A'.B. The. above Volume mil be found to contain : Sketches of History; Slatislics; Society and Manners; Kdiicnlinn, Literature, and Science; Minern/nfl'/, liotany. Geology; Biographical and Characteristic ffotioes; Anralotes and Traditions ; Popular Customs and Amusements '; Arts, Ar/riculture, Produce, Manufacture* : 'rith much diversified matter ; the results of personal intercourse with the country and people of Scotland. % The Poetry interspersed in this Volume, unless where otherwise marked, is original. * Ravenscraig Castle, too late to be fully noticed in its proper place, is situated on a bold promontory overhanging the sea, near the ancient town of Dysart. It is a place of great antiquity, having been presented by James III. to William St. Clair, Earl of Orkney. The situation and appearance of these ruins are highly picturesque; but the dangerous nature of the coast is sufficiently apparent in the storm-scene so forcibly delineated in the fore-yround of the picture. SCOTLAND. 1 Land of brown heath and shaggy wood Land of the mountain and the flood !" 'Twas here the Son of Fingal towered along, And midst his mountains rolled the flood of song ; 'Twas here the heroes of that song arose, And Roman Eagles found unvanquished foes." PERTHSHIRE. THE county of Perth, one of the largest in Scotland, is proverbial as the favoured province in which Nature has been prodigal of her gifts. The Highlands of Perthshire,* with their fabled lakes and rivers, and woods and fountains their feudal and monastic ruins their popular legends and traditions present a field peculiarly rich in all that can charm the eye, improve the mind, or flatter the imagination. In proof of these attractions, it is only necessary to advert to the numerous strangers, from every nation in Europe, who are annually attracted to these regions of " fell and flood," where the magnificence of Nature and the primitive simplicity of the inhabitants offer the most pleasing contrasts, and * At the commencement of the second volume of this work, it is proper to remind the reader, that, owing tu the limited number of pages to which the Author is restricted, various topics of inferior interest must be omitted, others only slightly alluded to, in order that the connexion between the text and illustrations may not be interrupted, but mutually serve to explain each other. The Painter, in illustrating the scenery of the Highlands, has been careful in the selection of his subjects, so as to present a faithful transcript of that stupendous scenery with which the glory of the Gael is identified, whilst the Author has made it his study to frame his narrative according to the scenes through which he moves, and the historical suggestions to which they give rise. VOL. II. B 2 SCOTLAND ILLUSTRATED. unfold those interesting sources from which poetry has drawn many of her wildest themes, and history some of her noblest achievements. With the bold chain of the Grampians swelling in lofty gradation before us ; MOSS OF KINCARDINE. LORD KAIMES. 3 corn fields and cottage garden...
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