A descriptive and historical account of Dudley castle, and its surrounding sceneryPrinted and sold at the Office of the late J. Hinton, for Messrs. Nichols, -Messrs. Longman and Company.- Messrs. Hatchards, Messrs. Simpkin and Marshall, London, 1825 - 144 стор. |
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... surface of the earth is crisped with the kindly rigours of the sea- son ; but immediately after a cessation of long- continued rains , the Walks and Drives are hard and clean , in consequence of the absorbent mate- rials of which they ...
... surface of the earth is crisped with the kindly rigours of the sea- son ; but immediately after a cessation of long- continued rains , the Walks and Drives are hard and clean , in consequence of the absorbent mate- rials of which they ...
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... surface of the aqueous mirror , afford a vast imaginary depth to the Pool . Rising perpendicularly , their rugged fantastic shapes , apparently visible through a supposed pellucid medium , seem , by inversion to lead the eye to their ...
... surface of the aqueous mirror , afford a vast imaginary depth to the Pool . Rising perpendicularly , their rugged fantastic shapes , apparently visible through a supposed pellucid medium , seem , by inversion to lead the eye to their ...
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... surface . Those persons who have not before had an opportunity of seeing the mechanism of a Steam Engine ( that wonderful phenomenon - which owes its origin to a combination of what the world calls Chance and Genius ; and which a WATT ...
... surface . Those persons who have not before had an opportunity of seeing the mechanism of a Steam Engine ( that wonderful phenomenon - which owes its origin to a combination of what the world calls Chance and Genius ; and which a WATT ...
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... surface of the earth seems , by its black and blasted aspect , as if War and Devastation had recently there been busy in their horrid work . -Surely this is Contrast ! Contrast so striking , as to make the beholders say , " before us is ...
... surface of the earth seems , by its black and blasted aspect , as if War and Devastation had recently there been busy in their horrid work . -Surely this is Contrast ! Contrast so striking , as to make the beholders say , " before us is ...
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... surface , -i . e . 12 feet within ; the walls being 11 feet thick , consisting of lime - stone , so hard , as to be nearly imperishable by weather , and almost indestructible by Time , -yielding only to the thunders of human violence ...
... surface , -i . e . 12 feet within ; the walls being 11 feet thick , consisting of lime - stone , so hard , as to be nearly imperishable by weather , and almost indestructible by Time , -yielding only to the thunders of human violence ...
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ancient Atropa Atropa Belladonna Baron of Birmingham beautiful Black bat called Caverns Chase Church clunch Colliery Colonell daughter deeds denominated died ditto Duddeley Dudley and Ward Dudley Castle Earl of Mercia earth edifice Edward Lord Edwin eldest Erdeswick feet former fossil Frances his Wife Frances Ward Friend Gervase Grandeur heathen coal heir Henry Henry III Hills Himley honour horse Humble ironstone John de Sutton King Kingswinford Lady last Lord latter limestone live Lord Dudley Lord Ward Lordship Madam Frances manors married miners Nature neighbourhood neighbouring noble Paganel Parish Park Parliament path person portion present Priory reign rock Roger de Somery Rowley Ruin scene Seat Sedgley seen Sir William Brereton Somery Souldiers specimen Staffordshire stone succeeded supposed surface Tipton Towers trees venerable Viscount Dudley Walks walls Ward was buried William Fitz Ansculph William Ward Wych Elm yard
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Сторінка 19 - Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow • warmer among...
Сторінка 113 - And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.
Сторінка 113 - All the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Сторінка 74 - When the ear heard him then it blessed him, and when the eye saw him it gave witness to him : Because he delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon him: and he caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Сторінка 129 - The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.
Сторінка 74 - ... profane not the word — what is such happiness as yours, compared with that of him who could say, When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. I was a father to the poor. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; and I caused the widow's heart to sing for* joy?
Сторінка 90 - Cleveland's brigade of horse, with one thousand foot, to raise the siege. Wilmot charged the parliament's forlorn, under Mytton, with such fury, that his forces were all like to be cut off; and several officers advised Denbigh not to quit his trenches, to relieve his friends, but there to abide the coming of the royalists. The earl, who had sent out Mytton to meet them, resolved, at all ventures, to assist him, and drawing out his troops, led them on in person, giving the cavaliers so smart a charge...
Сторінка 15 - A mighty window, hollow in the centre, Shorn of its glass of thousand colourings, Through which the deepen'd glories once could enter, Streaming from off the sun like seraph's wings, Now yawns all desolate...
Сторінка 122 - ... it before from all air. The hollow in which it lay was split or cloven in two by means of an iron wedge ; and was rather moist at the bottom, but had no visible water. It was nearly the size of a common tea-saucer; and the reptile was about nine inches long, of a darkish ashy colour, and a little speckled.
Сторінка i - Piety displays Her mouldering roll, the piercing eye explores New manners, and the pomp of elder days, Whence culls the pensive bard his pictured stores. Nor rough nor barren are the winding ways Of hoar antiquity, but strown with flowers.