The Charm of Edinburgh: An AnthologyAlfred H. Hyatt Chatto & Windus, 1913 - 438 psl. |
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ancient Arthur's Seat auld beauty blue bonny bright burgh called Calton Calton Hill Canongate Castle rock charm crags crowd crown dark dear delight Des-Essars Edin Edina Edinburgh face fair Fergusson Firth frae green grey hand head hear heard heart High Street Highland hills Holyrood Holyrood House honour J. G. LOCKHART King Knox Lady land light live London look Lord loud Marjory Mary Master of Ballantrae morning muse never night noble North o'er Old Town once palace passed picturesque Poems Princes Street Queen ROBERT BURNS ROBERT FERGUSSON ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON round royal scene Scotch Scotland Scots Scottish seen side SIR WALTER SCOTT stand stood sweet thee thing thou TOBIAS SMOLLETT towers voice W. E. HENLEY walk walls wild wind wynds yonder
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