The Beauties of England and Wales: Or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County, 第 4 卷 |
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Abbey afterwards ancient appears arches arms beautiful belonging Bishop building built called Castle Chapel Church commands considerable consists contains continued covered Devon died direction distance Earl east Edward England entrance erected Exeter extensive feet fire five former formerly four given granted ground half hand head height held Henry hill History horse houses inches inhabitants John kind King land late latter length Lord manor miles monument natural nearly observes officers original parish Parliament particular passed period persons pieces possessed present principal probably Queen received reign remains returned rises river rocks Roman Saxon says seat seems ships side situated soon stands stone supposed taken Third tower town various village walls whole wood
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第 141 頁 - Here Reynolds is laid, and, to tell you my mind, He has not left a wiser or better behind ; His pencil was striking, resistless, and grand ; His manners were gentle, complying, and bland ; Still born to improve us in every part, His pencil our faces, his manners our heart...
第 91 頁 - After a grateful commemoration of the fifty-five years of union and happiness which he enjoyed with Mabel his wife, the good earl thus speaks from the tomb : What we gave, we have ; What we spent, we had ; What we left, we lost...
第 253 頁 - Here die I, Richard Grenville, with a joyful and quiet mind, for that I have ended my life as a true soldier ought to do, that hath fought for his country, queen, religion, and honour...
第 435 頁 - ... thick crust, extremely baked. His table cost him not much, though it was good to eat at. "His sports supplied all but beef and mutton; except...
第 122 頁 - ... was of great cost and value. Many other of the rooms were well adorned with mouldings and fret-work, some of whose marble clavils were so delicately fine, that they would reflect an object true and lively from a great distance.
第 435 頁 - In the hole of the desk were store of tobacco pipes that had been used. " On one side of this end of the room was the door of a closet wherein stood the strong beer and the wine, which never came thence but in single glasses, that being the rule of the house exactly observed ; for he never exceeded in drink or permitted it. On the other side was the door of an old chapel, not used for devotion.
第 503 頁 - Pensive hast follow'd to the silent tomb, Steer'd the same course to the same quiet shore, Not parted long, and now to part no more ! Go, then, where only bliss sincere is known! Go, where to love and to enjoy are one! Yet take these tears, mortality's relief, And till we share your joys, forgive our grief: These little rites, a stone, a verse receive, 'Tis all a father, all a friend can give!
第 192 頁 - The many fatal accidents which happened from ships running upon these dreadful rocks, cither in the night, at high water, or in bad weather, occasioned a strong desire of contriving some method of warning mariners of their danger; and at length, in the year 1696) notwithstanding the insuperable difficulties which seemed to attend the plan, Mr. Henry Winstanley,* of Littlebury, in Essex...
第 503 頁 - Of softest manners, unaffected mind, Lover of peace, and friend of human kind : Go live ! for Heaven's eternal year is thine, Go, and exalt thy mortal to divine.
第 537 頁 - Case. lie was doubtless very well paid for composing that which he affixed to his pill-boxes: Here's fourteen pills for thirteen pence; Enough in any man's own con-sci-ence.