Tinterne and Its Vicinity ...Hamilton, 1839 - 168 pages |
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amidst amongst ancient arches ascend beauty belonging beneath Blorenge Briavel's bridge Bristol Britain British Brockweir built buried Caerleon Caerwent Caractacus chancel chapel Charles Chepstow church citadel Clare Cleiddon command court crowned daughter Delphinium consolida Devaudon Devil's Pulpit died duke of Beaufort earl of Worcester edifice erection feet fell garrison gate gentle Gwent hill ivied Jowarth king Kymin larvæ length Llandenny Llandogo lofty Lord Herbert lordship magnificent majesty mansion marquis of Worcester massive meadows miles moat Monmouth monument nave Newport nightingale objects of interest OFFA'S DYKE once parliament passed Penhow picturesque possession prince Raglan Castle reign of Henry remains river River Wye road rock Roman Rome ruin Saxon scene Severn side Somerset spot steep stone stream style Suetonius Tinterne Abbey tion tower of Gwent town trees Trelleg vale vicinity village walk walls Wentwood western whilst William wood Wyndcliff
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Page 66 - God, the life and light Of all this wondrous world we, see ; Its glow by day, its smile by night, Are but reflections caught from thee; Where'er we turn, thy glories shine, And all things fair and bright are thine!
Page 19 - The nightingale, as soon as April bringeth Unto her rested sense a perfect waking, While late bare earth, proud of new clothing, springeth, Sings out her woes, a thorn her song-book making, And mournfully bewailing, Her throat in tunes expresseth What grief her breast oppresseth For Tereus" force on her chaste will prevailing.
Page 78 - He died here being on his way homeward, three days after the battle, having taken order with MAURICE his son who succeeded him in the kingdom, that in the same place he should happen to decease a church should be built, and his body buried in the same, which was accordingly performed in the year 600.
Page viii - To trace in nature's most minute design The signature and stamp of power divine, Contrivance intricate, express'd with ease, Where unassisted sight no beauty sees, The shapely limb and lubricated joint, Within the small dimensions of a point, Muscle and nerve miraculously spun, His mighty work, who speaks and it is done, The invisible in things scarce seen reveal'd, To whom an atom is an ample field...
Page 43 - It is written, again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the ;world, and the glory of them, in a moment of time.
Page viii - Contrivance intricate, expressed with ease, Where unassisted -sight no beauty sees, The shapely limb and lubricated joint, Within the small dimensions of a point, Muscle and nerve miraculously spun, His mighty work, who speaks and it is done, The invisible in things scarce seen revealed, To whom an atom is an ample field; To wonder at a thousand insect forms.
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