The Three Days of Wensleydale: The Valley of the YoreC. Dolman, 1854 - 296 páginas |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 42
Página xi
... amongst their fathers . If then , as I believe , such is the case with the natives of green WENSLEYDALE , little apology is necessary for offering to their acceptance the brief view of their Vale's history which occupies these pages ...
... amongst their fathers . If then , as I believe , such is the case with the natives of green WENSLEYDALE , little apology is necessary for offering to their acceptance the brief view of their Vale's history which occupies these pages ...
Página xiii
... amongst the heather , only the grouse and the curlew dwell ; to old woods , where the linnet and the cushat breed ; and fair meadows where the butterfly sleeps upon the flower . Rich also in game and in cattle , she is still wealthier ...
... amongst the heather , only the grouse and the curlew dwell ; to old woods , where the linnet and the cushat breed ; and fair meadows where the butterfly sleeps upon the flower . Rich also in game and in cattle , she is still wealthier ...
Página xxi
... amongst the canons of Coverham , and found " Sonske a park , and both Middleham West Park , and Guanlesse well wooded ; " and Bolton " the fairest castle in Richmondshire , " with " unusual chimneys and a marvellous clock . " Shortly ...
... amongst the canons of Coverham , and found " Sonske a park , and both Middleham West Park , and Guanlesse well wooded ; " and Bolton " the fairest castle in Richmondshire , " with " unusual chimneys and a marvellous clock . " Shortly ...
Página xxii
... Amongst the spots whence the finest views are obtained , I may enumerate Witton Fell , Leyburn Shawl , Scarthe Nick , Morpeth Gate , Mowbray Point , and Kids- " the ton Bank Top . All disclose splendid landscapes . But xxii PROLOGUE .
... Amongst the spots whence the finest views are obtained , I may enumerate Witton Fell , Leyburn Shawl , Scarthe Nick , Morpeth Gate , Mowbray Point , and Kids- " the ton Bank Top . All disclose splendid landscapes . But xxii PROLOGUE .
Página xxiii
... amongst the numerous points from which an artist may choose subjects for the exercise of his pencil , or a poet for the effusions of his muse . Tedious as a thrice told tale I fear I am now becoming ; and therefore , gentle or ungentle ...
... amongst the numerous points from which an artist may choose subjects for the exercise of his pencil , or a poet for the effusions of his muse . Tedious as a thrice told tale I fear I am now becoming ; and therefore , gentle or ungentle ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
The Three Days of Wensleydale: The Valley of the Yore William Gideon Michael Jones Barker Sin vista previa disponible - 2016 |
The Three Days of Wensleydale: The Valley of the Yore William Gideon Michael Jones Barker Sin vista previa disponible - 2016 |
Términos y frases comunes
Abbey Abbot Alkelda altar amongst ancient Anglo-Saxon Archbishop arms Askrigg Aysgarth beautiful bell Bishop Bishopdale Blessed Bolton Castle buried called caruc Catholic century chantry chapel Christian church Comes de Rege Comite Conyers Coverham Coverham Abbey Croft cross dale death descended died Domesday Survey Duke Earl East Witton Edward England English fair faith forest g'ld Hall Harmby Henry Henry VIII holy honour Ibi h'b idem John Jorevalle king knight land leug Leyburn Lord Scrope manor Mary Metcalfe Middleham Middleham Castle miles monks mountain N'c h't Nevile Norman Odin parish poss priest quæ Queen reign religion Richard Richard III Richmond Richmondshire Roman saints Saxon says Semerwater stone T. R. E. ual terræ Thomas Thoralby Thornton Thornton Steward tower tree viii village Wensley Wensleydale West whilst Whitaker wild William woods Yore York
Pasajes populares
Página 178 - I have nought that is fair?" saith he; "Have nought but the bearded grain? Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me, I will give them all back again." He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves ; It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves.
Página 86 - Or the unseen genius of the wood. But let my due feet never fail To walk the studious cloister's pale, And love the high-embowed roof, With antique pillars massy proof, And storied windows richly dight, Casting a dim religious light.
Página 129 - With store of ladies, whose bright eyes Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit or arms, while both contend To win her grace whom all commend.
Página 59 - A great number of them which purchased those superstitious mansions, reserved of those library books, some to serve their jakes, some to scour their candlesticks, and some to rub their boots. Some they sold to the grocers and soap sellers, and some they sent over sea to the bookbinders, not in small number, but at times whole ships full, to the wondering of the foreign nations.
Página 154 - Kentish Sir Byng stood for his King, Bidding the crop-headed Parliament swing: And, pressing a troop unable to stoop And see the rogues flourish and honest folk droop, Marched them along, fifty-score strong, Great-hearted gentlemen, s:nging this song.
Página 95 - No other institution is left standing which carries the mind back to the times when the. smoke of sacrifice rose from the Pantheon, and when camelopards and tigers bounded in the Flavian amphitheatre. The proudest royal houses are but of yesterday when compared with the line of the Supreme Pontiffs. That line we trace back in an unbroken series from the Pope who crowned Napoleon in the nineteenth century to the Pope who crowned...
Página 160 - There's one in that poor shed — One by that paltry bed — Greater than thou ! Beneath that beggar's roof, Lo ! Death doth keep his state ! Enter ! — no crowds attend — Enter ! — no guards defend This palace gate.
Página xxiii - Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the...
Página 234 - The red deer were then as common in Gloucestershire and Hampshire as they now are among the Grampian Hills. On one occasion Queen Anne, on her way to Portsmouth, saw a herd of no less than five hundred. The wild bull with his white mane was still to be found wandering in a few of the southern forests.
Página 96 - She saw the commencement of all the governments and of all the ecclesiastical establishments that now exist in the world ; and we feel no assurance that she is not destined to see the end of them all.