Boece
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Were there not in Scotland or its islands other such "turres rotundae mirâ arte constructae," to borrow the phrase of Hector Boece regarding the Brechin tower?
From Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 by Stuart, John
The earlier part is based, to a considerable extent, on the legendary history of Boece.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
The other appellation "sacellum," applied by Boece to the hermit's chapel, is a better known and more classical word than the capellula of the Scotichronicon.
From Archaeological Essays, Vol. 1 by Stuart, John
They looked like nothing of the sort; but Bacon may have remembered Birnam Wood, either from Boece or Holinshed, or from the play itself.
From The Valet's tragedy, and other studies by Lang, Andrew
There was nothing left to sustain the Crown," says Boece, "except the customs of burrows.
From Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets by Reid, George
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