Letters Written During a Tour Through North Wales, in the Year 1798, and at Other Times: Containing Views of the History, Antiquities, and Customs of that Part of the Principality, and Interpersed with Observations on Its Scenery, Agriculture, Botany, Mineralogy, Trade and ManufacturesC. and R. Baldwin, 1804 - 415 páginas |
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... Beautiful falls of the rivers Cayne and Mawddach - Fine road on the banks of the estuary -Sublime appearance of clouds breaking over the biforked top of Cader Idris - Barmouth - Description of this fashionable bathing place - Cheap ...
... Beautiful falls of the rivers Cayne and Mawddach - Fine road on the banks of the estuary -Sublime appearance of clouds breaking over the biforked top of Cader Idris - Barmouth - Description of this fashionable bathing place - Cheap ...
Página xvii
... Beautiful appearance of the Menai - Bangor ; its description - Gross error of the Author of A Walk Through Wales in taking this for Bangor Iscoed in Flintshire - Massacre of the monks - The cathedral - Borth , a ferry into Anglesea ...
... Beautiful appearance of the Menai - Bangor ; its description - Gross error of the Author of A Walk Through Wales in taking this for Bangor Iscoed in Flintshire - Massacre of the monks - The cathedral - Borth , a ferry into Anglesea ...
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... beautiful chalice of pure gold , containing by measure a wine quart . The idle story told by the sexton , of its having been the donation of a transported felon , who had been successful , is re- futed by the inscription it bears ...
... beautiful chalice of pure gold , containing by measure a wine quart . The idle story told by the sexton , of its having been the donation of a transported felon , who had been successful , is re- futed by the inscription it bears ...
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... beautiful countenance , still more interesting from grief ; the tears trickled down her cheeks , and with a voice that rebuked by intrusion , she said , " I come , Sir , here every Saturday to pluck these weeds , and to weep over my ...
... beautiful countenance , still more interesting from grief ; the tears trickled down her cheeks , and with a voice that rebuked by intrusion , she said , " I come , Sir , here every Saturday to pluck these weeds , and to weep over my ...
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... beautiful use he has made of the Story in his Masque of Comus , is familiar to most readers . Camden ridicules the account of Geoffry , as a legendary tale ; and frankly acknowledges , he could never learn whence the name was derived ...
... beautiful use he has made of the Story in his Masque of Comus , is familiar to most readers . Camden ridicules the account of Geoffry , as a legendary tale ; and frankly acknowledges , he could never learn whence the name was derived ...
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abbey abound alpine ancient animal appearance arches Bangor Bards Barmouth beautiful beneath bridge built Bwlch Cader Cader Idris Caernarvon called Cardigan castle Chirk church conjecture considerable considered Conway Corwen custom dark Dinas distance Dovey elegant England English erected Estrildis favour feet fish formed frequently furnished Garfa Glyndwr ground Gyraldus hill inhabitants King lake land Llan Llanberis Llanrwst Llewelyn Llyn LOBELIA DORTMANNA Locrine lofty Lord Lordship Mallwyd Mawddach Merioneth miles Moel Montgomery moun mountains nature neighbours North Wales observation obtained Owen pass peat Pennant plants Poole possessed Powis present Prince principal probably remains RHODIOLA ROSEA rising river road rock rocky Roger de Montgomery Roman ruins Saxifraga NIVALIS scenery scenes scite Severn side situation slate Snowdon spirit steep stone stream summit supposed tains tide tion town vale variety vegetable vicinity village walls Welsh woods
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Página 249 - No more its arches echo to the noise Of joy and festive mirth. No more the glance Of blazing taper through its windows beams, And quivers on the undulating wave : But naked stand the melancholy walls, Lash'd by the wintry tempests, cold and bleak, That whistle mournful thro' the empty halls, And piece-meal crumble down the tow'rs to dust.