Wanderings and Excursions in South Wales: With the Scenery of the River Wye. With 50 Engravings from DrawingsBohn, 1854 - 336 oldal |
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4. oldal
... stone in the sands , about a hundred yards below water - mark , with this inscription in Roman letters : " Hic jacet Calixtus Monedo Regi . " Here lies the boatman to King Gwyddno . ABERYSTWITH . 5 pletely caverned by the breakers that ...
... stone in the sands , about a hundred yards below water - mark , with this inscription in Roman letters : " Hic jacet Calixtus Monedo Regi . " Here lies the boatman to King Gwyddno . ABERYSTWITH . 5 pletely caverned by the breakers that ...
9. oldal
... stone in the chancel , to the memory of Lewis Morris , the Welsh antiquary . The records of this excellent man's life display the struggles of genius and perseverance amidst difficulties and poverty , in their onward path to fame and ...
... stone in the chancel , to the memory of Lewis Morris , the Welsh antiquary . The records of this excellent man's life display the struggles of genius and perseverance amidst difficulties and poverty , in their onward path to fame and ...
30. oldal
... stone , apparently representing a double crosier - head . In the wall adjoining this gate- way , a pointed window still remains , nearly overgrown with ivy and a variety of small shrubs , which have taken root in the crumbling stone . A ...
... stone , apparently representing a double crosier - head . In the wall adjoining this gate- way , a pointed window still remains , nearly overgrown with ivy and a variety of small shrubs , which have taken root in the crumbling stone . A ...
39. oldal
... stones around bear no marks of volcanic action . Leland , in his quaint way , says- " Of al the pools , none stondeth in so rokky and stony soile as Tyve doth , that hath withyn hym many stonis . The ground al about Tyve , and a great ...
... stones around bear no marks of volcanic action . Leland , in his quaint way , says- " Of al the pools , none stondeth in so rokky and stony soile as Tyve doth , that hath withyn hym many stonis . The ground al about Tyve , and a great ...
41. oldal
... stone , or rather rock , eleven yards in diameter , called Llêch Cynon . On the mountain to the north of the river ... stones , and in the centre , a little tumulus of earth and stones . After clearing this away , there appeared a ...
... stone , or rather rock , eleven yards in diameter , called Llêch Cynon . On the mountain to the north of the river ... stones , and in the centre , a little tumulus of earth and stones . After clearing this away , there appeared a ...
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abbey Aberystwith amongst ancient antiquities appears arches armour banks bard beautiful Bishop BRARY Brecknockshire bridge Bristol Channel built called Cardigan Cardiganshire Carew Castle Carmarthen Carreg Cennen Castle castle church cliffs commanding dark distance earl eminence erected feet Fishguard fortress Giraldus GOODRICH COURT grand ground Gruffydd Gruffydd ap Rhys Hafod Henry Henry II Hereford hills king land Llandilo Llangurig Llewelyn lofty Lord lovely magnificent miles Monmouth mountain Neath neighbourhood Norman o'er passed Pembroke Picton Castle picturesque pleasant Pont Neath Vaughan possession Presteign prince ravine reign remains Rhaiadyr Rheidol Rhys ap Thomas rich rising river river Wye road rocks rocky Roman ruins scene scenery side Sir Rhys ap spot stands stone STRATA FLORIDA ABBEY stream summit surrounding Teivy tion tower Towey town traveller trees vale valley village Wales walls wanderer waters Welsh wild winding wood Ystwith
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325. oldal - There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep Sea, and music in its roar: I love not Man the less, but Nature more...
144. oldal - But oft, in lonely rooms, and mid the din Of towns and cities, I have owed to them, In hours of weariness, sensations sweet, Felt in the blood, and felt along the heart; And passing even into my purer mind, With tranquil restoration...
19. oldal - The roar of waters!— from the headlong height Velino cleaves the wave-worn precipice; The fall of waters ! rapid as the light The flashing mass foams shaking the abyss; The hell of waters ! where they howl and hiss, And boil in endless torture; while the sweat Of their great agony, wrung out from this Their Phlegethon, curls round the rocks of jet That gird the gulf around, in pitiless horror set...
222. oldal - While strayed my eyes o'er Towy's flood, Over mead and over wood, From house to house, from hill to hill, Till contemplation had her fill.
254. oldal - Where'er we gaze, around, above, below, What rainbow tints, what magic charms are found ! Rock, river, forest, mountain all abound, And bluest skies that harmonize the whole : Beneath, the distant torrent's rushing sound Tells where the volumed cataract doth roll Between those hanging rocks, that shock yet please the soul.
230. oldal - When thou thy jewels up dost bind, — that day Remember us, we pray, — That where the beryl lies And the crystal, 'bove the skies, There thou may'st appoint us place Within the brightness of thy face ; And our soul In the scroll . . Of life and blissfulness enrol, That we may praise thee to eternity.
296. oldal - And oft the craggy cliff he loved to climb, When all in mist the world below was lost. What dreadful pleasure ! there to stand sublime, Like shipwreck'd mariner on desert coast, And view th...
204. oldal - If thou art worn and hard beset With sorrows, that thou wouldst forget, If thou wouldst read a lesson, that will keep Thy heart from fainting and thy soul from sleep, Go to the woods and hills! — No tears Dim the sweet look that Nature wears.
322. oldal - Hodney's mountain stream. Perchance thy youth Has read with eager wonder how the Knight Of Wales in Ormandine's enchanted bower Slept the long sleep ; and, if that in thy veins Flow the pure blood of Britain, sure that blood Hath flowed with quicker impulse at the tale Of David's deeds, when through...
207. oldal - STATELY the feast, and high the cheer: Girt with many an armed peer, And canopied with golden pall, Amid CILGARRAN'S castle hall, Sublime in formidable state, * And warlike splendour, Henry sate; Prepar'd to stain the briny flood Of Shannon's lakes with rebel blood.