An Illustrated Itinerary of the County of CornwallHow and Parsons, 1842 - 264 páginas |
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ancient appears Arundel Austle beautiful belonged beneath Boconnoc Bodmin Borlase borough Boscastle Bottreaux Breage called Callington Calstock Camelford Carew castle chapel Charles church church-town cliffs coast Columb copper Cornish Cornwall Devon Devonshire died distance duchy Earl east Edgcumbe Edward England erected Exeter Falmouth feet fish Fowey granite ground harbour headland Helford river Helston Henry hill Impropriator inhabitants John Killigrew king labour land Land's End Launceston Lelant Liskeard lode Lord Lostwithiel Madern manor Marazion Michael miles miners mines monument Mount ocean once Padstow parish passing Penryn Penwith Penzance population present Rector Redruth reign river road rock saint Saltash sand scenery seat shaft shore side singular situated spot stands stone Stratton stream summit Tamar Tintagel tower town Tregony Truro vessels Vicar village Wadebridge wall West Looe William wood
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Página 61 - Th' emboldened snow next to the flame does sleep. And if we weigh, like thee, Nature, and causes, we shall see That thus it needs must be : To things immortal time can do no wrong, And that which never is to die, for ever must be young.
Página 33 - He read his native chime : Youth, manhood, old age past, His bell rung out at last. Still when the storm of Bottreau's waves Is wakening .in his weedy caves: Those bells, that sullen surges hide, Peal their deep notes beneath the tide : "Come to thy God in time ! " Thus saith the ocean chime : Storm, billow, whirlwind past, "Come to thy God at last !
Página 29 - Here die I, Richard Grenville, with a joyful and quiet mind, for that I have ended my life as a true soldier ought to do, that hath fought for his country, queen, religion, and honour...
Página 127 - Old Doll Pentreath, one hundred aged and two, Deceased and buried in Paul parish too ; Not in the church, with people great and high, But in the churchyard doth old Dolly lie.
Página 78 - Wide and wider spreads the vale, As circles on a smooth canal : The mountains round, unhappy fate ! Sooner or later, of all height, Withdraw their summits from the skies, And lessen as the others rise : Still the prospect wider spreads, Adds a thousand woods and meads ; Still it widens, widens still, And sinks the newly-risen hill.
Página 33 - Come to thy God in time,' Should be her answering chime ; ' Come to thy God at last,
Página 65 - the steel I wore, When Dupath spring was dark with gore; The spear I raised for Githa's glove, Those trophies of my wars and love." Upright he sate within the bed, The helm on his unyielding head; Sternly he leaned upon his spear, He knew his passing hour was near. "Githa! thine hand!
Página 33 - Come to thy God in time ! It was his marriage chime : — Youth, manhood, old age, past, His bell must ring at last ! Thank God, thou whining knave, on land ! But thank, at sea, the steersman's hand, The captain's voice above the gale, — Thank the good ship and ready sail ! Come to thy God in time ! Sad grew the boding chime : Come to thy God at last...
Página 28 - Greenvil; who was indeed an excellent person, whose activity, interest, and reputation, was the foundation of what had been done in Cornwall ; and his temper and affections so public, that no accident which happened could make any impressions in him ; and his example kept others from taking any thing ill, or at least seeming to do so. In a word, a brighter courage, and a gentler disposition, were never married together to make the most cheerful and innocent conversation.
Página 150 - ROBIN HOOD and Little John, They both are gone to the fair, O! And we will go to the merry green-wood, To see what they do there, O! And for to chase, O! To chase the buck and doe. With ha-lan-tow, rumble, O!