The stranger's guide through the city of York, and its cathedralPublished and sold at Bellerby's Public Library, Stonegate, 1835 - 168 páginas |
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Página 59 - With antique pillars massy proof, And storied windows richly dight, Casting a dim religious light: There let the pealing organ blow, To the full-voiced choir below, In service high, and anthems clear, As may with sweetness through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heaven before mine eyes.
Página 97 - ... sound of melody and praise, the wind shall whistle through the broken arches, and the owl hoot from the shattered tower — when the garish sunbeam shall break into these gloomy mansions of death; and the ivy twine round the fallen column; and the fox-glove hang its blossoms about the nameless urn, as if in mockery of the dead. Thus man passes away; his name perishes from record and recollection; his history is as a tale that is told, and his very monument becomes a ruin.
Página 138 - Clifford's tower, which consumed to ashes all the interior thereof, leaving standing only the outshell of the walls of the tower, without other harm to the city, save one man slain by the fall of a piece of timber, blown up by the force of the flames, or rather by some powder therein. It was generally thought a wilful act, the soldiers not suffering the citizens to enter till it was too late ; and what made it CHAP. x. more suspicious was, that the gunner had got out all his goods before it was discovered.
Página 116 - ... bricks ; beyond which the wall is imperfect, and capped with modern building. In all this height, there is not any casement or loophole, but one entire and uniform wall ; from which we may infer that this wall was built some courses higher, after the same order. The bricks were to be as thoroughs, or as it were so many new foundations, to that which was to be superstructed, and to bind the two sides together firmly ; for the wall itself is only faced with small square stone, and the middle thereof...
Página 93 - Deira, originally gave it to the church of St. Peter, together with all his lands and revenues. Henry Lord Fairfax at last restored the horn to the church, when it had been lost or conveyed away. The dean and chapter decorated it anew, AD, 1675.
Página 145 - ... to Bootham Bar ; from thence to Monk Bar ten towers, and to Layerthorpe Postern four towers; for some distance the deep waters of the Foss defended this part of the city without the walls ; and from thence to Walmgate Bar three towers ; then Fishergate Bar, walled up in the time of Henry VII., and three towers, the last a postern ; from which by a bridge over the Foss, to the Castle, and the ruins of five towers, were all that remained of it. On the west side of the river was put a tower, from...
Página 62 - They were about forty-four on a side, about two foot distance from one another, and as much in diameter. Those in the midst were fewer in number, larger, and exactly fronted the entrance of the great west door. The circle nearest the entrance being the largest of all.
Página 62 - Lady of mother of ment of the church were a number of circles which ranged from the west end up the middle aisle on each side and in the centre. They were about forty-four on a side, about two foot distance from one another, and as much in diameter.
Página 148 - The bar is strengthened by an outer gate, which had a massy iron chain went across; then a port-cullis, and lastly, a mighty strong double wooden gate, which is closed in every night at the usual hours. It has the character, altogether, as to ancient fortification, to be as noble and august a port as most in Europe.
Página 92 - Deira, by reason of the difference which was like to rise between his sons, about the sharing of his lands and lordships after his death, resolved to make them all alike; and thereupon, coming to York, with that horn wherewith he used to drink, filled it with wine, and before the altar of God, and Saint Peter, prince of the apostles, kneeling...