Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham, and Northumberland, Volym 3H. Fisher, R. Fisher, & P. Jackson, 1832 - 220 sidor |
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... King James of Scotland besieged and took the fortress ; Sir William was , at the time , a prisoner in Scotland . The ... king's amorous disposition , ) to arrest his progress until he could come up with him , which he at length did , to ...
... King James of Scotland besieged and took the fortress ; Sir William was , at the time , a prisoner in Scotland . The ... king's amorous disposition , ) to arrest his progress until he could come up with him , which he at length did , to ...
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... king of the province . When the followers of the saint had transferred his " ' incorruptible remains " to Durham , and raised an ecclesiastical structure to his especial honour , they perpetuated the prejudices of their patron by ...
... king of the province . When the followers of the saint had transferred his " ' incorruptible remains " to Durham , and raised an ecclesiastical structure to his especial honour , they perpetuated the prejudices of their patron by ...
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... king , retired to rest ; at which the monks were much alarmed , and one of them went to the king , and told him that St. Cuthbert had a mortal aversion to the presence of a woman . The king , unwilling to give any offence to the church ...
... king , retired to rest ; at which the monks were much alarmed , and one of them went to the king , and told him that St. Cuthbert had a mortal aversion to the presence of a woman . The king , unwilling to give any offence to the church ...
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... king of Lydia , presented to the Delphic Oracle an iron vessel , curiously inlaid , " of surprising workmanship , and as worthy of observation as any of the offerings presented at Delphi . " A talented writer has observed , that ...
... king of Lydia , presented to the Delphic Oracle an iron vessel , curiously inlaid , " of surprising workmanship , and as worthy of observation as any of the offerings presented at Delphi . " A talented writer has observed , that ...
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... kings , queens , and other estates , " this shrine is reported to have become the richest in the kingdom . Its pristine ... king , when examining the shrine , discovered " many worthy and goodly jewels , but especially one precious stone ...
... kings , queens , and other estates , " this shrine is reported to have become the richest in the kingdom . Its pristine ... king , when examining the shrine , discovered " many worthy and goodly jewels , but especially one precious stone ...
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Abbey acclivity adorned Allom Ambleside ancient appearance arches ASTOR bank Bassenthwaite BASSENTHWAITE LAKES beautiful BLACKHALL ROCKS Borrowdale Bowfell building Buttermere called castle chapel church cloud Coniston Crag CUMBERLAND Cuthbert Darlington Derwent Derwentwater descendant distance Durham Earl earth east edifice elegant eminence erected Esthwaite Esthwaite Water extensive Fell formerly fortress Gibside Grasmere ground Hall Helvellyn Henry Hexham hill iron Jarrow Kendal Keswick king lake land Langdale Pikes lofty Lord Loughrigg Loughrigg Fell mansion monastery mountain narrow neighbourhood Newcastle Nine Altars north side objects ornamented Otterburn Percy picturesque present view reign remains rendered rich rise river road rocks ruins rushes Rydal Rydal Hall Rydal Water scene scenery Scots seat shore situated Skiddaw stands steep stone stream structure summit Tarn tourist tower town Tyne Ullswater vale valley verdant vicinity village walls Wasdale Westmorland whence Whitehaven wind Windermere Withop wood yards
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Sida 204 - The river nobly foams and flows, The charm of this enchanted ground, And all its thousand turns disclose Some fresher beauty varying round; The haughtiest breast its wish might bound Through life to dwell delighted here; Nor could on earth a spot be found To nature and to me so dear, Could thy dear eyes in following mine Still sweeten more these banks of Rhine! LVI. By Coblentz, on a rise of gentle ground, There is a small and simple pyramid, Crowning the summit of the verdant mound ; Beneath its...
Sida 204 - ... the clouds, The mist, the shadows, light of golden suns, Motions of moonlight, all come thither — touch, And have an answer — thither come, and shape A language not unwelcome to sick hearts And idle spirits : — there the sun himself, At the calm close of summer's longest day Rests his substantial orb ; — between those heights And on the top of either pinnacle, More keenly than elsewhere in night's blue vault, Sparkle the stars, as of their station proud. Thoughts are not busier in the...
Sida 204 - Your prized companions. — Many are the notes Which, in his tuneful course, the wind draws forth From rocks, woods, caverns, heaths, and dashing shores ; And well those lofty brethren bear their part In the wild concert, — chiefly when the storm...
Sida 209 - The trout is banished by the sordid stream; Heavy, and dripping, to the breezy brow Slow move the harmless race : where, as they spread Their swelling treasures to the sunny ray, Inly disturbed, and wondering what this wild Outrageous tumult means, their loud complaints The country fill; and, tossed from rock to rock, Incessant bleatings run around the hills.
Sida 204 - Thus never shall the indignities of time Approach their reverend graces unopposed ; Nor shall the elements be free to hurt Their fair proportions ; nor the blinder rage Of bigot zeal, madly to overturn...
Sida 210 - List ! — I heard, From yon huge breast of rock, a solemn bleat, Sent forth as if it were the mountain's voice, As if the visible mountain made the cry. Again...