And tinged them with a lustre proud, Like that which streaks a thundercloud. Such dusky grandeur clothed the height, Where the huge Castle holds its state, And all the steep slope down, Whose ridgy back heaves to the sky, Piled deep and massy, close and... Modern Edinburgh - Page 142by Edinburgh. Appendix - 1799 - 192 pagesFull view - About this book
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