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the series, that it would here be superfluous to indulge in any minute descrip- 

 tion ; for, in this case, description would be little more than a repetition of the 

 same ideas and features. The distinctive character of this cascade is its triple 

 stage, thereby forming three distinct leaps ; and on that account it is considered by 

 many as an object of even greater beauty and attraction than the others. This 

 cascade takes its name from Stonebyres, an estate of the ancient family of 

 De Vere, celebrated in the history and poetry of the country. 



" From Oxford's lofty race their lineage springs ; 



Famed Oxford, sprung from emperors and kings. 



How bright the Veri Antonini shone 



When Virtue's self possessed the imperial throne !. . . . 



But when the fierce praetorian cohorts sold 



The earth's broad empire for alluring gold, 



The generous Veri left imperial Rome. . . ." 

 " On either side they stretch their wide domain 



Where turbid Nethan rends the indented plain." WILSON. 



Lanark, with its numerous claims to ancient renown, is remarkable as the 

 scene of Wallace's first military exploit, in which he slew the English sheriff 

 Heselrig, and expelled his soldiers from the town. This patriot the Scottish 

 " Tell" appears to have resided in the town of Lanark, even then a garrisoned 

 place, after his marriage with the beautiful coheiress of Lamington, barbarously 

 slain by Heselrig, and since become the subject of many a pathetic and popular 

 ballad. For still 



" There is a melancholy pleasure 

 In tales of hapless love; a treasure 

 From which the saddened bosom borrows 

 A short respite from present sorrows ; 

 And even the gay delight to feel, 

 As down young cheeks the soft tears steal." * 



Bothwell Castle, a specimen of baronial magnificence scarcely equalled by any 

 existing ruins, is situated on the northern bank of the Clyde, and by its stately 

 grandeur and majestic turrets, rouses the admiration of every stranger. It is diffi- 

 cult to imagine a finer situation, or battlements and towers in finer harmony 

 with the scene. One might suppose that the celebrated French poet had these 

 scenes in view when he composed the following lines : 



" Tantot d'un vieux chateau s'offVe la masse enorme 

 Pompeusement bizarre, et noblement infertile. 



Sir WILLIAM WALLACE, " Metrical Legends," by JOANNA BAILLIE, pp. 93, 94.; in which, and the 

 well-known romance of the " Scottish Chiefs," the reader will find the particulars beautifully and afiect- 

 ingly depicted. . 



