The Historic Lands of England, Том 1E. Churton, 1848 |
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The Historic Lands of England Research Fellow and Honorary Lecturer Department of Microbiology and Immunology Bernard Burke, Sir,Sir Bernard Burke Попередній перегляд недоступний - 2012 |
The Historic Lands of England Bernard Burke,Research Fellow and Honorary Lecturer Department of Microbiology and Immunology Bernard Burke, Sir Попередній перегляд недоступний - 2015 |
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Abbey afterwards ancient Arundel Barnard Castle Baron Bart battle battle of Worcester beautiful became Bolton brother celebrated Charles chief church Clopton Cobham coheirs Countess court crown Cumnor daughter death decease demesne descendants devolved died Dudmaston Duke Earl Earl of Warwick Edward Edward III eldest England erected Eridge father favour feudal gallant George grandson granted ground Hadlow Castle Hagley Hall heir heiress Henry VIII historic honour illustrious inheritance James Kent King knight Lady LANDS OF ENGLAND Lathom Lathom House Lord lordship magnificent male manor mansion marriage married Mary noble Northumberland Nostel Pakington Park parliament Parre passed Penshurst Percy possession possessor present Prince remains renowned residence Robert Rokeby royal ruins Saxon Scrivelsby Scrope seat siege Sir John Sir Richard Sir Thomas Sir William Sir William Blackett sister Stafford stone succeeded Tempest Thomas Musgrave tower walls Warwick Wentworth Castle wife wood Writtle Yorkshire
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Сторінка 134 - 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.
Сторінка 142 - I never heard the old song of Percy and Douglas that I found not my heart moved more than with a trumpet; and yet it is sung but by some blind crowder, with no rougher voice than rude style...
Сторінка 158 - Trevor, and who was made a Knight of the Bath at the coronation of Charles II.
Сторінка 17 - Thy once beloved bride to see ; But be she alive, or be she dead, I fear, stern Earl, 's the same to thee. ' Not so the usage I received When happy in my father's hall ; No faithless husband then me grieved, No chilling fears did me appal.
Сторінка 57 - As for nobility in particular persons, it is a reverend thing to see an ancient castle or building not in decay, or to see a fair timber tree sound and perfect. How much more to behold an ancient noble family, which hath stood against the waves and weathers of time.
Сторінка 66 - Of household smoke, your eye excursive roams ; Wide-stretching from the hall in whose kind haunt The hospitable Genius lingers...
Сторінка 134 - And every shepherd tells his tale Under the hawthorn in the dale. Straight mine eye hath caught new pleasures, Whilst the landscape round it measures ; Russet lawns, and fallows gray, Where the nibbling flocks do stray...
Сторінка 17 - The village maidens of the plain Salute me lowly as they go ; Envious they mark my silken train, Nor think a Countess can have woe. " The simple nymphs ! they little know How far more happy 's their estate; To smile for joy than sigh for woe — To be content — than to be great.
Сторінка 134 - Far from me and 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 the ruins of lona.
Сторінка 126 - 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...