History of the Town And Castle of Dumbarton, From the Earliest Period Till the Present Time
History of the Town And Castle of Dumbarton, From the Earliest Period Till the Present Time
Glen, John, 1833-1904
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In the calm sunmier evenings they would often ascend the steep stair to the ^^ galleries" of the rock, where the flag-staff stands^ and there, happily seated on the rude Roman circle or pharos, they would unitedly view £rom this altitude the slowly retiring king of day setting gorgeously in the west, far beyond the sterile and rugged mountains of Argyleshire. They beheld also for many a long mile the majestic windings of the Riyer Clyde, on which numerous engagements took j)lace in bygone years..., between the petty princes of Argyle and the ancient kmgs of the Britons, in their rude '^currachs." Thus they woiudd often spend their fleeting evenings, till the drum would beat the garrison to rest, or a female servant, by order of her father, sought among the clefts of the rock, or amongst the great guns of the fortress, for the long absent Angelina. The high-minded Governor, it would appear, was always sternly opposed to the attentions and overtures of the gallant young Captain, for reasons which always remained unknown, and he 102 HISTOBY OF DUMBABTOX.
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