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Still the cemetary was very nice, all grand, crumbly and ruinous, with the requisite mini-Goths and a good view of Hogwarts (sorry, George Heriot's) posh public school place.
Archive 2006-07-01 Hal Duncan 2006
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Still the cemetary was very nice, all grand, crumbly and ruinous, with the requisite mini-Goths and a good view of Hogwarts (sorry, George Heriot's) posh public school place.
Weekend Wastrelry Hal Duncan 2006
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George Heriot, founder of Heriot's hospital, was also a member.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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Heriot's Hospital and the old city wall are close by; and when I choose I may, in going to the New Town, pass through the West Port and the Grassmarket.
The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author John Hill Burton
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Heriot's appointment as goldsmith to the queen dates from 1597; soon after this he was made jeweller and goldsmith to the king.
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This passage of Heriot's is taken nearly verbatim from Charlevoix, v. 2, p. 109.
A Ramble of Six Thousand Miles through the United States of America
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Heriot's Hall at Edinburgh, and other buildings designed by him.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 393, October 10, 1829 Various
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For on the first of July, before going to his garden, he stayed at Heriot's barn to try to induce him to leave his peacocks for once, and spend the day with him in search of Ambrose; but Heriot, who was feeding his fowl, never looked up, and said sadly, What need to seek Ambrose to-day?
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And their return was worse than anything we feared of their absence, as, if he come back, I pray Heriot's will not be.
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And he alone of all those brothers had made no choice, nor had they thought to ask him, so accustomed were they to see him jog along without the desires that lead men to their goals – such as Ambrose's thirst for knowledge, and Heriot's passion for beauty, and Hugh's lust for adventure, and Lionel's pursuit of delight.
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