| Walter Scott - 1817 - Počet stránok 354
...and repairing the emblims of death with which these simple monuments are usually adorned. Motiv.es 6f the most sincere, though fanciful devotion, induced...the deceased warriors of the church. He considered hiftiself as fulfilling a sacred duty, while renewing to the eyea of posterity the decaying emblems... | |
| John Pierpont - 1823 - Počet stránok 492
...often surprised to find him busied in cleaning the moss from the gray stones, renewing with his chisel the half-defaced inscriptions, and repairing the emblems...perform this tribute to the memory of the deceased warriours of the church. He considered himself as fulfilling a sacred duty, while renewing, to the... | |
| Walter Scott - 1836 - Počet stránok 686
...often surprised to find him busied in cleaning the moss from die grey stones, renewing widi his chisel the half-defaced inscriptions, and repairing the emblems...are usually adorned. Motives of the most sincere, Uiough fanciful devotion, induced the old man to dedicate so many years of existence to perform this... | |
| 1849 - Počet stránok 600
...stones, renewing with his chisel the half-defaced inscriptions, and repairing the emblems of dealh with which these simple monuments are usually adorned....tribute to the memory of the deceased warriors of ihe church. He considered himself as fulfilling a sacred duty, while renewing to ihe eyes of posterity... | |
| Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - Počet stránok 756
...often surprised to find him busied in cleaning the moss from the grey stones, renewing with his chisel the half-defaced inscriptions, and repairing the emblems...which these simple monuments are usually adorned. " As the wanderer was usually to be seen bent on this pious task within the precincts of some country... | |
| Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - Počet stránok 754
...often surprised to find him busied in cleaning the moss from the grey stones, renewing with his chisel the half-defaced inscriptions, and repairing the emblems...which these simple monuments are usually adorned. " As the wanderer was usually to be seen bent on this pious task within the precincts of some country... | |
| Robert Aspland - 1846 - Počet stránok 798
...each minister and congregation whose house of prayer is enriched with ancient tombs will at once " perform this tribute to the memory of the deceased warriors of the church." For, further to borrow the beautiful words of Scott, they ought to consider themselves " as fulfilling... | |
| 1849 - Počet stránok 602
...often surprised to find him busied in cleaning the moss from the gray stones, renewing with his chisel y's аз fulfilling a sacred duty, while renewing to the eyes of posterity the decaying emblems of the... | |
| 1859 - Počet stránok 748
...been surprised to find him busied in cleaning the moss from the grey stones, renewing with his chisel the half-defaced inscriptions, and repairing the emblems...which these simple monuments are usually adorned.' So, Mr. Editor, we will take a pilgrimage to these hallowed shrines, and ere decay's effacing fingers... | |
| Oliver Oldham - 1854 - Počet stránok 406
...often surprised to find him busied in cleaning the moss from the gray stones, renewing with his chisel the half-defaced inscriptions, and repairing the emblems...which these simple monuments are usually adorned. 5. As the wanderer was usually to be seen bent on this pious task within the precincts of some country... | |
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