The History and Antiquities of Charnwood ForestHamilton, Adams, 1842 - 272 頁 |
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Abbey Abbot acres aforesaid ancient anticlinal line appears Ashby-de-la-Zouch Babington Bardon hill Barrow Beacon Hill Beaumanor Beaumont beautiful beds Belton boundary Bradgate Bradgate Park called Castle Chapel Charley Charnwood Forest Charnwood Heath Church coal field coal measures Common Comyn Copt Oak Danvers daughter Derbyshire Despenser died Ditto Duke Earl of Chester Earl of Leicester Earl of Winton Edward Elizabeth erected Falconer Ferrars Garendon Goscote Gracedieu granted Grey Groby pool Hall Hastings heirs Henry Herrick honour Hugh inclosure King Knight Lady lands Leicestershire limestone Lord lordship Loughborough Margaret Markfield Marquis married miles Monks Mountsorrel Newtown Linford Nichols Osgathorpe parish Park Phillipps possession present Priory probably quarry Quorndon Ranulph red sandstone Richard Roger de Quincy Rothley Rothley Temple seised Sheepshed sienite Sir John slate rocks spot stone Swithland Thomas Thringstone Thurcaston Ulvescroft West Goscote Whitwick wife William wood Woodhouse Eaves
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第 125 頁 - the innocency of childhood, the beauty of youth, the solidity of middle, the gravity of old age, and all at eighteen ; the birth of a princess, the learning of a clerk, the life of a saint, yet the death of a malefactor, for her parent's offences.
第 172 頁 - Upon much of the remainder, also, you have a peculiar claim, — for several of the best pieces were composed under the shade of your own groves, upon the classic ground of Coleorton ; where I was animated by the recollection of those illustrious Poets, of your Name and Family, who were born in that neighbourhood ; and, we may be assured, did not wander with indifference by the dashing stream of Grace-dieu, and among the rocks that diversify the forest of Charnwood.
第 86 頁 - Through glowing orchards forth they peep, Each from its nook of leaves ; And fearless there the lowly sleep, As the bird beneath their eaves.
第 2 頁 - Not thus the land appear'd in ages past, A dreary desert, and a gloomy waste, To savage beasts and savage laws a prey, And kings more furious and severe than they...
第 128 頁 - I neglected the same, loved my selfe and the world, and therefore this plague or punyshment is happely and worthely happened unto me for my sins; and yet I thank God of his goodnesse that he hath thus geven me a tyme and respet to repent. And now, good people, while I am alyve, I pray you to assyst me with your prayers.
第 87 頁 - And yet, fair bow, no fabling dreams But words of the Most High, Have told why first thy robe of beams Was woven in the sky.
第 6 頁 - Insuperable height of loftiest shade, Cedar, and pine, and fir, and branching palm, A sylvan scene; and as the ranks ascend Shade above shade, a woody theatre Of stateliest view.
第 120 頁 - The sister in consequence, by letter, desired her to set fire to the house, and run away by the light of it. The former part of the request, it is said, she immediately put in practice ; and thus this celebrated and interesting mansion was consigned to the flames.