The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-06-06 00:00:00

t fail to place the author-artist

riters of the day

a proud

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iz:leetit. By Bog.
anirably-told story win upon the
all the humour, originality, and
est productions_ There is not a

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that does not engage an earnest

clatialical Account of Scotland.
-ot and useful work is now before

excelle

d information to any of

.t.. We say interest, because, In
e and comprehensive statistical account
of every parishparochial, agricu a
digest
ltural,
Scc., at the present time, there is
in-
r}' and antiquities, together with highly in-
seences and anecdotes of the ancient feudal
es. The present nutnber co ntains well-written
several universities and colleges of Aberdeen,
Forfar complete, and a considerable portion of

131 in interest

) is written by

who, if we may

ve parts

stern of

without all exception, they have
asks, are men of standard infor-
As a specimen of the style,
is throughout classical,) we
.on only of the account given, by
of the town of Dunkeld, in Perth-
Park, the seat of the Duke of Atholl:—
it in the form ore cross• Its extent it
•er until he reaches the centre of the
at point he has a full view of the
is here displayed in a picturesque
oh
view, relieved by the deep back-
ooded pleasure grouuds of Dunked,
dt of Craig-y-barns,hose varied and
itla outline, with its sides richly clothebl in wood,
chief object lathe landscape, while the extreme
'onstituted by long goody, of Craig-vi-
's, however, the most striking feature of this
in the river Tay. As it retires from the eye
and varied perspectie, silent, smooth, and
',be deep vroods and rocky re-
filch it is overshadovred ; while,
or endie3A variety skirt its margin,
uown into the darks
water, water, and blending with
own reflections so as to conceal its boundarier.
'eutury and a half ego, the capacity of the
Dkeld par Nras neither un-
the
* improver ok f the grounds was
- saw a difficulty

d deep

e, and of Dunk

*strati:,
• At ti

see th•

rifee seems lost I

Icy hit

1, tree:

h e treat

one who never .
.i. In all his improvements be
iament. Limited though the
planne as to have a borne
ensive, garden, ornamental walks,
es, American gardens, and a lawn,
s. In appropriate spots he planted
which now enhance the varied beauty
very walk the stranger can take, he
'-',ut confusion, ornament without
-441011. SO Often have the beauties of
- ..
oeen described by pen and pencil, to
it by enlargiug upon them w:oold be use-
, evidences of their popularity, however,
----, from 1815 to 1842 of
the
',ern visited by about 60.000 persons of all
foreigners.
persons content them-
”lking over the pleasure grounds to the hermit-
'll, and back. This, owever, is but a small
eauties of Dunkeld. To see the place Frro-
.l. requires to spend two or three days, and
its of Newtyle, ig-y-barirs, days,
he will see landscape and alpine scenery
- 1-, Britgiti•"

duke so

grass parks

a the e

It kinds

ariety wl

1000 of which nuiaber were

;;;ed, that

'e to be surpassed

is advancing towards a
Aished at intervals of two months,
in itself a volun3e, it may be expected
In this number, we may add, will be
account of "James Murray's Royal
also in Perthshire.

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