The local historian's table book, of remarkable occurrences, historical facts, traditions, legendary and descriptive ballads [&c.] connected with the counties of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland and Durham. Legendary division, Հատոր 2 |
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... light on the mystery would soon bring round him ) and boarded the keels . The event justified his suspicions , for from forth of the huddock of one of them he brought to light a lamb . Thus was the rich expectation of a festival to ...
... light on the mystery would soon bring round him ) and boarded the keels . The event justified his suspicions , for from forth of the huddock of one of them he brought to light a lamb . Thus was the rich expectation of a festival to ...
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... light proclaimed the approach of foes long before the havoc could begin . " A sheet of flame , from the turret high , Waved like a blood flag on the sky ; All flaring and uneven ; And soon a score of fires , I ween , From height , and ...
... light proclaimed the approach of foes long before the havoc could begin . " A sheet of flame , from the turret high , Waved like a blood flag on the sky ; All flaring and uneven ; And soon a score of fires , I ween , From height , and ...
Էջ 18
... light he found his blankets spread upon the floor towards the door , which he found open . Turning towards his bed - the stand of his mare was empty - his favourite was gone ! The daring thief had picked the lock - stripped him of his ...
... light he found his blankets spread upon the floor towards the door , which he found open . Turning towards his bed - the stand of his mare was empty - his favourite was gone ! The daring thief had picked the lock - stripped him of his ...
Էջ 38
... lights its lamp " -and by whose animating incentives , the spirit of unquenchable research is aroused , which will ... light - the high results of its ardour . From them genius has drawn some of her finest inspirations - to them poetry ...
... lights its lamp " -and by whose animating incentives , the spirit of unquenchable research is aroused , which will ... light - the high results of its ardour . From them genius has drawn some of her finest inspirations - to them poetry ...
Էջ 40
... light of the sun , yet the sun is not seen ! All men may see them there ; they are sound in body ; their colour is not changed ; neither do their garments wax old ; and therefore the people hold them in great worship and reverence . A ...
... light of the sun , yet the sun is not seen ! All men may see them there ; they are sound in body ; their colour is not changed ; neither do their garments wax old ; and therefore the people hold them in great worship and reverence . A ...
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The local historian's table book, of remarkable occurrences ..., Հատոր 2 Moses Aaron Richardson Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1843 |
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afterwards Alnwick amongst ancient appear ballad Barnard Castle barons battle beautiful became bishop bishop of Durham Border Border Ballad brother called castle church copy Cuthbert daughter death descendants died duke Durham Earl of Northumberland earl of Westmoreland Earldom Edward England English fair fairy father fell friends grey hand hath heart heiress Henry Henry VI Hexham honour horse house of Lancaster John Danvers Johnie Johnie Scot Keeldar King lady Lancaster land Latimer Lay &c legend letter Lord Beichan lord Nevill Lumley Castle marriage married mother ne'er neighbours never Nevill Newcastle night noble North Northumbrian o'er Parcy Reed Percy's poet poor possessions prince Queen Raby reign residence Richard Robert round Saint sayde scene Scotland Scots Scottish shew Sir John song Stokoe Surtees sword thee thou Tyne unto verse wife Woodhorn young young Beichan
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Էջ 267 - He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the waterfalls of Elysian gardens.
Էջ 112 - I have lived long enough : my way of life Is fall'n into the sear, the yellow leaf ; And that which should accompany old age, As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends...
Էջ 413 - So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found. Among the faithless faithful only he : Among innumerable false unmoved, Unshaken, unseduced, unterrified, His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal ; Nor number, nor example with him wrought To 'swerve from truth, or change his constant mind Though single.
Էջ 295 - Let him, that is a true-born gentleman, And stands upon the honour of his birth, If he suppose that I have pleaded truth, From off this brier pluck a white rose with me. Som. Let him that is no coward, nor no flatterer, But dare maintain the party of the truth, Pluck a red rose from off this thorn with me.
Էջ 290 - Old men that knowen the grownde well yenoughe, Call it the Battell of Otterburn. At Otterburn began this spurne Uppon a monnyn day: Ther was the dougghte Doglas slean, The Perse never went away.
Էջ 213 - If New Year's Eve night-wind blow south, It betokeneth warmth and growth ; If west, much milk, and fish in the sea ; If north, much cold and storms there will be ; If east, the trees will bear much fruit ; If north-east, flee it man and brute."] NEW YEAR'S DAY.
Էջ 306 - A sure and safe one, though thy master miss'd it. Mark but my fall and that that ruin'd me. Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition: By that sin fell the angels; how can man then, The image of his Maker, hope to win by it?
Էջ 160 - ... he comes flounce into bed, dead as a salmon into a fishmonger's basket; his feet cold as ice, his breath hot as a furnace, and his hands and his face as greasy as his flannel night-cap.
Էջ 42 - Persians' grave, I could not deem myself a slave. A king sate on the rocky brow Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis; And ships by thousands lay below, And men in nations; — all were his! He counted them at break of day, And when the sun set, where were they?
Էջ 22 - IN London was young Beichan born, He longed strange countries for to see ; But he was taen by a savage moor, Who handled him right cruellie ; For he viewed the fashions of that land ; • Their way of worship viewed he ; But to Mahound, or Termagant, "Would Beichan never bend a knee. So...