Letters written during a tour through South WalesC. and R. Baldwin, 1804 - 80 strán (strany) |
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Strana 50
... age , who mention this dis- covery , concur . Usher gives us a charter of King Henry II . ( De Brit . Eccles . primord . ) in which that prince confirms to the abbey church of Glastonbury all privileges granted to it by his royal ...
... age , who mention this dis- covery , concur . Usher gives us a charter of King Henry II . ( De Brit . Eccles . primord . ) in which that prince confirms to the abbey church of Glastonbury all privileges granted to it by his royal ...
Strana 51
... ages , and an inscription in a language used by princes and great people of that period , purporting the inclosed corpse to be the body of such a king , a king mentioned in history to have reigned in the country at the pe- riod when ...
... ages , and an inscription in a language used by princes and great people of that period , purporting the inclosed corpse to be the body of such a king , a king mentioned in history to have reigned in the country at the pe- riod when ...
Strana 55
... age of which I write , that the sword supposed to have been his was presented , A. D. 1190 , to Trancred King of Sicily , by Richard King of England , as a valuable gift . The swords of heroes in those days had names given them , and ...
... age of which I write , that the sword supposed to have been his was presented , A. D. 1190 , to Trancred King of Sicily , by Richard King of England , as a valuable gift . The swords of heroes in those days had names given them , and ...
Strana 57
... which gave rise to the institutions , laws , and feats of tilts , tournaments , and chivalry ; which Occupied the attention of a great part of Europe during the middle and lower ages . But this would Inconstancy of Arthur's Queen . 57.
... which gave rise to the institutions , laws , and feats of tilts , tournaments , and chivalry ; which Occupied the attention of a great part of Europe during the middle and lower ages . But this would Inconstancy of Arthur's Queen . 57.
Strana 58
... ages . The castle , whose ruins stand near the river , ap- pears to have been a British fortress , probably erect- ed about the time of the Norman invasion . We , however , do not hear of it till 1171 , when Henry took the town ...
... ages . The castle , whose ruins stand near the river , ap- pears to have been a British fortress , probably erect- ed about the time of the Norman invasion . We , however , do not hear of it till 1171 , when Henry took the town ...
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abbey abounds ancient appear arches beauty Bishop bridge Bristol British Britons building built Caerleon Caernarvonshire Caerwent called Cantref Cardigan castle cattle church cliffs coal coast consequence considered David's defended descended discovered distance Dubricius Earl England English erected farm favour feet formed former formerly frequently furnish garrison Glamorgan ground Gryffydd Gyraldus Henry Henry II hills inhabitants inscription iron King labour land latter limestone Llewelyn Lord miles mountains nature neighbourhood Normans North Wales numerous observed pass Pembroke Pembrokeshire port Portishead possession present prince principal probably produce remains residence Rhys Rhys ap Tewdwr rising river road rocks Roman ruins sands Saxons schistose scite Severn sheep shew shore side Silures South Wales spirit stands stone strata supposed Swansea Tenby tide tion tower town Uske vale Vale of Glamorgan vessels vicinity village walls Welsh William wood
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Strana 351 - ... in that state of life in which it has pleased God to place them...
Strana 351 - m afraid you wilfully overlook the religious side of the question, Mary; the divine command to do our duty in that state of life in which it has pleased God to call us.
Strana 101 - Weave the warp, and weave the woof, The winding-sheet of Edward's race ; Give ample room, and verge enough, The characters of hell to trace ; Mark the year, and mark the night, When Severn shall re-echo with affright The shrieks of death, through Berkley's roof that ring, Shrieks of an agonizing King!
Strana 228 - Has seen this broken pile complete, Big with the vanity of state ; But transient is the smile of fate ! A little rule, a little sway, A sunbeam in a winter's day, Is all the proud and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave.
Strana 60 - Exegi monumentum aere perennius Regalique situ pyramidum altius, Quod non imber edax, non Aquilo impotens Possit diruere aut innumerabilis Annorum series et fuga temporum.
Strana 376 - Mongst Hatterill's lofty hills, that with the clouds are crowned, The valley Ewias lies, immured so deep and round, As they below, that see the mountains rise so high, Might think the straggling herds were grazing in the sky: Which in it such a shape of solitude doth bear, As Nature at the first appointed it for prayer...
Strana 216 - If pleasure be worth purchasing, how great a pleasure is it to him, who has a true taste of life, to ease an aching heart ; to see the human countenance lighted up into smiles of joy, on the receipt of a hit of ore which is superfluous and otherwise useless in a man's own pocket ? What could a man do better with his cash?
Strana 227 - While strayed my eyes o'er Towy's flood, Over mead and over wood, From house to house, from hill to hill, Till contemplation had her fill.
Strana 100 - Weave the warp, and weave the woof, The winding sheet of Edward's race. Give ample room, and verge enough The characters of hell to trace. Mark the year, and mark the night, When Severn shall re-echo with affright ; The shrieks of death, thro...
Strana 380 - Herbert," that Sir John Morley, Knt. Lord of Ragland Castle, resided here in the reign of Richard II. Mr. Jones says it was built by Sir William Thomas, and his son William Earl of Pembroke, who was beheaded at Banbury. Sir W. Thomas lived in the reign of Henry V...