Excursions in the County of Cornwall: Comprising a Concise Historical and Topographical Delineation of the Principal Towns and Villages, Together with Descriptions of the Residences of the Nobility and Gentry, Remains of Antiquity, and Every Other Interesting Object of Curiosity : Forming a Complete Guide for the Traveller and Tourist : Illustrated with Fifty Engravings, Including a Map of the County

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Simpkin and Marshall, and sold by the most respectable booksellers in Devonshire and Cornwall, 1824 - 160 Seiten
 

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Seite 56 - Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. Hail bounteous May that dost inspire Mirth and youth, and warm desire; Woods and groves are of thy dressing, Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long.
Seite 96 - Cornwall ; and his temper and affections so public, that no accident which happened could make any impressions in him ; and his example kept others from taking any thing ill, or at least seeming to do so. In a word, a brighter courage, and a gentler disposition, were never married together to make the most cheerful and innocent conversation.
Seite 94 - This castelle hath bene a marvelus strong and notable forteres, and almost situ loci inexpugnabile, especially for the dungeon, that is on a great and high terrible cragge, environid with the se ; but having a drawbridge from the the residew of the castelle onto it.
Seite 94 - Again she plunges! hark! a second shock Tears her strong bottom on the marble rock: Down on the vale of death, with dismal cries. The fated victims, shuddering, roll their eyes In wild despair; while yet another stroke, With deep convulsion, rends the solid oak; Till like the mine, in whose infernal cell The lurking demons of destruction dwell, At length asunder torn, her frame divides, And, crashing, spreads in ruin o'er the tides...
Seite 70 - ... extending from the shore to the shaft, a distance of nearly 120 fathoms, and a great number of men momentarily menaced with an inundation of the sea, which continually drains in no small quantity through the roof of the mine, and roars loud enough to be distinctly heard in it.
Seite 120 - Afterwards he requireth his share. They deny it; he appeals to the King. The King avoweth his equal meaning in the largesse; whereon the overtaken companions were fain to allot him this priory for his partage'.
Seite 75 - I am much obliged to you for your valuable collection of Cornish diamonds. I have placed them where they may best represent yourself, in "a shade, but shining:" ' alluding to the obscurity of Dr.
Seite 34 - Shall spread his dictates o'er th' admiring world ; No more shall accents nervous, bold, and strong, . Flow in full periods from his matchless tongue. Yet shall thy name, great Shade, from age to age, Bright in pielic and historic page, Thine, and thy country's fate congenial tell, By thee she triumph'd, and with thee she/eH.
Seite 94 - ... the whole body into the devouring sea ; and the worste of all is highest of all, nere the gate of entrance into the hill, where the offensive stones so exposed hang over the head, as while a man respecteth his footinge, he indaungers his head, and looking to save the head, indaungers the footinge. According to the old proverbe, ' He must have eyes, that will scale...
Seite 94 - ... on the farther side, which, though it shut out the sea from his wonted recourse, hath yet more strengthened the island ; for in passing thither you must first descend with a dangerous declyning, and then make a worse ascent by a path, through his stickleness and his steepnesse, threatening the ruin of your life with the falling of your foot.

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