Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 edition. Excerpt: ... from the London Evening Post, Jan. 16, 1746. "Cain the first Murd'rer when from Eden driven And doom'd to wander by Decree of Heaven Retir'd as we are told, to the Land of Nod A Place, besure the farthermost from God: Which makes some think Northwards his Course he bent As far as Scotland e're he pitch'd his Tent; Where he a City built, of ancient Fame Which he from Eden Edenburgh did name, But thought the Highlands the more fertile Place To propagate around his Murd'rous Race; Rebellion here with Treason, grew betimes, Those Sons of Murder, with thousand other Crimes Hence Royal Duncan in his Bed was slain By false Macbeth, the Royal Power to gain; And Bothwell, bloody Minister of State Made Darnly share the same unhappy Fate And Charles the Martyr 'gainst you stands enroll'd Whom Judas like, your Royal Master Sold From these curs'd Seeds of Traytors sprung the Birth Of Glencos, Glenbuckets, Ogilvies and Perth." In place of a letter, Allan Ramsay junr., follows his father's example and puts his sentiments into verse, after the fashion of the day; these, though not touching on any of the events alluded to above, are inserted here for the sake of continuing as nearly as possible the sequence of dates. They are in manuscript of his own writing. "A CONVENIENT PLACE TO DESERT TO." By A. Ramsay Junr. 1745. Yet craves not lofty Rooms my heart Where fire and froi and a desert Await the pampering train; Nor would I waste my youthfull age To loll in splendid Equipage The envy of the vain. 2. Be mine a House tho clean but small To pay no Window Tax at all And temperate my Board; No poysonous Draughts that fiends convey To kill the night and damn the day Its cellar should afford. 3 But there I'd pass the careless hour Now gay...
