Nether Lochaber: The Natural History, Legends, and Folk-lore of the West HighlandsW. Paterson, 1883 - 417 páginas |
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... present in Cheltenham , a cadet of one of the oldest and most respectable families on the West Coast , and himself the head of a house not unknown in Highland story , has been so good as to send us a short Gaelic poem in manuscript ...
... present in Cheltenham , a cadet of one of the oldest and most respectable families on the West Coast , and himself the head of a house not unknown in Highland story , has been so good as to send us a short Gaelic poem in manuscript ...
Página xix
... present our readers with the original lines verbatim et literatim , precisely as they stand in the MS . , only omitting two lines that are partly illegible from their falling into the sharp foldings of the sheet . The sense and tenor of ...
... present our readers with the original lines verbatim et literatim , precisely as they stand in the MS . , only omitting two lines that are partly illegible from their falling into the sharp foldings of the sheet . The sense and tenor of ...
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... present . In the course of conversation , " over the walnuts and the wine , " our friend surprised us not a little by informing us that even at this day , in certain parts of the south - western districts of Scot- land , the Sortes ...
... present . In the course of conversation , " over the walnuts and the wine , " our friend surprised us not a little by informing us that even at this day , in certain parts of the south - western districts of Scot- land , the Sortes ...
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... present day , of each maiden's pouring from her cumanbleoghain , or milking - pail , even- ing and morning , on the fairy knowe a little of the new - drawn milk from the cow , by way of propitiating the favour of the good people , and ...
... present day , of each maiden's pouring from her cumanbleoghain , or milking - pail , even- ing and morning , on the fairy knowe a little of the new - drawn milk from the cow , by way of propitiating the favour of the good people , and ...
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... to such a con- junction , certainly is not . Be it called what it may , however - eclipse or transit - we were disappointed in not getting a glimpse of the phenomenon in question on the present occasion . Although duly at our post.
... to such a con- junction , certainly is not . Be it called what it may , however - eclipse or transit - we were disappointed in not getting a glimpse of the phenomenon in question on the present occasion . Although duly at our post.
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Términos y frases comunes
admirably amongst animal Appin Ardgour autumn Ballachulish beautiful believe Ben Nevis bird bright called Castle Stalker cave chaffinch CHAPTER cold colour common curious days ago delight district eating eggs evil fact fairy favourite fieldfare Fingalian fish flowers frequently Gaelic glen Glen Nevis Glenevis green hand hazel head heard Hebrides hedgehog hour interesting known labours land least less lively Loch Loch Leven Loch Linnhe Lochaber axe look matter mole moon morning Mortimer Collins mountain neighbourhood neighbouring nest Nether Lochaber never night observed occasion once otter ourselves Outer Hebrides perhaps plant poet potato present probably proper rain rare raven reader recollect round Scotland season seemed seen shores singing song specimen spot spotted crake storm summer superstition thing thistle truth watch water-vole weather West Highlands wild wild-birds wind wing winter wonder