 | Charles Knight - 1844 - 246 pàgines
...receipt, I descended lower to the city, wherein I observed the fairest and goodliest street that ever mine eyes beheld, for I did never see or hear of a...from the castle to a fair port which they call the Neather Bow), and from that Port, the street which they call the Kenny-bate is one quarter of a mile... | |
 | Allan Ramsay - 1851 - 484 pàgines
...Taylor, the Water Poet,(') describes the High Street as ' the fairest and goodliest street that ever mine eyes beheld, for I did never see or hear of a...which is half an English mile from the Castle to a faire port, which they call the Neather Bow, . . . the build219 ings on each side of the way being... | |
 | John Marius Wilson - 1860 - 692 pàgines
...English traveller who saw it in 1618, says, " Here I observed the fairest and goodliest street that ever mine eyes beheld ; for I did never see or hear of a street of the length, the buildings on each side of the way being all of squared stone, five, six, and seven... | |
 | 1865 - 396 pàgines
...castle:— " I descended lower to the city, wherein I observed the fairest and goodliest street that ever mine eyes beheld, for I did never see or hear of a street of the length, the buildings on each side of the way being all of squared stone, five, six, and seven... | |
 | Charles Hindley - 1872 - 638 pàgines
...of iron" still exists there, and is historically known as " Mons Meg" and popularly as "Long Meg." mine eyes beheld, for I did never see or hear of a...and from that port, the street which they call the Kenny- gate is one quarter of a mile more, down to the King's Palace, called Holy-roodHouse, the buildings... | |
 | John Mackay (Of Edinburgh) - 1879 - 194 pàgines
...narrative of a visit made to Edinburgh : — -" From the port (Netherbow), the street which they call Kennygate is one quarter of a mile more down to the King's Palace, called Holyroodhous, the buildings on each side of the way being all squared stones five or six stories high,... | |
 | James Grant - 1880 - 436 pàgines
...receipt, I descended lower to the city, wherein I observed the fairest and goodliest street mine eyes ever beheld, for I did never see or hear of a street of that length (which is half a mile English from the castle to a fair port, which they call the Nether Bow) ; and from that port... | |
 | John Taylor - 1888 - 340 pàgines
...receite, 1 descended lower to the city, wherein I observed the fairest and goodliest street that ever mine eyes beheld, for I did never see or hear of a...of a mile more, down to the King's Palace, called llolyrood House, the buildings on each side of the way being all of squared stone, five, six, and seven... | |
 | Peter Hume Brown - 1904 - 304 pàgines
...observer, " I descended lower to the city, wherein I observed the fairest and goodliest street that ever mine eyes beheld, for I did never see or hear of a...from the Castle to a fair port which they call the Netherbow."25 Specially noteworthy is the tribute of James Howell, one of the most widely-travelled... | |
 | Peter Hume Brown - 1904 - 306 pàgines
...observer, " I descended lower to the city, wherein I observed the fairest and goodliest street that ever mine eyes beheld, for I did never see or hear of a...from the Castle to a fair port which they call the Netherbow.""5 Specially noteworthy is the tribute of James Howell, one of the most widely-travelled... | |
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So leaving the castle, as it is both defensive against my opposition, and magnific for lodging and receite, 1 descended lower to the city, wherein I observed the fairest and goodliest street that ever mine eyes beheld, for I did never see or hear of a... 
