An Account of the Principal Pleasure Tours in Scotland: With a Copious Itinerary of the Great Lines of Road, and the Several Cross Roads in the Country (Classic Reprint)

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Previous to introducing the tours, it has been thought adviseable to give a slight description of the environs of the different cities, from which tra vellers proceed to the Highlands z - edinburgh, as being the metropolis of this ancient kingdom, distinguished of old as the residence of a long line of illustrious monarchs, amongst whom are num bered the bravest soldiers, the most accomplished men, and the best scholars that ever graced the historic page - and eminent in latter days as the seat of science and philosoph the great mart of literatura - famous for its lfitiversity, and distin guished in all the walks of art and literature - The neighbourhood of glasgow is likewise extremely interesting, from its exuberant fertility, and from its bein watered by some of the finest rivers, along whose an ks there is spread forth a rich conti nued garden, abounding with all the retuisites and luxuries of life, a land flowing wit milk and honey It is likewise the usual mode of ac cess to the Western Highlands, and particularly.

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