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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction - Volume 13, No. 377, June 27, 1829 by Various
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THE MIRROR OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION.

VOL. 13, NO. 377.] SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1829. [PRICE 2d.



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Loch Goil Head


[Illustration: Loch Goil Head]


AND RESIDENCE OF CAMPBELL, THE POET.


The Engraving represents Loch Goil Head, a small village in Argyleshire,
as it name imports, at the end of Loch Goil. It is an exquisite vignette,
of Alpine sublimity, and is rendered extremely interesting as the
residence of Thomas Campbell, Esq. author of the "Pleasures of Hope," &c.
and one of the most celebrated of British poets. His _château_, or
retreat, is represented on the left of the Engraving, and its romantic
position has probably inspired many of the soul-stirring compositions of
the illustrious resident.

In this parish are the remains of Carrick Castle, which is said to have
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