Historic Notices: With Topographical and Other Gleanings Descriptive of the Borough and County-town of Flint

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E. Stock, 1883 - 256 páginas
 

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Página 104 - tween arm and chest, While limping on, he tightly prest. He stares, — he strives the bag to sound ; He swells his maw, and ogles round; He twists and turns himself about, With fetid breath his cheeks swell out. What savage boors ! his hideous claws And glutton's skin win their applause ! With shuffling hand and clumsy mien To doff his cloak he next is seen ; He snorted ; bridled in his face, And bent it down with much grimace ; Like to a kite he seemed that day, — A kite when feathering of his...
Página 177 - October, in the third year of the reign of our sovereign Lord George the third, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c., and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty-three. "James Hamilton.
Página 103 - Among the rest was a large collection of original letters, written during the reigns of Henry VI. Edward IV. Richard III. and Henry VII. by such of the Paston family...
Página 104 - This whistling box's changeless note Is forced from turgid veins and throat; Its sound is like a crane's harsh moan, Or like a gosling's latest groan ; Just such a noise a wounded goat Sends from her hoarse and gurgling throat. His unattractive screeching lay Being ended, William sought for pay; Some fees he had from this mean band, But largess from no noble hand; Some pence were offered by a few, Others gave little halfpence too.
Página 74 - And now," says our metrical chronicler, " I shall treat of the afflictions and sorrows of King Richard in the castle of Flint, where he awaited the coming of the Duke of Lancaster, who set out from the city of Chester on Tuesday the 22nd day of August, in the year of the incarnation of our Lord 1399, with the whole of his force...
Página 103 - Had won its just, its due reward, With lips inspired I then began To sing an ode to this mean clan : Rudely they mocked my song and me, And loathed my oft-praised minstrelsy. Alas ! that through my cherished art Boors should distress and wound my heart. Fool that I was ! to think the muse Could charm corn-dealers — knavish Jews : My polished ode forsooth they hissed, , And I midst laughter was dismissed. For William Beisir's bag they bawl,
Página 152 - IN WITNESS whereof we have caused these our Letters to be made Patent. WITNESS our self at Westminster, the fifth Day of December, in the first Year of our Reign.
Página 151 - George the Second, by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, etc. : To all to whom these presents shall come Greeting...

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