Over Fen and WoldMacmillan and Company, limited, 1898 - 447 páginas |
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... stories of English life , enough aspects of earth and sky , to make episodes for a modern Odyssey . " And so did we seated in our own dog- cart , more to be envied even than the summer - time coach - passenger , for we had full command ...
... stories of English life , enough aspects of earth and sky , to make episodes for a modern Odyssey . " And so did we seated in our own dog- cart , more to be envied even than the summer - time coach - passenger , for we had full command ...
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... Stories in stone - An ancient muniment chest - An angler's haunt - The town bridge - The pronunciation of names-- St. Neots 58 CHAPTER V The charm of small towns - The Ouse - A pleasant land— Buckden Palace - A joke in stone - The ...
... Stories in stone - An ancient muniment chest - An angler's haunt - The town bridge - The pronunciation of names-- St. Neots 58 CHAPTER V The charm of small towns - The Ouse - A pleasant land— Buckden Palace - A joke in stone - The ...
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... story of the stocks- " Wansford in Eng- land " -Romance and reality - The glamour of art " The finest street between London and Edinburgh " —Ancient " Callises " A historic inn - Windows that have tales to tell PAGE 118 CHAPTER VIII A ...
... story of the stocks- " Wansford in Eng- land " -Romance and reality - The glamour of art " The finest street between London and Edinburgh " —Ancient " Callises " A historic inn - Windows that have tales to tell PAGE 118 CHAPTER VIII A ...
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James John Hissey. CONTENTS XV CHAPTER XV In a haunted house - A strange story - A ghost described ! - An offer declined - Market - day in a market - town - A pic- turesque crowd - Tombs of ancient warriors - An old tradition Popular ...
James John Hissey. CONTENTS XV CHAPTER XV In a haunted house - A strange story - A ghost described ! - An offer declined - Market - day in a market - town - A pic- turesque crowd - Tombs of ancient warriors - An old tradition Popular ...
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... story goes that at the late hour in the evening when the beacon was lighted , a large party from London , who had ... stories of the road that , improved upon and embellished to fancy , the coach- men of the past used to entertain their ...
... story goes that at the late hour in the evening when the beacon was lighted , a large party from London , who had ... stories of the road that , improved upon and embellished to fancy , the coach- men of the past used to entertain their ...
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abbey ancient antiquaries appeared artist Baldock beauty Biggleswade Brampton bridge Buckden building carved century charming church coaching inn colour cottages cross Crowland curious delightful drove England English exclaimed famous Fenland Fens garden ghost glance gray green hall haunted Hereward the Wake hills Horncastle horses hostelry Huntingdon imagined inscription interest journey land landlord landscape learnt Lincoln Lincolnshire London look manifestly medieval miles mind modern morning never night noticed old coaching once Ouse painted passed past Pepys photograph picture picturesque pleasant pleasure possibly pretty quaint quiet railway rector restorer river river Ivel road roof round ruined Samuel Pepys scenery Scrivelsby seemed Silk Willoughby sketch Sleaford Somersby Spilsby spot Stamford Stilton stone story strange stranger stream Swineshead thereof things told tower town traveller trees village walls Wansford Water Newton whilst wind Wolds wonder wood Woodhall Spa Wothorpe
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Página 190 - I do not like thee, Dr. Fell — The reason why I cannot tell : But this I know, and know full well, I do not like thee, Dr.
Página 154 - Of aspect more sublime: that blessed mood In which the burthen of the mystery, In which the heavy and the weary weight Of all this unintelligible world, Is lightened; that serene and blessed mood, In which the affections gently lead us on, Until, the breath of this corporeal frame And even the motion of our human blood Almost suspended, we are laid asleep In body, and become a living soul...
Página iii - AFOOT and light-hearted I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me leading wherever I choose.
Página 262 - Wherever God erects a house of prayer, The Devil always builds a chapel there: And 'twill be found upon examination, The latter has the largest congregation.
Página 140 - There is given Unto the things of earth, which Time hath bent, A spirit's feeling, and where he hath leant His hand, but broke his scythe, there is a power And magic in the ruin'd battlement, For which the palace of the present hour Must yield its pomp, and wait till ages are its dower.
Página 259 - Don't get into debt. Starve and go to heaven — but don't borrow. Try first begging — I don't mind if it's really needful — stealing ! But don't buy things you can't pay for ! " And of all manner of debtors pious people building churches they can't pay for, are the most detestable nonsense to me. Can't you preach and pray behind the hedges — or in a sandpit — or a coalhole — first ? And of all manner of churches thus idiotically built, iron churches are the damnablest to me.
Página 87 - Be Yarrow stream unseen, unknown, It must, or we shall rue it, We have a vision of our own, Ah ! why should we undo it...
Página 154 - Give me the clear blue sky over my head and the green turf beneath my feet, a winding road before me, and a three hours' march to dinner — and then to thinking! It is hard if I cannot start some game on these lone heaths. I laugh, I run, I leap, I sing for joy.
Página 202 - My sledge and hammer lie reclined, My bellows, too, have lost their wind; . My fire's extinct, my forge decayed, And in the dust my vice is laid. My coal is spent, my iron's gone, My nails are drove, my work is done ; My fire-dried corpse lies here at rest, And, smoke-like, soars up to be bless'd.
Página 259 - I am scornfully amused at your appeal to me, of all people in the world the precisely least likely to give you a farthing! My first word to all men and boys who care to hear me is " Don't get into debt. Starve and go to heaven, — but don't borrow. Try first begging, — I don't mind, if it's really needful, stealing! But don't buy things you can't pay for!