Pilgrimages to Old Homes: Mostly on the Welsh Border, Volumul 2The author, 1903 - 405 pagini |
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... treasures . The spacious courtyard where the village forces mustered in the times . of danger , and the central hall where harvest home ALDERLEY was feasted , when the oldest servant Peter danced 2 PILGRIMAGES TO OLD HOMES.
... treasures . The spacious courtyard where the village forces mustered in the times . of danger , and the central hall where harvest home ALDERLEY was feasted , when the oldest servant Peter danced 2 PILGRIMAGES TO OLD HOMES.
Pagina 18
... village has a little quaint old church perched up on a steep bit of rock in its midst . Like other open churches it is well kept , has been fairly well restored without being spoilt , and has several interesting bits of architecture ...
... village has a little quaint old church perched up on a steep bit of rock in its midst . Like other open churches it is well kept , has been fairly well restored without being spoilt , and has several interesting bits of architecture ...
Pagina 40
... village , where rival churches frown at one another across a narrow lane , the one sleepy , hallowed , and adorned by time , the other modern and aggressive though of the older faith , for it is backed by the big and ugly hall which is ...
... village , where rival churches frown at one another across a narrow lane , the one sleepy , hallowed , and adorned by time , the other modern and aggressive though of the older faith , for it is backed by the big and ugly hall which is ...
Pagina 50
... village of Tissington is one long and very wide grass - bordered road , with the hall on one side , the orna- mental well on the other , the church beyond , all very striking from the breadth of the road . To the hall there is a stately ...
... village of Tissington is one long and very wide grass - bordered road , with the hall on one side , the orna- mental well on the other , the church beyond , all very striking from the breadth of the road . To the hall there is a stately ...
Pagina 52
... village ; but we see some hens , and as we are wondering whether we can get raw eggs and eat them by the well for tea , we find a house where they will fit us up . While they are making ready we inspect the church . It is on rising ...
... village ; but we see some hens , and as we are wondering whether we can get raw eggs and eat them by the well for tea , we find a house where they will fit us up . While they are making ready we inspect the church . It is on rising ...
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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.