Historical Notes of the Counties of Glamorgan, Carmarthen and Cardigan: And a List of the Members of Parliament for South Wales, from Henry VIII, to Charles II.

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H. Bird, 1866 - 135 頁
 

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第 16 頁 - I do love these ancient ruins. We never tread upon them but we set Our foot upon some reverend history; And, questionless, here in this open court, Which now lies naked to the injuries Of stormy weather, some men lie...
第 96 頁 - I have pass'da miserable night, So full of fearful dreams, of ugly sights, That, as I am a christian faithful man, ' • I would not spend another such a night, Though 'twere to buy a world of happy days ; So full of dismal terror was the time.
第 57 頁 - Smooth to the shelving brink a copious flood Rolls fair and placid; where collected all, In one impetuous torrent, down the steep It thundering shoots, and shakes the country round.
第 61 頁 - he retained his cheerful sweetness of temper to the last ; and would often be carried out in a summer's evening, when the country lads and lasses were assembled at their rural sports, and with his pencil give an order on his agent, the mercer, for a new gown to the best dancer.
第 100 頁 - Ireland, has a lay abbot; for a bad custom has prevailed amongst the clergy, of appointing the most powerful people of a parish stewards, or, rather, patrons, of their churches ; who, in process of time, from a desire of gain, have usurped the whole right, appropriating to their own use the possession of all the lands, leaving only to the clergy the altars, with their tenths and oblations, and assigning even these to their sons and relations in the church. Such defenders, or rather destroyers, of...
第 18 頁 - Give ample room and verge enough The characters of hell to trace. Mark the year and mark the night When Severn shall re-echo with affright The shrieks of death through Berkeley's roof that ring, Shrieks of an agonizing king...
第 41 頁 - Vach, on the Black Mountains. Whenever he visited the lambs, three most beautiful female figures presented themselves to him from the lake, and often made excursions on the boundaries of it. For some time he pursued and endeavoured to catch them, but always failed ; for the enchanting nymphs ran before him, and, when they had reached the lake, they tauntingly exclaimed, Cras dy fara, Anhawdd ein dala, which, with a little circumlocution, means, ' For thee, who eatest baked bread, it is difficult...
第 41 頁 - One day some moist bread from the lake came to shore. The farmer devoured it with great avidity, and on the following day he was successful in his pursuit and caught the fair damsels. After a little conversation with them, he commanded courage sufficient to make proposals of marriage to one of them. She consented to accept them on the condition that he would distinguish her from her two sisters on the following day.
第 16 頁 - They thought it should have canopied their bones Till doomsday ; but all things have their end : Churches and cities, which have diseases like to men, Must have like death that we have.
第 16 頁 - I see some pilgrim kneel, think I see the censer smoke, I think I hear the solemn peal. But here no more soft music floats. No holy anthems chanted now ; All hush'd, except the ring-dove's notes Low murm'ring from yon beachen bough.

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