. The birds of Iona & Mull. Birds. 122 THE BIRDS OF lONA AND MULL. as here is March begun, and the winter actually past, before we were aware of its having more than just set in. I begin to observe that every successive year passes quicker and quicker than its predecessor. They used to go something cannie-like, but now they go by steam, and threaten as one advances in years to outstrip even this, revolving, like the fly-wheel of a high-pressure. -t^;<-^ c^..^^ engine, round and round with dizzying velocity, flying with increase of impetus at every turn; or bounding like a mill-stone dow
. The birds of Iona & Mull. Birds. 122 THE BIRDS OF lONA AND MULL. as here is March begun, and the winter actually past, before we were aware of its having more than just set in. I begin to observe that every successive year passes quicker and quicker than its predecessor. They used to go something cannie-like, but now they go by steam, and threaten as one advances in years to outstrip even this, revolving, like the fly-wheel of a high-pressure. -t^;<-^ c^..^^ engine, round and round with dizzying velocity, flying with increase of impetus at every turn; or bounding like a mill-stone down a steep brae-side, and leaving as little trace of their course —till the crisis comes—the boiler bursts, the engine sticks at " dead-point," and the mill-stone plunges with a splash into the black tarn, and is seen no Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Graham, Henry Davenport, l825-1872. Edinburgh, D. Douglas
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