Excursions in North Wales: Including Aberystwith and the Devil's Bridge, Intended as a Guide to TouristsLongman, Orme, 1839 - 355 páginas |
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... River - Road from Barmouth to Dolgelley - Dolgelly- Nannau - Howel Sele - Old Oak • EXCURSION FROM DOLGELLEY TO KEMMER ABBEY 160 AND THE WATERFALLS . Y Vanner , or Kemmer Abbey - History of the Abbey - Rhaiadr Du- Rhaiadr - y - Mawddach ...
... River - Road from Barmouth to Dolgelley - Dolgelly- Nannau - Howel Sele - Old Oak • EXCURSION FROM DOLGELLEY TO KEMMER ABBEY 160 AND THE WATERFALLS . Y Vanner , or Kemmer Abbey - History of the Abbey - Rhaiadr Du- Rhaiadr - y - Mawddach ...
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... river into another , or into the sea , as Aberdovey , the confiux of the Dovey . Afon , or Avon , what flows ; and thence a stream or river . Am , about , around . Allt , a cliff ; the steep of a hill . Ar , upon ; bordering or abutting ...
... river into another , or into the sea , as Aberdovey , the confiux of the Dovey . Afon , or Avon , what flows ; and thence a stream or river . Am , about , around . Allt , a cliff ; the steep of a hill . Ar , upon ; bordering or abutting ...
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... river . Drws , a door , pass , or opening . Dú , black . Dufr , or Dwr , water . Dyffryn , a wide cultivated valley . Eglwys , a church . Ffordd , a way , a road , a passage . Fynnon , a spring , well , or source . Gallt , a cliff , an ...
... river . Drws , a door , pass , or opening . Dú , black . Dufr , or Dwr , water . Dyffryn , a wide cultivated valley . Eglwys , a church . Ffordd , a way , a road , a passage . Fynnon , a spring , well , or source . Gallt , a cliff , an ...
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... river Ceiriog , which separates the counties of Denbigh and Salop , and conse- quently England and Wales . Strictly speaking , therefore , a tour through North Wales ( if the route laid down in the following pages be adopted ) commences ...
... river Ceiriog , which separates the counties of Denbigh and Salop , and conse- quently England and Wales . Strictly speaking , therefore , a tour through North Wales ( if the route laid down in the following pages be adopted ) commences ...
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... river , just in that part of the town where the river leaves it undefended . Its foundation has been ascribed to Roger de Montgomery , the great Earl of Shrewsbury , who lived in the reign of William the Con- queror ; but of the ancient ...
... river , just in that part of the town where the river leaves it undefended . Its foundation has been ascribed to Roger de Montgomery , the great Earl of Shrewsbury , who lived in the reign of William the Con- queror ; but of the ancient ...
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Términos y frases comunes
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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Página 329 - gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, The bird of dawning singeth all night long...
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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!
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 140 - Best of thy kind, adieu ! The frantic deed which laid thee low, This heart shall ever rue.
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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...