The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year ..., Volume 194Edw. Cave, 1736-[1868], 1853 - English essays |
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... circuit several of the most remarkable of the earlier monu- ments of the city . Near the entrance stand the remains of the Hospital of St. Leonard , a religious house said to Lave been 1853. ] 11 From York to Godmanham .
... circuit several of the most remarkable of the earlier monu- ments of the city . Near the entrance stand the remains of the Hospital of St. Leonard , a religious house said to Lave been 1853. ] 11 From York to Godmanham .
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... remarkable portion of the fortifications of ancient Eburacum which , from the circumstance of its consisting of ten sides of a nearly re- gular thirteen - sided figure forming nine very obtuse angles , has received the name of the ...
... remarkable portion of the fortifications of ancient Eburacum which , from the circumstance of its consisting of ten sides of a nearly re- gular thirteen - sided figure forming nine very obtuse angles , has received the name of the ...
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in the middle of the village , in a rather remarkable position , and is said to mark the scene of one of the most beautiful episodes of our early Saxon history . In the time of Edwin king of Deira , who ascended the throne of this ...
in the middle of the village , in a rather remarkable position , and is said to mark the scene of one of the most beautiful episodes of our early Saxon history . In the time of Edwin king of Deira , who ascended the throne of this ...
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... remarkable and very pleas- ing contrasts are occasionally exhibited . Not wishing to make any invidious re- marks on what we dislike , we will only give one instance of what we think commendable generosity to the public , in a tale ...
... remarkable and very pleas- ing contrasts are occasionally exhibited . Not wishing to make any invidious re- marks on what we dislike , we will only give one instance of what we think commendable generosity to the public , in a tale ...
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... remarkable finish , is described by Granger , but inade- quately . This is evidently the case with a German print entitled Treves Endt , but which was republished in England Anno 1621 , with some English verses headed " The funeral of ...
... remarkable finish , is described by Granger , but inade- quately . This is evidently the case with a German print entitled Treves Endt , but which was republished in England Anno 1621 , with some English verses headed " The funeral of ...
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Page 456 - While he from forth the closet brought a heap Of candied apple, quince, and plum, and gourd; With jellies soother than the creamy curd, And lucent syrops, tinct with cinnamon; Manna and dates, in argosy transferred From Fez; and spiced dainties, every one, From silken Samarcand to cedared Lebanon.
Page 333 - THE Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; The God of my rock ; in him will I trust: He is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, My saviour ; thou savest me from violence.
Page 368 - A wicked whisper came, and made My heart as dry as dust. I closed my lids, and kept them close, And the balls like pulses beat; For the sky and the sea, and the sea and the sky Lay like a load on my weary eye, And the dead were at my feet.
Page 369 - On every corse there stood. This seraph-band, each waved his hand; It was a heavenly sight! They stood as signals to the land, Each one a lovely light; This seraph-band, each waved his hand, No voice did they impart — No voice; but oh!
Page 453 - A plague on Egypt's arts, I say ! Embalm the dead ! on senseless clay Rich wines and spices waste ! Like sturgeon, or like brawn, shall I Bound in a precious pickle, lie Which I can never taste ? Let me embalm this flesh of mine With turtle, fat, and Bordeaux wine And spoil th' Egyptian trade ! Than Humphrey's Duke more happy I — Embalmed alive, old Quin shall die A mummy ready made.
Page 143 - DAGMAR'S Cross, facsimile in gold and colours of the Enamelled Jewel in the Old Northern Museum, Copenhagen, with Introductory Remarks by Prof. GEORGE STEPHENS, FSA 8vo, sewed. 3s RAINE (Rev. James) History and Antiquities of North Durham, as subdivided into the Shires of Norham, Island, and Bedlington, which from the Saxon period until 1844 constituted part of the County of Durham, but are now united to Northumberland. BOTH PARTS complete, folio, fine plates (wanting 3 plates in the first part)...
Page 124 - As I was within that distance, at which in the quickest firing, I could have lodged half a dozen balls in or about him, before he was out of my reach, I had only to determine; but it was not pleasant to fire at the back of an unoffending individual, who was acquitting himself very coolly of his duty - so I let him alone".
Page 370 - Christ! what saw I there! Each corse lay flat, lifeless and flat, And, by the holy rood!
Page 369 - Twas not those souls that fled in pain, Which to their corses came again, But a troop of spirits blest...
Page 138 - ... Demands the service of a mind and heart, Though sensitive, yet, in their weakest part, Heroically fashioned — to infuse Faith in the whispers of the lonely Muse, While the whole world seems adverse to desert. And, oh ! when Nature sinks, as oft she may, Through long-lived pressure of obscure distress, Still to be strenuous for the bright reward, And in the soul admit of no decay, Brook no continuance of weak-mindedness — Great is the glory, for the strife is hard ! XLIII.