Books and other items printed in Gaelic from 1871 to 1900 > Cunntas air boidhicheadan Ceann-Lochearn agus Edinample, or, A description of the beauties of Edinample and Lochearnhead

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p. 5,1. 18.
Jf it is dispos&d.
He speaks of himself here in the imper¬
sonal — thus showing how completely his
proper personality was sunk in the Author,
and how he considered himself merely a
tool in the hands of the muse, — a kind of
literary Medium in fact.
P. 5,1. 21.
SScoTiearn.
This loch is only remarkable on account of
a disagreable property it possesses of cover¬
ing itself with a black bituminous scum in
calm weather in summer, and never freez¬
ing in winter. From the vicinity of Comrie
of earthquake notoriety, local savants are
inclined to the opinion that a hidden vol¬
cano is situated under its bed; which vol¬
cano is held answerable for all the commo¬
tions, terrestrial and aqueous, which from
time to time disturb the district. The scep¬
tical, however, reject this theory and hold
that the volcanic rumors which reached the
newspapers had their sole existence in the
fertile brain of “our local correspondent”,
who, it is supposed, found some difficulty
in otherwise making up his weekly budget.
Thus they throw cold water on the hidden