ID:QZP40_CARD_2648DESCRIPTION:Much artistic licence has been taken if this is indeed a crofter's cottage on Skye, or anywhere else in the Highlands. The trees are authentic enough but the harsh life of the crofter left little time for the cultivation of a pretty garden.
The quote beneath the "Crofter's Cottage" title comes from The Timepiece, a poem written by William Cowper (1731 - 1800). Born in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, he was a renowned poet, letter writer and hymn writer during his lifetime and beyond, despite bouts of severe depression which prevented him from following a legal careerPLACENAME:unidentified (Skye)DISTRICT:SkyeOLD COUNTY/PARISH:INVERNESSPERIOD:1910sSOURCE:Highland LibrariesCOLLECTION:Highland Libraries' Postcard CollectionAsset ID:34551KEYWORDS:
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