Foot-prints of travel; or, Journeyings in many lands . ikeness of the original. He died at thecomparatively early age of fifty-three. We take refresh-ment at the Red Horse Inn, rendered famous by Wash-ington Irving, stroll thoughtfully through the quaint oldvillage, and visit, with thrilling interest, the house in whichShakespeare was born. From this remarkable vicinity we take passage over theGreat Northern Railroad, by way of Preston and Carlisle,finally reaching Edinburgh, the thriving and pleasant cap-ital of Scotland. It is a peculiarly formed city, being built on three paral-lel ridges o
Foot-prints of travel; or, Journeyings in many lands . ikeness of the original. He died at thecomparatively early age of fifty-three. We take refresh-ment at the Red Horse Inn, rendered famous by Wash-ington Irving, stroll thoughtfully through the quaint oldvillage, and visit, with thrilling interest, the house in whichShakespeare was born. From this remarkable vicinity we take passage over theGreat Northern Railroad, by way of Preston and Carlisle,finally reaching Edinburgh, the thriving and pleasant cap-ital of Scotland. It is a peculiarly formed city, being built on three paral-lel ridges of considerable elevation, and is remarkable forthe general excellence and elegance of its architecture. Theolder portion of the city is situated upon the loftiest of theridges, and on which the houses rise to the height of nineand ten stories along the edges and on the steep streets in the old town are narrow and irregular. Thenewer section occupies a lower ridge, being separated fromthe old by a valley which is improved as a public garden. yOURNEYINGS IN MANY LANDS. 327 and for business purposes. The public and private build-ings are mostly constructed of a white stone resemblingmarble, which is quarried in the neighborhood. The pop-ulation numbers about three hundred thousand, occupyinga territory which measures just about two square longest street commences at the Palace of Holyroodand ends at Castle Hill, upon the summit of which isEdinburgh Castle, standing four hundred and fifty feetabove the level of the sea. This might appropriately be called the city of monu-ments. Among the most prominent are statues to SirWalter Scott, Nelson, Playfair, Professor Wilson, AllanRamsay, the Duke of Wellington, and Robert monument stands quite by itself on Princes Street,and rises to two hundred feet in height. Pew monumentsin the world equal this Gothic structure in architecturalbeauty. The citizens of Edinburgh may well be proud oftheir numerous educat
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