The Castles and Abbeys of England: From the National Records, Early Chronicles, and Other Standard Authors, Volum 2Virtue, Spalding, and Company, 1844 |
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Pàgina 5
... says De la Beche , and the absence of a free passage for the waters , such as exists at the Straits of Dover , in the English Channel , westerly winds force up and sustain a great body of water , thereby raising the sea above the mean ...
... says De la Beche , and the absence of a free passage for the waters , such as exists at the Straits of Dover , in the English Channel , westerly winds force up and sustain a great body of water , thereby raising the sea above the mean ...
Pàgina 10
... says the writer , " told me they considered it as one of those acts of the times , which each party adopted to stigmatize the memory of its political oppo- nents . Not a stone , it is said , nor other tribute of recollection , in any ...
... says the writer , " told me they considered it as one of those acts of the times , which each party adopted to stigmatize the memory of its political oppo- nents . Not a stone , it is said , nor other tribute of recollection , in any ...
Pàgina 14
... says he , that " it had its rise , not many ages past , from the ancient Venta " -the Venta Silurum of Anto- ninus . Leland , in his Itinerary , says " The waulles begun at the edge of the great bridge over the Wye , and so came to the ...
... says he , that " it had its rise , not many ages past , from the ancient Venta " -the Venta Silurum of Anto- ninus . Leland , in his Itinerary , says " The waulles begun at the edge of the great bridge over the Wye , and so came to the ...
Pàgina 15
... says " This is not in the usual style of such a building : the win- dows , arches , and other decorated parts were extremely rich , and in the finest Gothic taste . There are , how- ever , several traces of plain Saxon arches filled up ...
... says " This is not in the usual style of such a building : the win- dows , arches , and other decorated parts were extremely rich , and in the finest Gothic taste . There are , how- ever , several traces of plain Saxon arches filled up ...
Pàgina 18
... says Mr. Lewis , ' I never desire to see you at my table again ; ' nor was he ever after invited . * ( " Great credibility , " says our authority , " deserves to be attached to this story , as containing Marten's political opinion at ...
... says Mr. Lewis , ' I never desire to see you at my table again ; ' nor was he ever after invited . * ( " Great credibility , " says our authority , " deserves to be attached to this story , as containing Marten's political opinion at ...
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The Castles and Abbeys of England: From the National Records, Early ..., Volum 2 William Beattie Visualització completa - 1851 |
The Castles and Abbeys of England: From the National Records, Early ..., Volum 2 William Beattie Visualització de fragments - 1842 |
The Castles and Abbeys of England: From the National Records, Early ..., Volum 2 William Beattie,William Henry Bartlett Visualització de fragments - 1844 |
Frases i termes més freqüents
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 210 - A Century of the Names and Scantlings of such Inventions as at present I can call to mind to have tried and perfected...
Pàgina 30 - In darkness, and amid the many shapes Of joyless daylight; when the fretful stir Unprofitable, and the fever of the world, Have hung upon the beatings of my heart, How oft, in spirit, have I turned to thee, O sylvan Wye! Thou wanderer thro' the woods, How often has my spirit turned to thee!
Pàgina 30 - I behold these steep and lofty cliffs, That on a wild secluded scene impress Thoughts of more deep seclusion ; and connect The landscape with the quiet of the sky.
Pàgina 67 - When thoughts Of the last bitter hour come like a blight Over thy spirit, and sad images Of the stern agony and shroud and pall, And breathless darkness and the narrow house, Make thee to shudder, and grow sick at heart...
Pàgina 312 - He that has light within his own clear breast, May sit i' the centre, and enjoy bright day : But he, that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun ; Himself is his own dungeon.
Pàgina 210 - ... which is but at such a distance. But this way hath no bounder, if the vessels be strong enough ; for I have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled it...
Pàgina 67 - For I have learned To look on nature, not as in the hour Of thoughtless youth; but hearing oftentimes The still, sad music of humanity, Nor harsh nor grating, though of ample power To chasten and subdue.
Pàgina 143 - And for myself, besides my yearly allowance, I would have twenty gowns of apparel, six of them excellent good ones, eight of them for the country, and six other of them very excellent good ones.
Pàgina 92 - I once did hold it, as our statists do, A baseness to write fair, and labour'd much How to forget that learning; but, sir, now It did me yeoman's service.
Pàgina 243 - Now I gain the mountain's brow, What a landscape lies below! No clouds, no vapours intervene, But the gay, the open scene Does the face of Nature show, In all the hues of Heaven's bow! 6 . And, swelling to embrace the light, Spreads around beneath the sight.