Excerpt from Carlyle: The Address Delivered by David Masson on Unveiling a Bust of Thomas Carlyle in the Wallace Monument 25th of july, 1891. The Custodiers and those invited to be present at the ceremony met in Stirling and drove to the Abbey Craig, on the brow of which stands the National Monument to Sir William Wallace. The bright, pleasant weather which prevailed that day enabled the company on reaching the summit of the hill to enjoy a view of the surrounding country, which amply compensated for the somewhat toilsome ascent. F tom this central height, looking to the east may be seen the Silver F orth, tracing the maze of its winding course among folds and. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.