. Scottish pictures, drawn with pen and pencil . aking the longer journey, he will find itworth while to make a special trip to Oueensferry, to view the stupendousstructure from the foot; as in crossing the bridge by train but little notioncan be gained of its structure and proportions. The drive from the city, ofabout seven miles along a wide well-kept road, will be found far pleasanterthan the short railway ride. Large waggonettes are constantly])lying on the route; which passes beneath Cjarslorphine Hill, and LordJeffreys Craigcrook Castle on the left: and soon afterwards skirts
. Scottish pictures, drawn with pen and pencil . aking the longer journey, he will find itworth while to make a special trip to Oueensferry, to view the stupendousstructure from the foot; as in crossing the bridge by train but little notioncan be gained of its structure and proportions. The drive from the city, ofabout seven miles along a wide well-kept road, will be found far pleasanterthan the short railway ride. Large waggonettes are constantly])lying on the route; which passes beneath Cjarslorphine Hill, and LordJeffreys Craigcrook Castle on the left: and soon afterwards skirts on theright Lord Roseberys beautiful estate of Dalmeny. Then the l()rth isreached, a wide and beautiful estuary, although here contracted tu a strait,with a small rocky islanil near tin; middle, as If to adord ficilitii:s lor thiswonderful structure. Irom the Iront of the little inn, or the stone pierused for the ferry-boats of a former time, the eye takes in the plan and(outline of the brid^^e at once, as shown in our cut; but it is some time. EDINBURGH. SS before its real vastness is apprehended. Trains and engines crossing itappear from below like mere toys, and one has to adjust ones sense of sizeand distance before fully apprehending the facts that each of the two greatarches spans the distance of one-third of a mile, and that the length of thebridge as nearly as possible equals the distance from the Duke of YorksColumn in London to St. Pauls. From the Oueensferry pier small steamers,in fine weather, are continually passing to and fro, enabling passengers tohave a good view of the structure, the immense elaboration ami cost ofwhich, and of the Tay Bridge, to be noticed further on, enable the travellerto save an hour or so in the journey between luiinburgh and Aberdeen. Itis, however, for their own sake, and as trium[)hs of modern engineering,that they are noticeable here. The railway journey from Edinburgh to Glasgow is not particularlyinteresting, save for the opportunit
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