The New Statistical Account of Scotland: Dumfries, Kirkcudbright, WigtonW. Blackwood and Sons, 1845 |
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... possession of a relation who resides here . The poet Burns spent the latter part of his life in Dumfries , and his ashes rest in the burying - ground attached to St Michael's Church . Cholera . In 1832 , Dumfries was visited with Indian ...
... possession of a relation who resides here . The poet Burns spent the latter part of his life in Dumfries , and his ashes rest in the burying - ground attached to St Michael's Church . Cholera . In 1832 , Dumfries was visited with Indian ...
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... possessed burying - grounds of their own , made use of them ; but for the rest , two rows of large pits were dug in the more unoccupied part of the cemetery ; and in these the bo- dies were piled one upon another , -every coffin being ...
... possessed burying - grounds of their own , made use of them ; but for the rest , two rows of large pits were dug in the more unoccupied part of the cemetery ; and in these the bo- dies were piled one upon another , -every coffin being ...
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... possession of Mr Affleck . Modern Buildings , & c . — The county town of Dumfries is beau- tifully situated on the left bank of the river Nith , in 55 ° 2 ′ 45 ′′ north latitude , and 3 ° 36 ' west longitude from Greenwich . It is ...
... possession of Mr Affleck . Modern Buildings , & c . — The county town of Dumfries is beau- tifully situated on the left bank of the river Nith , in 55 ° 2 ′ 45 ′′ north latitude , and 3 ° 36 ' west longitude from Greenwich . It is ...
Σελίδα 56
... possession of the Cumins , and afterwards in that of the Stewarts . " In 1250 , Sir John Cumin possessed the manor of Dalswinton , and Duncol , or Duncow , and in that year he gave the monks of Melrose a free passage through the lands ...
... possession of the Cumins , and afterwards in that of the Stewarts . " In 1250 , Sir John Cumin possessed the manor of Dalswinton , and Duncol , or Duncow , and in that year he gave the monks of Melrose a free passage through the lands ...
Σελίδα 57
... possessed by the family of Brown till , some twenty years ago , the late Miss Winefred Brown left it to Frederick Maxwell , Esq . and other heirs of entail . It contains 1061 acres , and is now in the possession of Henry Maxwell , Esq ...
... possessed by the family of Brown till , some twenty years ago , the late Miss Winefred Brown left it to Frederick Maxwell , Esq . and other heirs of entail . It contains 1061 acres , and is now in the possession of Henry Maxwell , Esq ...
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agriculture amount Annandale annual annum arable attended average number banks barley breed Broomholm built burgh castle cattle chalders chiefly church Closeburn coal considerable crops cultivated Cummertrees Dalswinton distance district Duke of Buccleuch Earl east Ecclefechan Edinburgh erected Eskdalemuir extent farms feet former Galloway Glasgow glebe greywacke ground heritors Hightae hills houses improvement inhabitants James Johnstone labourers land Langholm late leases lime loch Lochar Lochmaben Lockerbie manse Maxwell meadow miles minister Moffat Moffat Water moss nearly Nith Number of families number of persons parish parochial pasture peat Penpont plantations poor population PRESBYTERY present produce proprietor Queensberry rent residence rish river river Annan river Nith road rock sandstone Sanquhar Scotland sheep side situated soil Springkell stipend stone SYNOD OF DUMFRIES teinds tenants Tinwald tion town turnips upwards V.-PAROCHIAL ECONOMY village whole wood
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Σελίδα 244 - THIS HUMBLE INDIVIDUAL PRACTISED IN REAL LIFE THE VIRTUES WITH WHICH FICTION HAS INVESTED THE IMAGINARY CHARACTER OF JEANIE DEANS; REFUSING THE SLIGHTEST DEPARTURE FROM VERACITY, EVEN TO SAVE THE LIFE OF A SISTER, SHE NEVERTHELESS SHOWED HER KINDNESS AND FORTITUDE, IN RESCUING HER FROM THE SEVERITY OF THE LAW, AT THE EXPENSE OF PERSONAL EXERTIONS WHICH THE TIME RENDERED AS DIFFICULT AS THE MOTIVE WAS LAUDABLE. RESPECT THE GRAVE OF POVERTY WHEN COMBINED WITH LOVE OF TRUTH AND DEAR AFFECTION.
Σελίδα 89 - Far in the bosom of the deep, O'er these wild shelves my watch I keep; A ruddy gem of changeful light, Bound on the dusky brow of night, The seaman bids my lustre hail, And scorns to strike his timorous. sail.
Σελίδα 244 - TO THE MEMORY OF HELEN WALKER, WHO DIED IN THE YEAR OF GOD, 1791. THIS HUMBLE INDIvIDUAL PRACTISED IN REAL LIFE THE vIRTUES WITH WHICH FICTION HAS INvESTED THE IMAGINARY CHARACTER OF JEANIE DEANS; REFUSING THE SLIGHTEST DEPARTURE FROM vERACITY, EvEN TO SAvE THE LIFE OF A SISTER, SHE NEvERTHELESS SHOWED HER KINDNESS AND FORTITUDE, IN RESCUING HER FROM THE SEvERITY OF THE LAW, AT THE EXPENSE OF PERSONAL EXERTIONS WHICH THE TIME RENDERED AS DIFFICULT AS THE MOTIvE WAS LAUDABLE. RESPECT THE GRAvE OF...
Σελίδα 225 - Dei in his bosom; and on the reverse, a representation of the upper part of two human figures in the act of embracing. On comparing this fragment with the monument, it was discovered to coincide with that portion of it which Pennant mistook for the top of a cross...
Σελίδα 182 - Dumfries, there was not as much victual produced as was necessary for the supply of the inhabitants ; and the chief part of what was required for that purpose was brought from the Sandbeds of Esk, in tumbling cars, to Dumfries; and when the waters were high by reason of spates, and there being no bridges so that these cars could not come with the meal, I have seen the tradesmen's wives in the streets of Dumfries crying, because there was none to be got.
Σελίδα 77 - Caledonia ! stern and wild, meet nurse for a poetic child, • land of brown heath and shaggy wood, land of the mountain and the flood, land of my sires!
Σελίδα 420 - Walsatt, for correcting of scolds, which it does too so effectually, and so very safely, that I look upon it...
Σελίδα 353 - Who at command of bloody Lag was shot : A murder strange which should not be forgot. Douglas of Morton did him quarters give ; Yet cruel Lag would not let him survive. This martyr sought some time to recommend His soul to God, before his days did end, The tyrant said,
Σελίδα 141 - ... dried in a pot, together with a crock ewe now and then about Martinmas. They were clothed very plainly, and their habitations were most uncomfortable. Their general wear was of cloth, made of waulked plaiding, black and white wool mixed, very coarse, and the cloth rarely dyed. Their hose...
Σελίδα 63 - Twixt Wigton and the town of Ayr, Portpatrick and the cruives of Cree, No man need think for to bide there, Unless he court Saint Kennedie.