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A copper plaque by Duddingston Kirk, Edinburgh, Scotland.The Kirk is situated below Arthur's Seat and next to Duddingston Loch. "Jock Tamson's bairns" is a Scots (and Northumbrian English) dialect version of "Jack (John) Thomson's children" but both Jock and Tamson in this context take on the connotation of Everyman.
A forward or centre half, Russell won the Scottish Football League title with both Hearts and Celtic , becoming the first player to win the championship with different clubs, and similarly was the first to claim both the major domestic trophies at two clubs, lifting the Scottish Cup twice with Hearts (1891 and 1896) and once with Celtic in 1900 ...
I could not be a traitor to Edward, for I was never his subject ... — William Wallace People in Scotland have a queer idea of the arts. They think you can be an artist in your spare time, though nobody expects you to be a spare-time dustman, engineer, lawyer or brain surgeon ...
In the poem as it survives, there are two exchanges. Dunbar opens with a three-stanza address to his commissar which pours lofty scorn on the poetic pretensions of Kennedy and his commissar, describing what must happen if their self-promotion should move him to reluctantly unleash his own far superior powers; which boast Kennedy answers, also in three stanzas, with a direct, highly ...
The Luckenbooth brooch has motifs similar to the Claddagh ring, also using the heart and crown. Heart-shaped brooches in parts of Europe date back to late medieval times, but this design probably did not appear in Scotland before the 17th century. [5] [6] Silver was the usual material, [1] [5] although gold heart brooches were made for wealthy ...
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Hearts led the Scottish League for most of the 1956–57 season. The title hinged on Rangers visit to Tynecastle on 13 April. A capacity crowd watched a tense game in which Rangers keeper, George Niven, was man of the match. Hearts could not beat him and the only goal came from Billy Simpson of Rangers who scored on the break in 35 minutes ...
60 Perfect Valentine’s Day Quotes Bettmann via Getty Images When you feel strongly about someone, it can be difficult to find the right words to say, especially on the most romantic holiday of ...