SCOTLAND. 



1 Land of brown heath and shaggy wood 

 Land of the mountain and the flood !" 



'Twas here the Son of Fingal towered along, 

 And midst his mountains rolled the flood of song ; 

 'Twas here the heroes of that song arose, 

 And Roman Eagles found unvanquished foes." 



PERTHSHIRE. 



THE county of Perth, one of the largest in Scotland, is proverbial as the 

 favoured province in which Nature has been prodigal of her gifts. The Highlands 

 of Perthshire,* with their fabled lakes and rivers, and woods and fountains their 

 feudal and monastic ruins their popular legends and traditions present a field 

 peculiarly rich in all that can charm the eye, improve the mind, or flatter the 

 imagination. In proof of these attractions, it is only necessary to advert to 

 the numerous strangers, from every nation in Europe, who are annually attracted 

 to these regions of " fell and flood," where the magnificence of Nature and the 

 primitive simplicity of the inhabitants offer the most pleasing contrasts, and 



* At the commencement of the second volume of this work, it is proper to remind the reader, that, owing 

 tu the limited number of pages to which the Author is restricted, various topics of inferior interest must 

 be omitted, others only slightly alluded to, in order that the connexion between the text and illustrations 

 may not be interrupted, but mutually serve to explain each other. The Painter, in illustrating the scenery 

 of the Highlands, has been careful in the selection of his subjects, so as to present a faithful transcript of 

 that stupendous scenery with which the glory of the Gael is identified, whilst the Author has made it his 

 study to frame his narrative according to the scenes through which he moves, and the historical sugges- 

 tions to which they give rise. 



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