Pilgrimages to Old Homes: Mostly on the Welsh Border, Volumul 2The author, 1903 - 405 pagini |
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Pagina 1
... known by name to the millions round Manchester , for crowds go for a summer - day's holiday to the new town by the station , where they eat and drink and idle , and say they have seen it all , though they have never been to the sweet ...
... known by name to the millions round Manchester , for crowds go for a summer - day's holiday to the new town by the station , where they eat and drink and idle , and say they have seen it all , though they have never been to the sweet ...
Pagina 10
... known as the Clock House , is a curiosity . The late Mr. Thomas Letherbrow was fond of drawing or painting it , and gave me elaborate directions about finding it , but with all my experience of finding secluded spots , this was almost ...
... known as the Clock House , is a curiosity . The late Mr. Thomas Letherbrow was fond of drawing or painting it , and gave me elaborate directions about finding it , but with all my experience of finding secluded spots , this was almost ...
Pagina 13
... Stanley , the mother and the sister of Arthur Penrhyn Stanley , the well - known Dean of Westminster . Beside them is an Early English font that was long buried , but is now LANE TO CHURCH , ALDERLEY ALDERLEY CHURCHI copied and treasured.
... Stanley , the mother and the sister of Arthur Penrhyn Stanley , the well - known Dean of Westminster . Beside them is an Early English font that was long buried , but is now LANE TO CHURCH , ALDERLEY ALDERLEY CHURCHI copied and treasured.
Pagina 17
... known as Moss Hall . MOSS HALL The date that is now over the door is 1016 , but the second figure has probably been a six , and the person who altered it de- served kicking . In the Civil War time a Captain. 17 B MUCKLESTONE WOOD.
... known as Moss Hall . MOSS HALL The date that is now over the door is 1016 , but the second figure has probably been a six , and the person who altered it de- served kicking . In the Civil War time a Captain. 17 B MUCKLESTONE WOOD.
Pagina 20
... known as Lord Derby's , I have never taken any there as my forbears did , but I have been to see a racehorse of my own breeding run . At Woore we had the unpleasant experience of MUCKLESTONE CHURCH 21 riding through festoons of ...
... known as Lord Derby's , I have never taken any there as my forbears did , but I have been to see a racehorse of my own breeding run . At Woore we had the unpleasant experience of MUCKLESTONE CHURCH 21 riding through festoons of ...
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ABBEY DORE ABNEY HALL Alderley ancient ARLEY ARLEY HALL arms asked BARLOW HALL beautiful bikes BUCKLEY HALL built carved centuries chapel charming Cheshire Chirbury church cider cocks Corbet cross curious dated Didsbury door EARDISLAND Earl EGLWYSEG England English famous father gable garden GATEHOUSE Halston head Hereford Herefordshire hills horse hundred JACK MYTTON King land lane lived LLANTHONY ABBEY look Lord Ludlow LUDLOW CASTLE Manchester miles moat Montgomery Castle Moreton MOSS motto nearly never night Norman oaken Offa's Dyke old home old house once panelling park parson perhaps photograph picturesque pilgrimage porch Prince probably river road round ruins seems SHIPTON HALL side soon staircase steep stone SWYNNERTON tells timber TISSINGTON told tower town trees TREWERN village Wales walls Warburton Welsh Weobley Whittington window wonder woods WYTHALL yards
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Pagina 317 - This guest of summer, The temple-haunting martlet, does approve By his loved mansionry that the heaven's breath Smells wooingly here : no jutty, frieze, Buttress, nor coign of vantage, but this bird Hath made his pendent bed and procreant cradle : Where they most breed and haunt, I have observed The air is delicate.
Pagina 211 - My Lord of Ely, when I was last in Holborn, I saw good strawberries in your garden there : I do beseech you send for some of them.
Pagina 239 - These fertile plains, that soften'd vale, Were once the birthright of the Gael ; The stranger came with iron hand, And from our fathers reft the land. Where dwell we now ! See, rudely swell Crag over crag, and fell o'er fell Ask we this savage hill we tread, For...
Pagina 40 - Pity the sorrows of a poor old man ! Whose trembling limbs have borne him to your door, Whose days are dwindled to the shortest span; Oh ! give relief, and Heaven will bless your store.
Pagina 62 - And children coming home from school Look in at the open door ; They love to see the flaming forge, And hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing-floor.
Pagina 77 - For over all there hung a cloud of fear ; A sense of mystery the spirit daunted, And said, as plain as whisper in the ear, The place is haunted...
Pagina 163 - Through glowing orchards forth they peep, Each from its nook of leaves, And fearless there the lowly sleep, As the bird beneath their eaves. The free fair homes of England, Long, long, in hut and hall, May hearts of native proof be reared To guard each hallowed wall. And green for ever be the groves, And bright the flowery sod, Where first the child's glad spirit loves Its country and its God.
Pagina 29 - Above the green elms, that a cottage was near, And I said, " If there's peace to be found in the world, A heart that is humble might hope for it here...
Pagina 239 - Pent in this fortress of the North, Think'st thou we will not sally forth, To spoil the spoiler as we may, And from the robber rend the prey ? Ay, by my soul!
Pagina 24 - Rome shall perish — write that word In the blood that she has spilt ; Perish, hopeless and abhorred, Deep in ruin as in guilt.