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... say the neigh- bours by tradition . " † Oswald had been a great benefactor to various monas- teries , and his character was so much revered by the monks , that a short time after his death he was canonized ; and ... says that 16 OSWESTRY .
... say the neigh- bours by tradition . " † Oswald had been a great benefactor to various monas- teries , and his character was so much revered by the monks , that a short time after his death he was canonized ; and ... says that 16 OSWESTRY .
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... says that the cloister only , was stand- ing within the memory of persons then living . This accurate writer likewise informs us , that when he was here , the houses of the town were principally formed of timber , and slated . Not far ...
... says that the cloister only , was stand- ing within the memory of persons then living . This accurate writer likewise informs us , that when he was here , the houses of the town were principally formed of timber , and slated . Not far ...
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... says , " there bredîth every yere an egle . And the egle doth sorely assault hym that destroyeth the nest ; going down in one basket and having another over his hedde , to defend the sore stripes of the egle . " For upwards of a mile ...
... says , " there bredîth every yere an egle . And the egle doth sorely assault hym that destroyeth the nest ; going down in one basket and having another over his hedde , to defend the sore stripes of the egle . " For upwards of a mile ...
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... say that grief and shame , not long afterwards , put an end to his life . His son possessed the property ; and , after his death , the guardianship of his two children was given by Edward I. to John Earl of Warren and Roger Mortimer ...
... say that grief and shame , not long afterwards , put an end to his life . His son possessed the property ; and , after his death , the guardianship of his two children was given by Edward I. to John Earl of Warren and Roger Mortimer ...
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... Say ivy'd Valle Crucis time decay'd , Dim on the brink of Deva's wandering flood , * See the Account of Holt Castle , given in an ensuing chapter . + Pennant , i . 298 . VALLE CRUCIS ABBEY . Your riv'd arch glimmering thro ' 32 CASTELL ...
... Say ivy'd Valle Crucis time decay'd , Dim on the brink of Deva's wandering flood , * See the Account of Holt Castle , given in an ensuing chapter . + Pennant , i . 298 . VALLE CRUCIS ABBEY . Your riv'd arch glimmering thro ' 32 CASTELL ...
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abbey Aberystwith afterwards ancient Anglesey appears arches Asaph ascending Bala Bangor Bards Barmouth Beaumaris beautiful Beddgelert bridge building built Caer Caernarvon Caernarvonshire called Capel Curig castle celebrated century Chester church church-yard considerable Conway crown Denbigh Dinas distance Dolgelley Earl Edward elegant English entrance erected EXCURSION feet Flintshire formed formerly fortress Griffith ground Harlech height Henry hill hollow Holyhead inhabitants island king lake Llanberis Llangollen Llangynog Llewelyn Llyn Lord Machynlleth Mawr Menai Menai Bridge Merionethshire miles distant mountains Mytton Nant nearly North Wales Oswestry Owen Glyndwr parish pass Penmaen Pennant Pont pool present Prince principal reign Rhaiadr Rhyddlan Richard river river Dee river Mawddach road rock Ruthin saint Saxons scene scenery seat Shrewsbury side singular situated Snowdon steep stone summit supposed tains tourist tower town vale village walls Welsh whole wood Wrexham Wynne yards
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Page 329 - gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, The bird of dawning singeth all night long...
Page 316 - Smooth to the shelving brink a copious flood Rolls fair and placid; where collected all, In one impetuous torrent, down the steep It thundering shoots, and shakes the country round.
Page 329 - And then it started, like a guilty thing Upon a fearful summons. I have heard The cock, that is the trumpet to the morn, Doth with his lofty and shrill-sounding throat Awake the god of day; and at his warning. Whether in sea or fire, in earth or air, The extravagant and erring spirit hies To his confine; and of the truth herein This present object made probation.
Page 138 - Oh, where does faithful Gelert roam ? the flower of all his race ! so true, so brave ! a lamb at home — a lion in the chase!
Page 139 - O'erturned his infant's bed he found, With blood-stained covert rent ; And all around, the walls and ground With recent blood besprent. He called his child — no voice replied — He searched, with terror wild ; Blood, blood he found on every side, But nowhere found his child. " Hell-hound ! my child's by thee devoured," The frantic father cried ; And to the hilt his vengeful sword He plunged in Gelert's side.
Page 139 - In sooth, he was a peerless hound, the gift of royal John ; but now no Gelert could be found, and all the chase rode on. And now, as over rocks and dells the gallant chidings rise, all Snowdon's craggy chaos yells with many mingled cries.
Page 140 - Best of thy kind, adieu ! The frantic deed which laid thee low, This heart shall ever rue.
Page 53 - But derive their chief worth from their native complexion. And all the best judges prefer, it is said, A Countess in blue to a Duchess in red. This Countess, or Lady, though crowds may be present, Submits to be...
Page 140 - Lay a great wolf, all torn and dead, Tremendous still in death. Ah, what was then Llewellyn's pain ! For now the truth was clear : The gallant hound the wolf had slain, To save Llewellyn's heir.
Page 139 - Twas only at Llewelyn's board The faithful Gelert fed ; He watched, he served, he cheered his lord, And sentinelled his bed. In sooth he was a peerless hound, The gift of royal John ; But now no Gelert could be found, And all the chase rode on. And now, as...