| John Timbs - 1840 - 430 էջ
...Scott Monument. — The following is the inscription on the plate inclosed in the foundation-stone : "This graven plate, deposited in the base of a votive building, on the 15th day of August, in the year of Christ 1840, and never likely to see the light again till all the... | |
| Speculative society of Edinburgh - 1845 - 510 էջ
...VOTIVE BUILDING, ON THE FIFTEENTH DAT OF AUGUST IN THE YEAH OF CHRIST 1840, AND NEVER LIKELY TO SF.E THE LIGHT AGAIN, TILL ALL THE SURROUNDING STRUCTURES ARE CRUMBLED TO DUST BY THE DECAY Ot> TIME OR BY HUMAN OR ELEMENTAL VIOLENCE, MAY THEN TESTIFY TO A DISTANT POSTERITY THAT HIS COUNTRYMEN... | |
| 1849 - 588 էջ
...in progress. The following is the inscription on the plate placed under the foundation stone : — This graven plate, Deposited in the base of a votive...likely to see the light again, Till all the surrounding struetures arc crumbled to dust, By the decay of time, or by human or Eternal violence, May then testify... | |
| 1912 - 666 էջ
...foundation, on a brass plate, was deposited the following inscription, composed by Lord Jeffrey : — " Tbis Graven Plate deposited in the base of a votive building...the fifteenth day of August in the year of Christ 1810, and never likely to sec the light again till all the surrounding structures are crumbled to dust... | |
| 1851 - 704 էջ
...PLATE, DEPOSITED IS THE BASE OP A VOTIVE BUILDING ON THE FIFTEENTH DAY OP AUGUST IS THE YEAR Of CHEIST 1840, AND NEVER LIKELY TO SEE THE LIGHT AGAIN TILL ALL THE SURROUNDING STRUCTURES AEE CRUMBLED TO DC8T BY THE DECAY OP TIME, OE BY HUMAN OE ELEMENTAL VIOLENCE, MAY THEN TESTIFY TO A... | |
| Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1852 - 462 էջ
...on, and before he had reached home, he had composed the following rather striking statement : — " THIS GRAVEN PLATE, DEPOSITED IN THE BASE OF A VOTIVE...FIFTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST IN THE YEAR OF CHRIST 1840, AND DESTINED NEVER TO SEE THE LIGHT AGAIN TILL THE SURROUNDING STRUCTURES ARE CRUMBLED TO DUST BY THE DECAY... | |
| Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey, Lord Henry Cockburn Cockburn - 1852 - 464 էջ
...home, he had composed the following rather striking statement:— "THIS GRAVEN PLATE, DEPOSITED IN TI1E BASE OF A VOTIVE BUILDING ON THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST IN THE YEAR OF CHRIST 1840, AND DESTINED NEVER TO SEE THE LIGHT AGAIN TILL THE SURROUNDING STRUCTURES ARE CRUMBLED TO DUST BY THE DECAY... | |
| Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey, Lord Henry Cockburn Cockburn - 1852 - 364 էջ
...before he had reached home, he had composed the following rather striking statement : — " IHI8 CBAVEN PLATE, DEPOSITED IN THE BASE OF A VOTIVE BUILDING ON THE FIFTEENTH DAY OP ACGU8T IN THE YEAR OF CUBIST 1840, AND DESTINED NEVER TO SEE THE LIGHT AGAIN TILL THE SURROUNDING... | |
| 1853 - 592 էջ
...the inscription he wrote on Sir Walter Scotf s monument as a striking instance; it runs thus:— " This graven plate, deposited in the base of a votive...fifteenth day of August, in the year of Christ 1840, and destined never to see the light again till the surrounding structures are crumbled to dust by the decay... | |
| William Alexander Laurie - 1859 - 622 էջ
...Scotland. On the second was the following inscription from the pen of the late Lord Jeffrey : — Tnis GRAVEN PLATE, Deposited in the Base of a Votive Building, On the fifteenth day of August, in tho year of Christ 18-10, And never likely to see tho light again, Till all the surrounding structures... | |
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