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 vii
... seen through the trees ARTISTS , ENGRAVERS . PAGE W H. BARTLETT . J. C. BENTLEY . 128 THE PAVED STONE COURT ... seen the Gate- way Towers , and in the centre is the Keep . In front , opening upon the water , is the old sally - port ; and ...
... seen through the trees ARTISTS , ENGRAVERS . PAGE W H. BARTLETT . J. C. BENTLEY . 128 THE PAVED STONE COURT ... seen the Gate- way Towers , and in the centre is the Keep . In front , opening upon the water , is the old sally - port ; and ...
Pàgina 15
... seen riding at anchor , and boats passing to and fro - here gay with pleasure parties , and there laden with foreign or inland produce . * Of the supposed chapel , Mr. Williams says " This is not in the usual style of such a building ...
... seen riding at anchor , and boats passing to and fro - here gay with pleasure parties , and there laden with foreign or inland produce . * Of the supposed chapel , Mr. Williams says " This is not in the usual style of such a building ...
Pàgina 23
... seen in all its elegant and massive proportions . The square tower , with its machicolated parapet , angular turrets , and vertical balustrariæ - through which flights of arrows or other missiles met the assailants - give a striking ...
... seen in all its elegant and massive proportions . The square tower , with its machicolated parapet , angular turrets , and vertical balustrariæ - through which flights of arrows or other missiles met the assailants - give a striking ...
Pàgina 25
... seen through the opening , is that of the mysterious chamber al- ready noticed . The window , t terminating the vista , overlooks the river , and seems to project from the precipitous rocks that Tradition relates that an officer ...
... seen through the opening , is that of the mysterious chamber al- ready noticed . The window , t terminating the vista , overlooks the river , and seems to project from the precipitous rocks that Tradition relates that an officer ...
Pàgina 26
... seen in all its beauty , the rich and various tints of autumn and a bright sun are indispensable accessories . It may be called the " Righi " of the Wye , commanding a vast circumference of fertile plains and wooded hills , all enli ...
... seen in all its beauty , the rich and various tints of autumn and a bright sun are indispensable accessories . It may be called the " Righi " of the Wye , commanding a vast circumference of fertile plains and wooded hills , all enli ...
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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.