An Account of the Island of Jersey: Containing a Compendium of Its Ecclesiastical, Civil, and Military History ... Together with Some Detail Respecting the Manners & Customs of the Inhabitants ...T. Baker, and sold by I. Fletcher, 1817 - 369 стор. |
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... parish of St. Ouen , the sea hath overwhelmed within these " 350 years the richest soil of that parish , that is a vale from beyond " the poole towards Lestac in length , and in breadth from the hill very farre into the sea , and that ...
... parish of St. Ouen , the sea hath overwhelmed within these " 350 years the richest soil of that parish , that is a vale from beyond " the poole towards Lestac in length , and in breadth from the hill very farre into the sea , and that ...
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... parish , the nearest of which is severed from the " land a bow - shot at full sea , were joyned to it and served many " men yet alive to drye vraic upon ; which , in former times , was the " fate of a great tract of land neere Mont ...
... parish , the nearest of which is severed from the " land a bow - shot at full sea , were joyned to it and served many " men yet alive to drye vraic upon ; which , in former times , was the " fate of a great tract of land neere Mont ...
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... parish church of St. Père , which is now on the very border of the shore , near Granville : that church was erected on the site of the monastery of Sisci . * The following extract , from the Roman Catholic Breviary , bears on the same ...
... parish church of St. Père , which is now on the very border of the shore , near Granville : that church was erected on the site of the monastery of Sisci . * The following extract , from the Roman Catholic Breviary , bears on the same ...
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... parish of St. Ouen , the sea has , within these 250 years , swallowed up a very rich vale , where , to this hour , at low water , the marks of build- ings appear among the rocks , and great stumps of oaks are seen in the sand after a ...
... parish of St. Ouen , the sea has , within these 250 years , swallowed up a very rich vale , where , to this hour , at low water , the marks of build- ings appear among the rocks , and great stumps of oaks are seen in the sand after a ...
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... parish of St. Ouen , are again divided into Vintaines , or double tythings . The divisions in that parish are called Cuillettes . All border , more or less , on the sea , except St. Sa- viour's , and even this has one point of contact ...
... parish of St. Ouen , are again divided into Vintaines , or double tythings . The divisions in that parish are called Cuillettes . All border , more or less , on the sea , except St. Sa- viour's , and even this has one point of contact ...
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An Account of the Island of Jersey: Containing a Compendium of Its ... W. Plees Повний перегляд - 1817 |
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Сторінка 132 - 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. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me : and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Сторінка 341 - Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire; Hands, that the rod of empire might have swayed, Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre.
Сторінка 341 - Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learned to stray ; Along the cool sequestered vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their way.
Сторінка 78 - For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no pre-eminence above a beast: for all is vanity. All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
Сторінка 296 - To men of other minds my fancy flies, Embosom'd in the deep, where Holland lies. Methinks her patient sons before me stand, Where the broad ocean leans against the land, And, sedulous to stop the coming tide, Lift the tall rampire's artificial pride. Onward, methinks, and diligently slow, The firm connected bulwark seems to grow ; Spreads its long arms, amidst the watery roar, Scoops out an empire, and usurps the shore.
Сторінка 333 - ... the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, when the elements shall melt with fervent heat, when the sea and the grave shall be giving up their dead, and all shall be summoned to appear before the great God.
Сторінка 154 - superstitious usages," of the use of the surplice, the sign of the cross in baptism, the gift of the ring in marriage, the posture of kneeling at the Lord's Supper, was shared by a large number of the clergy and the laity alike.
Сторінка 58 - Lands intersected by a narrow frith Abhor each other. Mountains interposed Make enemies of nations, who had else Like kindred drops been mingled into one.
Сторінка 307 - Hail, awful scenes, that calm the troubled breast, And woo the weary to profound repose ! Can Passion's wildest uproar lay to rest, And whisper comfort to the man of woes ! Here Innocence may wander, safe from foes, And Contemplation soar on seraph wings.
Сторінка 221 - The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the falling together; and a little child shall lead them.