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... BY DAYLIGHT . 188 XV . THE PRINCE CONSORT .. 200 XVI . - KIRKWALL . XVII . THE STONES OF STENNIS .... XVIII . THE EMBARKATION . 212 222 . 234 XIX - CONCLUSION . .... ...... 249 ENGRAVINGS . PAGE I - LANDING AT BEN NEVIS ....
... BY DAYLIGHT . 188 XV . THE PRINCE CONSORT .. 200 XVI . - KIRKWALL . XVII . THE STONES OF STENNIS .... XVIII . THE EMBARKATION . 212 222 . 234 XIX - CONCLUSION . .... ...... 249 ENGRAVINGS . PAGE I - LANDING AT BEN NEVIS ....
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... stone along the sides , and great numbers of trains on the different tracks in the center . Great hissing locomotives were moving to and fro , on these tracks , and par- ties of travellers , with porters wheeling their trunks and ...
... stone along the sides , and great numbers of trains on the different tracks in the center . Great hissing locomotives were moving to and fro , on these tracks , and par- ties of travellers , with porters wheeling their trunks and ...
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... stone , in very picturesque and endlessly varied forms , and with the prettiest ornamental gardens which can be imagined surrounding them , or extending from them each way along the sloping banks which bordered the track - these and a ...
... stone , in very picturesque and endlessly varied forms , and with the prettiest ornamental gardens which can be imagined surrounding them , or extending from them each way along the sloping banks which bordered the track - these and a ...
Page 120
... old in- scriptions and sculptured images , now in some cases almost wholly effaced by the decay of the stone , the masses of ruined walls , the remains — of ancient cloisters or chapels which were seen here 120 THE RAILWAY RIDE .
... old in- scriptions and sculptured images , now in some cases almost wholly effaced by the decay of the stone , the masses of ruined walls , the remains — of ancient cloisters or chapels which were seen here 120 THE RAILWAY RIDE .
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... stone with a smooth and clear surface , he persuaded his aunt to sit down , and when she was once seated , he de- tained her as long as possible , by talking with her , and amusing her mind with the objects around her . Then he would ...
... stone with a smooth and clear surface , he persuaded his aunt to sit down , and when she was once seated , he de- tained her as long as possible , by talking with her , and amusing her mind with the objects around her . Then he would ...
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