements of Gaelic Grammar Welsh is spoken in Wales, Manks in the Isle of Man, and Scotch Gaelic in the Highlands of Scotland; besides which there is the Irish Gaelic in Ireland. A Handbook of the English Language It is not that it is silent;—the Highlands of Scotland are so. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge The biggest bigot will not dare to deny, that without whisky the Highlands of Scotland would be uninhabitable. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) So strong is their attachment to the place where they have been bred, that I have heard of their returning to the Highlands of Scotland from a distance of three hundred miles. Minnie's Pet Lamb I have ventured a denial of this, and refer to the wolf-dog or deer-dog of the Highlands of Scotland, as his actual and faithful living representative. Anecdotes of Dogs The Gaelic or Erse branch, represented by the present Irish Gaelic, and containing, besides, the Gaelic of the Highlands of Scotland and the Manks of the Isle of Man. A Handbook of the English Language The last hundred years have wrought such obliterations in the Highlands of Scotland as to make it no cause of wonder that heroic poetry then remembered should now be forgotten. The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1, November 1875 A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Literature, History, Antiquities, Folk Lore, Traditions, and the Social and Material Interests of the Celt at Home and Abroad. The inhabitants of Ireland and the Highlands of Scotland were but branches of the same Keltic stock, and their language was substantially the same. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America The Kyloes are a breed peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland. The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock Tom's hand trembled and the tears coursed down his face as he wrote the address of the woman who lived away in the Highlands of Scotland. Tommy But he had his adherents, who were called Jacobites, and who were chiefly to be found in the Highlands of Scotland. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges There are no extensive pasturages, even in the mountain districts of Germany, as there are in the Highlands of Scotland, and in the fens of Lincolnshire and Kent. Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II The Highlands of Scotland is the only country of Europe that has never been distracted by religious controversy, or suffered from religious persecution. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America Her life had been spent in the Highlands of Scotland, at her father's old castle, Lynwood Keep. Chatterbox, 1906 Plaids of the Scottish clans worn by men in the Highlands of Scotland as a diagonal scarf, fastened on one shoulder and crossing the body. Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades We have lived better in point of eating and drinking beyond a question, than we should have done in going 332 from London to the Highlands of Scotland, at double the expense. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure In Great Britain, if an inch of rain fell in a day it was considered a heavy rain; but in many parts of the Highlands of Scotland three inches not infrequently fall in one day. The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent The colony was destined soon to receive a great influx from the Highlands of Scotland, due to the frightful oppression and persecution which immediately followed the battle of Culloden. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America The potato-rot has appeared; and nearly the whole subsistence of the people in the south and west of Ireland, and in the western Highlands of Scotland, has been destroyed. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 The white grouse, or white game, inhabits the Highlands of Scotland and the Western Islands; it prefers the coldest situations on the highest mountains, where it burrows under the snow. The Peacock 'At Home' AND The Butterfly's Ball AND The Fancy Fair “I have written off to secure a residence in the Highlands of Scotland for our summer quarters this season.” Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication Even educated Englishmen then knew much less about Scotland, or at least the Highlands of Scotland, than their descendants do to-day of Central Africa. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II He would do battle in a foreign land, but the Highlands of Scotland was his abiding place. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America At this time the average Englishman knew little about the Lowlands and nothing about the Highlands of Scotland. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I There was one missing, however; for, on the night of their arrival at Mr. Herbert's, the young student left them for the Highlands of Scotland, where he intended to spend part of his vacation. Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands The white grons, or white game, inhabits the Highlands of Scotland and the Western Islands; it prefers the coldest situations on the highest mountains, where it burrows under the snow. The Peacock 'At Home:' A Sequel to the Butterfly's Ball "Now is the time to penetrate into the heart of Caledonia and to discover the utmost limits of Britain," cried the Romans, as they began their advance to the Highlands of Scotland. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole No country in Europe held woman in so great esteem as in the Highlands of Scotland. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America Until quite recently they were kept by many families in the Highlands of Scotland. Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing The legal revolution was identical with that which occurred on a smaller scale, and in quite recent times, through the greater part of the Highlands of Scotland. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society Mawman, it may be mentioned, wrote an 'Excursion to the Highlands of Scotland,' 1805, which the Edinburgh furiously assailed: 'This is past all enduring. The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting The Alleghanies bear a striking geographic resemblance to the Highlands of Scotland, so famed in song and story. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 Far in the Highlands of Scotland, nestling amid their rugged mountains lay a beautiful farm. Golden Moments Bright Stories for Young Folks The people of the Highlands of Scotland regarded fountains with particular veneration. Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing Scotch Highlanders, inhabitants of the Highlands of Scotland. A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School My father has been robbed; his people have been foolish; it is not a new thing in the Highlands of Scotland, Count Victor. Doom Castle Sometimes we seemed to catch a glimpse of the heather-clad Highlands of Scotland. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898 I had taken a place on the top of one of the coaches which ran between Edinburgh and Glasgow, for the purpose of commencing a short tour in the Highlands of Scotland. Catharine's Peril, or The Little Russian Girl Lost in a Forest And Other Stories Brul� and twelve Indians are sent like the carriers of the fiery cross in the Highlands of Scotland to rally tribes of the Susquehanna to join the Hurons against the Iroquois. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom In no other country does nature exhibit herself in more various forms of beauty and sublimity, than in the North of England and the Highlands of Scotland. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 "Look at my father there!" said Olivia; "he would like you to be thinking that he does not care a great deal for the Highlands of Scotland." Doom Castle And he also observed, that "the clannish slavery of the Highlands of Scotland was the single exception to Milton's remark of 'the mountain nymph, sweet Liberty,' being worshipped in all hilly countries." The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 Strathdown, a wild romantic place in the north Highlands of Scotland, has long been celebrated for its witches, warlocks, ghosts, and fairies. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales He could speak Gaelic and also Erse, which languages he had learnt during his childhood, which was spent partly in the Highlands of Scotland and partly in Ireland. The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers A large, magnificently illustrated volume, the "Clans of the Highlands of Scotland," was his most ambitious and successful effort as a prose-writer. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century Others, which followed in steady succession, rendered a like service to the Lake district, the Highlands of Scotland, the New Forest, and the Isle of Wight. Romance Two Lectures The first of the series is the Gneis and Mica Slate System, of which examples are exposed to view in the Highlands of Scotland and the west of England. An Expository Outline of the "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" With a Notice of the Author's "Explanations:" A Sequel to the Vestiges In the Highlands of Scotland a large oval crystal—probably a Cairngorm stone—was kept by the ancient priests by which to work charms. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales I was traveling in the Highlands of Scotland when the trouble arose, and did not hear of it until two days after. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie They were especially numerous and determined in the Highlands of Scotland and the south of Ireland. The Leading Facts of English History Collins’s Ode on the Popular Superstitions of the Highlands of Scotland and Gray’s Bard show the literary world prepared to put itself to school to Celtic tradition. Romance Two Lectures Such scenes might be expected in the valleys of the Highlands of Scotland, or amid the heavy snows of New Brunswick or Quebec, but they were a surprise upon the open prairie. The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists The Pioneers of Manitoba In remote times a brownie was attached to the home of every considerable family in Ireland and the Highlands of Scotland. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales "It must be in the Highlands of Scotland." Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie He had traveled through the Highlands of Scotland, up and down the Rhine, had ascended Mont Blanc, and stood on the Campagna in Rome. The Harris-Ingram Experiment This is a wild, irregular species of music, peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader Our argument derives considerable support from the references to the Highlands of Scotland which we find in mediæval literature. An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707) The Highlands of Scotland were covered with, perhaps, three or four thousand feet of ice. The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries a state of things existed in Italy somewhat similar to that which existed in the Highlands of Scotland in earlier times. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood The plot, which is unusually provocative of conjecture and interest, is founded on thrilling and tragic events which occurred in the domestic history of one of the most distinguished families in the Highlands of Scotland. The Lost Lady of Lone In one of the most picturesque parts of the western Highlands of Scotland stands an inn, which is much frequented by travellers. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 279, October 20, 1827 The clans of the Highlands of Scotland are formed in a similar manner. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 37, July 22, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls In the Highlands of Scotland there once lived a Laird of Brockburn, who would not believe in fairies. Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales The most interesting of Collins' poems, from the point of view of these inquiries, is his "Ode on the Popular Superstitions of the Highlands of Scotland." A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century The locality was in the Highlands of Scotland. The Lost Lady of Lone The Congo just above Boma somewhat resembles the Highlands of Scotland, and the similarity was emphasised by the fact that it was raining hard. A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State Being intended for the ministry, he received a good preliminary education, and became early interested in the ancient Gaelic ballads and poetic fragments still floating about the Highlands of Scotland. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction Pi'broch, a wild, irregular species of music belonging to the Highlands of Scotland; it is performed on a bagpipe. McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader This division of food was continued in the Highlands of Scotland until a late period. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 They are far better known, and one may be certain of the antiquity of incidents that are known in one form or another to every Gaelic-speaking countryman in Ireland or in the Highlands of Scotland. Gods and Fighting Men Several families of the Highlands of Scotland anciently laid claim to the distinction of an attendant spirit who performed the office of the Irish banshie. Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft Knox's Tour in the Highlands of Scotland and the Hebrides. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson An example in the Highlands of Scotland was about the next to be discovered. Q. E. D., or New Light on the Doctrine of Creation "There used to be fairies," said an old woman in the Highlands of Scotland to a friend of mine, "but the Gospel came and drove them away." The Jesus of History It is somewhat remarkable that traditions still survive in the Highlands of Scotland which seem to be derived from the habits of Scotch tribes like the Lapps in our day. A Philological Essay Concerning the Pygmies of the Ancients There now remained but one course to pursue; and that was to seek refuge at his father's, in the Highlands of Scotland. Marriage Second-Sight, name given to the power of seeing things future or distant; a power superstitiously ascribed to certain people in the Highlands of Scotland. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Already it has transformed the Highlands of Scotland and trebled their value, as well as clothed them with a new and beautiful scenery. A Walk from London to John O'Groat's Landing, in June, 1745, in the Highlands of Scotland, he had soon found the clans of the mountaineers hurrying to join his standard. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 "Wad'sett, an ancient tenure or lease of land in the Highlands of Scotland." The Grammar of English Grammars The north Highlands of Scotland have thus, by means of railways, become grazing-grounds for the metropolis. The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain If you describe to him a set of wild manners, and a state of primitive society existing in the Highlands of Scotland, he is much disposed to acquiesce in the truth of what is asserted. Ivanhoe From Belfast to the Highlands of Scotland is an easy route by steamers and railways. Men of Invention and Industry It rained all day as I once thought it never did rain anywhere, but in the Highlands of Scotland. American Notes The Duke of Argyle is to command a separate expedition, which will set the Highlands of Scotland in a blaze. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 For example, in the Highlands of Scotland in our own day. The Literary Remains of Samuel Taylor Coleridge In this respect the Israelites were guided by the same principle which regulates precedency among the Arabs, as well as among our own countrymen in the Highlands of Scotland. Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time And yet the Highlands of Scotland have not hitherto produced one great rural poet, except Macpherson, who did belong to the peasantry. The Poetical Works of Beattie, Blair, and Falconer With Lives, Critical Dissertations, and Explanatory Notes The reason was that, after seeing the grander Highlands of Scotland, I became spoiled for the English Lakes. Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894 To find men possessed of these qualifications, the Trustees turned their eyes to Germany and the Highlands of Scotland, and resolved to send over a number of Scotch and German labourers to their infant province. An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2 Concerning this hero innumerable traditions remain, to this day, in the Highlands of Scotland. Fragments of Ancient Poetry From his cell in the Lateran Palace, he ruled over souls from the Highlands of Scotland to the Pillars of Hercules. Historical Miniatures The Highlands of Scotland are in general a melancholy country. The Pleasures of Life When Philip Gilbert Hamerton asked me to marry him, he conscientiously attempted to explain how different my life would be in the Highlands of Scotland from that to which I had been accustomed in Paris. Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894 And as for the non-Roman parts, Ireland and the Highlands of Scotland, it goes without saying that the county never was, and is not to this day, a true unit. On Something This is confined to the northern Highlands of Scotland, is of smaller growth, with toothed deciduous leaves, and small drooping flowers of two or three together. Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs On June 26th I started with my wife for the Highlands of Scotland. Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy When he turned to his boyhood's home, the West Highlands of Scotland, for inspiration, he wrote, under the pen-name of Fiona Macleod, poetic prose stories and many poems about these Scotch Celts. Halleck's New English Literature The Highlands of Scotland have long been entitled by law to every privilege of British subjects; but it was not till very lately that the common people could in fact enjoy these privileges. The History of England, Volume I Adam Smith says that it is not uncommon for mothers in the Highlands of Scotland, who have borne twenty children, to have only two of them alive. The Young Mother Management of Children in Regard to Health In the Hebrides, Orkneys, and the Highlands of Scotland, it is also found; and sometimes, though rarely, among the fells of Northumberland and Cumberland. The Book of Household Management The Highlands of Scotland seem destined to become a hunting ground. The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland The Celtic idiom is still spoken in two dialects, the Welsh in Wales, and the Gaelic in Ireland and the Highlands of Scotland. How to Speak and Write Correctly If all the Highlands of Scotland were put into a heap, and then multiplied by three, they wouldn't be half as big as the White Mountains, would they, marm? Nature and Human Nature He had long believed that the Highlands of Scotland, the hilly Lake Country of England, and the mountains of Wales and Ireland, would present the same phenomena as the valleys of the Alps. Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence In the Highlands of Scotland, where the herbage is scanty, the sheep-farm requires to be very large, and to be watched over by many shepherds. The Book of Household Management I dined to-day with Lord Treasurer and two gentlemen of the Highlands of Scotland, yet very polite men. The Journal to Stella The Highlands of Scotland are crossed by a deep and singularly straight depression called the Great Glen, which has been excavated along a very ancient line of dislocation. The Elements of Geology You were spawned on the shores of one of the bays of the Highlands of Scotland. Nature and Human Nature The Scottish systems of land tenure—which may be said to be the theme of The Scotch Twins—are discussed in Beaton's "Highlands of Scotland." The Scotch Twins In the wild heathy tracts of the northern counties of England it is plentiful, also in Wales and the Highlands of Scotland. The Book of Household Management I'm pure Celtic of Celt, from the farthest Highlands of Scotland. The Secret Power On the disappearance of the ice the basin is rilled with a long, narrow lake, such as Lake Chelan in Washington and many of the lakes in the Highlands of Scotland. The Elements of Geology "So," I said, examining the map, "the Highlands of Scotland are over our heads, and the Grampians are raising their rugged summits above us." A Journey to the Interior of the Earth In the Highlands of Scotland the need-fire was accounted a sovereign remedy for witchcraft. The Golden Bough It may also be found in Staffordshire, in North Wales, and again in the north of England; but nowhere so plentiful as in some parts of the Highlands of Scotland. The Book of Household Management The wild hill-sides and hollows frequently reminded the beholder of the glens in the Highlands of Scotland, as Kennedy more than once remarked. Five Weeks in a Balloon The Highlands of Scotland meet the Lowlands on the south with a bold front of rugged hills along a line of dislocation which runs across the country from sea to sea. The Elements of Geology It is still spoken in Wales, in Brittany, in Ireland, in the Highlands of Scotland, and in the Isle of Man. Short History of Wales In the Highlands of Scotland the proper places for performing the rite seem to have been knolls or small islands in rivers. The Golden Bough There is no sweeter spot in all the west Highlands of Scotland than the valley that runs back from that far penetrating arm of the sea, Loch Fyne, to Craigraven. The Doctor : a Tale of the Rockies Mr. Gunn, of Edinburgh, has lately published a curious Essay upon the Harp and Harp Music of the Highlands of Scotland. The Lady of the Lake The people whom we met were as few as in the Highlands of Scotland. Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay Volume 1 The little party might have thought themselves in the grand dining-hall of Malcolm Castle, in the heart of the Highlands of Scotland. In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant In some parts of the Highlands of Scotland the rule was that all householders who dwelt within the two nearest running streams should put out their lights and fires on the day appointed. The Golden Bough Consequently, the inhabitants of Montegnac lived to a recent period, as the Highlands of Scotland lived in former times, by murder and rapine. The Village Rector Clara's early years were spent in a lonely old house in the Highlands of Scotland. The Frozen Deep I told him that I had been informed by Mr. Orme, that many parts of the East-Indies were better mapped than the Highlands of Scotland. Boswell's Life of Johnson Abridged and edited, with an introduction by Charles Grosvenor Osgood In some parts of the Highlands of Scotland the last handful of corn that is cut by the reapers on any particular farm is called the Maiden, or in Gaelic Maidhdeanbuain, literally, “the shorn Maiden.” The Golden Bough In a Celtic tale, recorded in the West Highlands of Scotland, a giant is questioned by a captive queen as to where he keeps his soul. The Golden Bough Thus in the Highlands of Scotland the great safeguard against the elfin race is iron, or, better yet, steel. The Golden Bough "Have you been in the Highlands of Scotland?" she asked. The Frozen Deep In the Highlands of Scotland it is said that no sister should comb her hair at night if she have a brother at sea. The Golden Bough In the Highlands of Scotland the revival of vegetation in spring used to be graphically represented on St. Bride’s Day, the first of February. The Golden Bough |
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