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1、AJOURNEYTOTHEWESTERNISLANDSOFSCOTLANDINCHKEITH1JOURNEYTOTHEWESTERNISLANDSOFSCOTLANDIhaddesiredtoviittheHebrides,orWesternIsandsofScotland,slong,thatIscarcelyremberhowthewishwasoriginallyexcited;andwasintheAutumoftheyear1773inducedtoundertakethejourney,byfindinginMr.Boswellacopanion,wh
2、oseacutenesswouldhelpmyinquiry,andwhosegaietyofconversatioandcivityofmannersaresufficienttocounteracttheinveiencesoftravel,incountrieslsshospitablethanwhavepassd.OntheeighteenthofAugustweleftEdiburgh,acitytoowellknowtoadmitdescripti,anddirectedourcursenorthward,alongtheeasterncoastofS
3、cotland,accompaniedthefirstdaybyanothergentleman,whuldstaywithusonlylogeughtosewushomuchwlstatsparation.wecrossedtheFrithofForth,ourcuriotywasattractedbyInchKeith,asmallisand,whneitherofmycompanionhadevervisited,though,lyigwithintheirview,ithadalltheirlivesoliitedtheirnotice.Here,bycl
4、imbingwthsodiffiultyoversatteredcrags,wmadethefirstexperimtofunfrequentedcoasts.InchKeithisnothingmorethanarockcoveredwithathlayerofearth,notwhollybareofgrass,andveryfertileofthistles.Asallherdofcowsgrazesannuallyupoitinthesumr.Itseemsnevertohaveaffordedtomanorbeastapermanenthabitatio
5、n.Wefoundonlytheruinsofasmallfort,notsoinjuredbytimebutthatitmightbeeasilyrestoredtoitsformerstate.Itseemsnevertohavebeenintendedasaplaceofstrength,norwasbuilttoendureasiege,butmerelytoaffordcovertoafewsoldiers,woperhapshadthechargeofabattery,orwrestatidtogivesignalsofapproachingdange
6、r.Thereisthereforenoprovisionofwaterwithinthewall,thoughthespringissonear,thatitmighthavebeeneasilyencled.Oneofthestohadthription:'MariaReg.1564.'Ithasprobablybeenneglectedfromthtimethatthewholeislandhadthesameking.Welftthislittleislandwithourthoughtsemplyedawhilothedifferentappearanc
7、ethatitwouldhavemade,ifithadbeenplacedatthsamedistancefromLondon,withthesamefacilityofapproach;withwhat2JOURNEYTOTHEWESTERNISLANDSOFSCOTLANDemulationofpriceafewrockyacreswuldhavebeenpurchased,andwithatexpensiveidustrytheywouldhavebeencultivatedandadorned.Whenwelanded,wefoundourchaiser
8、eady,
