Description of the Abbeys of Melrose and Old Melrose, with Their Traditionsauthor, 1822 - 125 стор. |
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... parish , to whom I could dedicate my Description of the Abbies of Melrose and Old Melrose , with greater propriety than yourself , from whom I have ventured to solicit , and have been so for- tunate as to obtain the favour , which I ...
... parish , to whom I could dedicate my Description of the Abbies of Melrose and Old Melrose , with greater propriety than yourself , from whom I have ventured to solicit , and have been so for- tunate as to obtain the favour , which I ...
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... Parish . There are no certain accounts by whom this Monastery was founded , but it is likely that it was by Columbus , or Aidan , ( who are said to have built several other Monasteries ) , about the end of the sixth century . Bede gives ...
... Parish . There are no certain accounts by whom this Monastery was founded , but it is likely that it was by Columbus , or Aidan , ( who are said to have built several other Monasteries ) , about the end of the sixth century . Bede gives ...
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... Parish ; the ground there has since for a considerable time been inclosed and under tillage , so that there now appears no traces of this wali but in the former accounts of it . At 1 Milne's the entrance to the convent , about the middle ...
... Parish ; the ground there has since for a considerable time been inclosed and under tillage , so that there now appears no traces of this wali but in the former accounts of it . At 1 Milne's the entrance to the convent , about the middle ...
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... parish of Melrose , is surrounded with mountains , as Jerusalem of old , and appears to be in the centre of a vale , with the hills rising in every direction around it . It is 35 miles distant from Edinburgh , 15 from Kelso , 12 from ...
... parish of Melrose , is surrounded with mountains , as Jerusalem of old , and appears to be in the centre of a vale , with the hills rising in every direction around it . It is 35 miles distant from Edinburgh , 15 from Kelso , 12 from ...
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... Parish , has seen this monument , which is now all broken in pieces ; but the place where the battle was fought not being within my bounds , I shall give no farther account of it . The Monastery of Melrose was destroyed in * It is ...
... Parish , has seen this monument , which is now all broken in pieces ; but the place where the battle was fought not being within my bounds , I shall give no farther account of it . The Monastery of Melrose was destroyed in * It is ...
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abbot of Melrose adjoining Alexander altar ancient Andrew anno appears arches arms bars battle beautiful beholder belonging betwixt Bishop Boisil breadth building built buried buttress Cairncross centre Cessford chalders chapel charter church cloister Colmsly convent cross Darnick David died Douglas Dryburgh Earl east Edinburgh eight Eildon hills English erected feet finished following inscription four Galashiels Gattonside Gothic pointed granted ground head Holy Island honour hundred Hytons inches Jedburgh John John Morvo Kelso Kers King James King of Scotland King Robert land Leader water likewise Lord Melrose Abbey Melrose Parish Milne Milne's Hist Milne's History monastery monks monks of Melrose Morvo mullions nave niches Old Melrose pedestal pillars pinnacles place called Pringle quath remains Ridpath's Border river Tweed ruins Sainct Scotland Scots shield small aisle souls St Cuthbert stone tomb tower town trancept Tweed village Waldevus wall William window
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Сторінка 29 - When the broken arches are black in night, And each shafted oriel glimmers white; When the cold light's uncertain shower Streams on the ruined central tower; When buttress and buttress, alternately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory...
Сторінка 73 - The moon on the east oriel shone, Through slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined ; Thou would'st have thought some fairy's hand ' Twixt poplars straight the ozier wand, In many a freakish knot, had twined ; Then framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone.
Сторінка 70 - Loved the church so well, and gave so largely to't, 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.
Сторінка 29 - When the cold light's uncertain shower Streams on the ruined central tower; When buttress and buttress, alternately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory; When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die; When distant Tweed is heard to rave, And the owlet to hoot o'er the dead man's grave; Then go — but go alone the while — Then view St David's ruined pile; And, home returning, soothly swear, Was never scene so sad and fair!
Сторінка 70 - 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...
Сторінка 86 - ... the empty halls, And piecemeal crumble down the tow'rs to dust. Perhaps in some lone, dreary, desert tower, That time has spar'd, forth from the window looks, Half hid in grass, the solitary fox ; While from above, the owl, musician dire ! Screams hideous, harsh, and grating to the ear. Equal in age, and sharers of its fate, A row of moss-grown trees around it stand. Scarce here and there, upon their blasted tops, A shrivell'd leaf distinguishes the year...
Сторінка 25 - Fair Maiden LILLIARD lies under this Stane, Little was her Stature, but great her Fame, On the English Lads she laid many Thumps, And when her Legs were off, she fought upon her Stumps.
Сторінка 44 - Turn your back to the building, stoop down, and look at it through your legs, when the effect is astonishingly grand, the defects of the ruin being but little perceived, as the whole assumes such a beautiful appearance as may be more easily conceived than expressed.
Сторінка 65 - They entered now the chancel tall ; The darkened roof rose high aloof On pillars, lofty, and light, and small ; The key-stone, that locked each ribbed aisle, Was a...
Сторінка 125 - Brae, where Thomas the Rhymer and the Queen of the Fairies frequently met, according to tradition. A little to the east of this is the trysting-tree stone." Mr Gray expressed his opinion that the place referred to must be the field or bank, adjoining what is called the Gallows Hill, but he was as yet unable to find the faintest tradition of the place having borne this name. Subsequently however he writes (8th Nov. 1875) : " I am happy to say that I have...