Letters written during a tour through South WalesC. and R. Baldwin, 1804 - 80 |
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Strona v
... beauty of its scenery , and the peculiarity of its customs , I must reply by an observation made on a former occasion . Every man sees , or fancies that he sees , something unob- served before , and that error is detected , and truth ...
... beauty of its scenery , and the peculiarity of its customs , I must reply by an observation made on a former occasion . Every man sees , or fancies that he sees , something unob- served before , and that error is detected , and truth ...
Strona vii
... Beauty of the rocks - Extraordinary chasm ridiculously accounted for - Cooke's Folly - Anecdote of Charles II - King's Weston Park - Pill - Harbour of King- road - Forts - That at Portishead originally Roman - The Sta- tio Trajectûs ...
... Beauty of the rocks - Extraordinary chasm ridiculously accounted for - Cooke's Folly - Anecdote of Charles II - King's Weston Park - Pill - Harbour of King- road - Forts - That at Portishead originally Roman - The Sta- tio Trajectûs ...
Strona ix
... Beauty of its bay - Evening's walk on the beach - Reflec- tions and lines on the occasion .. Page 147 LETTER VII . Peninsula of Gwyr or Gower - Village of Oystermouth - Sum- mer oyster - Light - house - Bay of Caswel - Caves - Penrice ...
... Beauty of its bay - Evening's walk on the beach - Reflec- tions and lines on the occasion .. Page 147 LETTER VII . Peninsula of Gwyr or Gower - Village of Oystermouth - Sum- mer oyster - Light - house - Bay of Caswel - Caves - Penrice ...
Strona 13
... beauty and sublimity of the rocks as they appear from the water . Impending cliffs tower on both sides , several hun- dred feet high , so near that they almost meet ; having but just room for the river to roll her waters to the Severn ...
... beauty and sublimity of the rocks as they appear from the water . Impending cliffs tower on both sides , several hun- dred feet high , so near that they almost meet ; having but just room for the river to roll her waters to the Severn ...
Strona 61
... beauty , the winding Uske . The lofty Devandon excluded the Wye from our view , and left her humble rival to display her pecu- liar charms of picturesque beauty . The Uske , by the shorter distance from its source to its mouth , rising ...
... beauty , the winding Uske . The lofty Devandon excluded the Wye from our view , and left her humble rival to display her pecu- liar charms of picturesque beauty . The Uske , by the shorter distance from its source to its mouth , rising ...
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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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Strona 351 - ... in that state of life in which it has pleased God to place them...
Strona 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.
Strona 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!
Strona 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.
Strona 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.
Strona 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...
Strona 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?
Strona 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.
Strona 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...
Strona 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...