A Complete Parochial History of the County of Cornwall

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Joseph Polsue
W. Lake, 1867

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Seite 316 - Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts : for the Coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
Seite 361 - Nor love thy life, nor hate; but what thou liv'st Live well; how long or short, permit to Heaven: And now prepare thee for another sight.
Seite 17 - The chancel is separated from the body of the church by a fine piece of carved work, consisting of small open twisted columns with...
Seite 162 - Our life is but a Winter's day — Some only breakfast and away. Others to dinner stay and are full fed, The oldest man but sups, and goes to bed. Large is his debt who lingers out the day : Who goes the soonest has the least to pay.
Seite 293 - REMEMBER now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them...
Seite 180 - This place is as distinctly within my recollection, in my dream, as any room in my house," and he made the same observation when he entered the lobby. He then pointed out the exact spot where Bellingham stood when he fired, and which Mr. Perceval had reached when he was struck by the ball, where, and how he fell.
Seite 179 - Tucker to be seated before he told him of his nocturnal visitation : on the statement of which, Mr. Tucker observed that it would do very well for a dream to have the chancellor in the lobby of the house of commons, but that he would not be found there in reality ; and Mr. Tucker then asked what sort of a man he appeared to be, when Mr. Williams minutely described him; to which Mr.
Seite 179 - ... then between one and two o'clock, and dressed himself. At breakfast, the dreams were the sole subject of conversation, and in the forenoon Mr. Williams went to Falmouth, where he related the particulars of them to all of his acquaintance that he met.
Seite 155 - Gentleman will very much oblige many of your friends of the Scottish Nation ; and particularly your most humble servant, OLIVER CROMWELL.* LETTER LXXIX. THE next, of Monday, is on public business ; deliberately looking before and after. To the Honourable William Lenthall, Esquire, Speaker of the Honourable House of Commons: These.
Seite 104 - The musicians then struck up the Riding Tune, a quick and inspiriting measure, said by some to be as old as the feast itself. The householder was solicited to taste the riding ale, which was carried round in baskets. A bottle was usually taken in, and it was acknowledged by such a sum as the means or humour of the townsman permitted, to be spent on the public festivities of the season. Next morning, a procession was formed, (all who could...

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