A Compendium of the History of Cornwall Netherton & Worth, 1880 - 340 páginas |
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Términos y frases comunes
Acreage acres afterwards ancient cross army Arundel Austell Beville Grenville Bishop Bodmin borough Breage Bristol Britain British Britons built called Callington Camelford Caradon Carew Castle Cavaliers chapel Charles church coast Columb copper Corn Cornish dedicated to St Devon district Duke of Cornwall Earl earthworks East Edgcumbe Edward enemy England Exeter Falmouth feet formerly Fowey garrison Godolphin granite Grenville harbour Hayle Helston Henry hill Hopton horse hundred island Isles King King's land Land's End Lanteglos Launceston Lelant Liskeard Looe Lord Lostwithiel manor Michael Michael's Mount miles mines Mount's Bay Neot Newlyn North Petherwin Padstow parish Parliament Pendennis Penryn Penwith Penzance Phoenicians Plymouth port Powder Prince Pydar Railway reign Restormel river rock Roman Saltash Saxon Scilly seat ships Sir John Sir Richard stone Stratton Tamar Tintagel tower town Tregony Trelawny Trigg Major troops Truro Wales wall Waller
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Página 72 - Lo ! on a narrow neck of land, 'Twixt two unbounded seas I stand, Secure, insensible ; A point of time, a moment's space, Removes me to that heavenly place, Or shuts me up in hell.
Página 44 - County in the most public and lasting manner we can devise, commanding copies hereof to be printed and published, and one of them to be read in every church and chapel therein, and to be kept for ever as a record in the same; that as long as the history of these times and of this nation shall continue, the memory of how much that County hath merited from us and our crown, may be derived with it to posterity. Given at our camp at Sudeley Castle, the 10th of September, 1643.
Página 43 - To the inhabitants of the county of Cornwall. " We are so highly sensible of the merit of our county of Cornwall, of their zeal for the defence of our person, and the just rights of our crown, in a time when we could contribute so little to our own defence, or to their assistance ; in a time when not only no reward appeared, but great and probable dangers were threatened to obedience and loyalty ; of their great and eminent courage and patience in...
Página 71 - O what a sight was that," says Nichols, " to behold the people crowding into the churches to return thanks to God for so great a blessing, with the greatest earnestness and ecstacy of joy, lifting up their hands to heaven ; to see illuminations in every window and bonfires at every door, and to hear the bells throughout all the city ringing out peals of joy for the wonderful deliverance.
Página 122 - 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 44 - ... of all human probability, and all imaginable disadvantages, that as we cannot be forgetful of so great desert, so we cannot but desire to publish it to all the world, and perpetuate to all time the memory of their merits and of our acceptance of the same, and to that end we do hereby render...
Página 192 - A House, a Glebe, a Pound a Day; A Pleasant Place to Watch and Pray. Be true to Church — Be kind to Poor, O Minister!
Página 44 - ... in a time when not only no reward appeared, but great and probable dangers were threatened to obedience and loyalty ; of their great and eminent courage and patience in their indefatigable prosecution of their great work against so potent an enemy, backed with so strong, rich, and populous cities, and so plentifully furnished and supplied with men, arms, money, ammunition, and...
Página 91 - Cornishmen had dwelled in houses with 'walls of earth, low thatched roofs, few partitions, no planchings [floorboards] or glass windows, and scarcely any chimneys, other than a hole in the wall to let out the smoke.
Página 307 - Hilary was burnt down, the fire having been occasioned by the corroded state of the pipes near the stove. In the course of the following year, on digging up the foundation, a slab of granite, about 7 ft. long and 2 ft. broad, was found, with an inscription on the under side. It had been used as a foundation stone in the north wall of the chancel. The letters have been obliterated in many places by weathering : it is therefore difficult, if not impossible, to restore the inscription with certainty.