The Story of Bothwell Castle, Tillietudlem, Crookston, and Other Castles (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Story of Bothwell Castle, Tillietudlem, Crookston, and Other CastlesHappily this method of preserving our touch with the past is as agreeable to most men as it is effectual. There are few people capable of resisting the fascination of an old building, especially if that building has borne a part in some of the best-remembered episodes of a nation's history. But, even apart from known historical associations, an old building, because it is old, possesses an irresistible charm, the psychology of which Mr. Ruskin analyses in his own inimitable way. The greatest glory of a building, he says, is not in its stones nor in its gold. Its glory is in its Age, and in that deep sense of voice fulness, of-stern watching, of mysterious sympathy, nay, even of approval or con demnation, which we feel in walls that have long been washed by the passing waves of humanity. It is in their lasting witness against men, in their quiet con trast with the transitional character of! All things, in the strength which, through the lapse of seasons and times, and the! Decline and birth of dynasties, and that changing of the face of the earth, and of 1:¿rcfarc.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.