Taylor's Illustrated Guide to the Banks of the WyeR. Taylor, 1854 - 80 Seiten |
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Taylor's Illustrated Guide to the Banks of the Wye: Including Chepstow ... Robert Taylor Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2018 |
Taylor's Illustrated Guide to the Banks of the Wye: Including Chepstow ... Robert Taylor Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2018 |
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Seite 60 - There is a gentle nymph not far from hence, That with moist curb sways the smooth Severn stream: Sabrina is her name: a virgin pure; Whilom she was the daughter of Locrine, That had the sceptre from his father Brute. She, guiltless damsel, flying the mad pursuit Of her enraged stepdame, Guendolen, 830 Commended her fair innocence to the flood That stayed her flight with his cross-flowing course.
Seite 67 - The Man of Ross," each lisping babe replies. Behold the market-place with poor o'erspread ! The Man of Ross divides the weekly bread ; He feeds yon almshouse, neat, but void of state, Where Age and Want sit smiling at the gate ; Him portioned maids, apprenticed orphans, blessed The young who labour, and the old who rest. Is any sick ? The Man of Ross relieves, Prescribes, attends, the med'cine makes and gives.
Seite 22 - WAS BURIED A TRUE ENGLISHMAN, Who in Berkshire, was well known To love his country's freedom 'bove his own; But being immured full twenty year, Had time to write as doth appear His EPITAPH. H ere or elsewhere, (all's one to you, to me,} E arth, air, or water, gripes my ghostly dust, N one...
Seite 67 - Or in proud falls magnificently lost, But clear and artless, pouring through the plain Health to the sick, and solace to the swain. Whose causeway parts the vale with shady rows? Whose seats the weary traveller repose? 260 Who taught that heaven-directed spire to rise? " The Man of Ross,
Seite 20 - Malignant, and much for him, — who are apt to rescue him if apprehended, much more to discover anything which may prevent it. He is full of jealousy ; partly out of guilt, but much more because he doubts some that were in the business have discovered him, which indeed they...
Seite 21 - PS' If you seize him, bring, — and let him be brought with a strong guard, — to me. If Captain Nicholas should light on him at Chepstow, do you strengthen him with a strong guard to bring him. — If you seize his person, disarm his House ; but let not his arms be embezzled. If you need Captain Burges's troop, it quarters between Newport and Chepstow...
Seite 20 - ... as far as you think fit and I have written. I would not have him or other honest men be discouraged that I think it not fit, at present, to enter into contests ; it will be good to yield a little, for public advantage : and truly that is my end ; wherein I desire you to satisfy them. I have sent, as my Letter mentions, to have you remove out of Brecknockshire ; indeed, into that part of Glamorganshire which lieth next Monmouthshire. For this end : We have plain discoveries that Sir Trevor Williams,...
Seite 20 - ... Newport and Caerleon, which is not above four or five miles from his House. You may send to Colonel Herbert, whose House lieth in Monmouthshire ; who will certainly acquaint you where he is. You are also to send to Captain Nicholas, who is at Chepstow, to require him to assist you, if he [Williams] should get into his House and stand upon his guard.
Seite 24 - This way was well lighted, and a man placed at the end to warn those that approached of their danger. But it so happened, that one dreadful stormy night the lamps blew out, and the monitor, supposing that no one would in such a hurricane attempt to pass, wisely retired to shelter.
Seite 19 - But the garrison defended themselves valiantly, until their provisions were exhausted, and even then refused to surrender under promise of quarter, hoping to escape by means of a boat, which they had provided for that purpose. A soldier of the Parliamentary army, however, swam across the river, with a knife between his teeth, cut the cable of the boat, and brought it away ; the castle was at length forced, and Sir Nicholas Kemys, with forty men, were slain in the assault.