Ireland: Its Scenery, Character, &c, 3. kötetHow and Parsons, 1843 |
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... whole county is remarkable for its number of hills , being compared to wooden bowls inverted , or eggs set in salt ; from whence it took the name of Down , which signifies a hilly situation . " In the elevated parts of the county , the ...
... whole county is remarkable for its number of hills , being compared to wooden bowls inverted , or eggs set in salt ; from whence it took the name of Down , which signifies a hilly situation . " In the elevated parts of the county , the ...
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... whole , in others shattered ; and a careful examination of the vegetable substances to which they are attached , has enabled Sir William Hooker to corroborate it . Large horns , supposed to be those of Strangford Lough , which stretches ...
... whole , in others shattered ; and a careful examination of the vegetable substances to which they are attached , has enabled Sir William Hooker to corroborate it . Large horns , supposed to be those of Strangford Lough , which stretches ...
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... whole territory of the Ards was anciently called the heights of Ulster , near the eastern sea- Altitudo Ultorum juxta mare orientale . ' The soil in it is for the most part tolerably good . The Savages and some few English families ...
... whole territory of the Ards was anciently called the heights of Ulster , near the eastern sea- Altitudo Ultorum juxta mare orientale . ' The soil in it is for the most part tolerably good . The Savages and some few English families ...
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... whole transaction , and of Con's imprisonment , contrived his escape ; and by the assistance of Thomas Montgomery of Blackstown , owner of a trading vessel with corn to Carrickfergus , accomplished it ; the said Thomas , by making love ...
... whole transaction , and of Con's imprisonment , contrived his escape ; and by the assistance of Thomas Montgomery of Blackstown , owner of a trading vessel with corn to Carrickfergus , accomplished it ; the said Thomas , by making love ...
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... whole structure took up * . The vicinity of these ruins is beautiful and picturesque ; the residence of the heir of the Montgomeries immediately adjoins them ; and a pretty little temple has been erected on the grounds , in order to ...
... whole structure took up * . The vicinity of these ruins is beautiful and picturesque ; the residence of the heir of the Montgomeries immediately adjoins them ; and a pretty little temple has been erected on the grounds , in order to ...
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288. oldal - In all my wanderings round this world of care, In all my griefs — and God has given my share — I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down...
284. oldal - How often have I blest the coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn to play, And all the village train, from labour free, Led up their sports beneath the spreading tree, While many a pastime circled in the shade...
296. oldal - Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
115. oldal - On Lough Neagh's bank as the fisherman strays, When the clear, cold eve's declining, He sees the round towers of other days, In the wave beneath him shining! Thus shall memory often, in dreams sublime, Catch a glimpse of the days that are over, Thus, sighing, look through the waves of time For the long-faded glories they cover!
287. oldal - Near yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And still where many a garden -flower grows wild; There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The village preacher's modest mansion rose. A man he was to all the country dear, And passing rich with forty pounds a year...
122. oldal - Dublin, resigned the prebendary of Kilroot, and obtained a grant of it for this new friend. When he gave the presentation to the poor clergyman, he kept his eyes steadily fixed on the old man's face, which, at first, only expressed pleasure at finding himself preferred to a living; but when he found that it was that of his benefactor, who had resigned in his favour, his joy assumed so touching an expression of surprise and gratitude, that Swift, himself deeply affected, declared he had never experienced...
172. oldal - Pleaskin is covered with a thin grassy sod, under which lies the natural basaltic rock, having generally a hard surface, somewhat cracked and shivered. At the depth of ten or twelve feet from the summit, this rock begins to assume a columnar tendency, and forms a range of massy pillars of basaltes, which stand perpendicular to the horizon, presenting, in the sharp face of the promontory, the appearance of a magnificent gallery, or colonnade, upwards of sixty feet in height. This...
234. oldal - ... of the countrey inviolable, and to deliver up the succession peaceably to his Tanist, and then hath a wand delivered unto him by some whose proper office that is ; after which, descending from the stone, he turneth himself round, thrice forwards and thrice backwards. " Eudox. But how is the Tanist chosen ? " Iren. They say he setteth but one foot upon the stone, and receiveth the like oath that the captaine did.
175. oldal - Pier the war of tempests braves, A far-projecting, firm basaltic way Of clustering columns wedged in dense array; With skill so like, yet so surpassing art, With such design, so just in every part, That reason pauses, doubtful if it stand The work of mortal, or immortal hand.
122. oldal - ... was that of his benefactor, who had resigned in his favour, his joy assumed so touching an expression of surprise and gratitude, that Swift, himself deeply affected, declared he had never experienced so much pleasure as at that moment. The poor clergyman, at Swift's departure, pressed upon him the black mare, which he did not choose to hurt him by refusing; and thus mounted, for the first time, on a horse of his own, with fourscore pounds in his purse, Swift again embarked for England, and resumed...