The modern British traveller: or, Tourist's pocket directory. Northumberland, Volume 3 |
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... ground floor . There are also two charity schools for 35 boys , and 32 girls , who are cloathed , and the boys instructed to make nets , and the girls to knit , spin , and work plain work . Yarmouth is in the hundred of East Flegg . The ...
... ground floor . There are also two charity schools for 35 boys , and 32 girls , who are cloathed , and the boys instructed to make nets , and the girls to knit , spin , and work plain work . Yarmouth is in the hundred of East Flegg . The ...
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... ground comparatively with its population than any city in the kingdom , the buildings being generally interspersed with gardens , which latter circumstance has has given rise to its appellation of a " city 38 NORFOLK .
... ground comparatively with its population than any city in the kingdom , the buildings being generally interspersed with gardens , which latter circumstance has has given rise to its appellation of a " city 38 NORFOLK .
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... ground , without the ditches , found a beaten and regular footpath , used before the hill was thrown up . In 1325 the sessions were ap- pointed to be held at the castle , and in 1399 it was inade the public gaol for the county . The ...
... ground , without the ditches , found a beaten and regular footpath , used before the hill was thrown up . In 1325 the sessions were ap- pointed to be held at the castle , and in 1399 it was inade the public gaol for the county . The ...
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... grounds are , in point of rural elegance , worthy the attention of travellers . Cossey Hall is partly ancient and partly modern ; it con- tains several good and convenient apartments , among which is a well - stocked library . " Among ...
... grounds are , in point of rural elegance , worthy the attention of travellers . Cossey Hall is partly ancient and partly modern ; it con- tains several good and convenient apartments , among which is a well - stocked library . " Among ...
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... grounds , orchards , and walks , most of them walled in , which afford abun- dance of fruit ; particularly those of Sir John Fenn , Mrs. Pratt , and Dr. Baggs . There are also large gardens and orchards , which produce such a quan- tity ...
... grounds , orchards , and walks , most of them walled in , which afford abun- dance of fruit ; particularly those of Sir John Fenn , Mrs. Pratt , and Dr. Baggs . There are also large gardens and orchards , which produce such a quan- tity ...
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Page 70 - This many summers in a sea of glory, But far beyond my depth: my high-blown pride At length broke under me; and now has left me, Weary and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me.
Page 70 - Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him : The third day comes a frost, a killing frost ; And,— when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do.
Page 54 - YE, who with warmth the public triumph feel Of talents dignified by sacred zeal, Here, to devotion's bard devoutly just, Pay your fond tribute due to Cowper's dust ! England, exulting in his spotless fame, Ranks with her dearest sons his favourite name.
Page 71 - O, how wretched Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours ! There is, betwixt that smile we would aspire to, That sweet aspect of princes, and their ruin, More pangs and fears than wars or women have; And when he falls, he falls like Lucifer, Never to hope again.
Page 70 - ... of glory; But far beyond my depth : my high-blown pride At length broke under me ; and now has left me, Weary, and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me. Vain pomp, and glory of this world, I hate ye; I feel my heart new open'd : O, how wretched Is that poor man, that hangs on princes...
Page 106 - Rep. 118a, cited several ancient cases in support of the inherent judicial power to pass on the validity of an act of Parliament; and a great judge, Hobart, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, in the reign of James I. (Day v. Savage, Hobart, 87), used these memorable words...
Page 125 - It is done by women; the expence ten shillings an acre. It is then tied up in large bundles of eight or ten baits, 'and carted home to a barn or house to break directly. " Breaking is done by the stone, at one shilling.
Page 88 - Upon the accession of his royal pupil to the throne, he was first appointed cofferer, then treasurer of the wardrobe, archdeacon of Northampton, prebendary of Lincoln, Sarum, and Lichfield, keeper of the privy seal, dean of Wales, and, last of all, bishop of Durham.
Page 105 - The present church consists of a nave with aisles, a large western tower, and another at the intersection of the nave with the transepts. The ancient parts of the building display semicircular arches, with short columns, large piers, &c. apparently parts of the original structure, though the north aisle, porch, and towers, are of a much later style than the nave and south aisle. The large...
Page 99 - ... the purpose of carrying up machines or any weighty ammunition. The chief entrance seems to have been on the north side, where in the second or inner rampart a passage is so formed that troops attempting...