An Historical, Topographical, and Descriptive View of the County of Northumberland: And of Those Parts of the County of Durham Situated North of the River Tyne, with Berwick Upon Tweed, and Brief Notices of Celebrated Places on the Scottish Border, Volume 1Mackenzie and Dent, 1825 |
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abbey acres adjoining afterwards Alnwick ancient annual appears army Bambrough barons battle beautiful Belford belonging Berwick Berwick upon Tweed bishop bishop of Durham Blyth British Britons called castle chaldron church coal Coldingham colliery Coquetdale Cuthbert daughter died district ditto Division Druids Duke Durham Earl of Northumberland east Edward III Eglingham England English erected estates farmer Farn Islands feet formed garrison Gateshead Grey Hall Hexham hill honour horses inhabitants inscription island James John king Edward king Henry land late Lindisfarn London lord manor married miles monastry monks Moor Morpeth Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne Norham North Shields Northumbrian parish parliament Percy possession present queen reign remains river river Tyne Robert rocks Roman Saxon Scotch Scotland Scots side situation stone Sunderland Thomas Total tower town Tweed Tyne Vescy village wall Ward Wark Warkworth William Wooler
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Page 59 - ... one party hath obtained the victory, they then glorify so in their deeds of arms, and are so joyful, that such as be taken...
Page 72 - O ye dales Of Tyne, and ye most ancient woodlands; where Oft as the giant flood obliquely strides, And his banks open, and his lawns extend, Stops short the pleased traveller to view Presiding o'er the scene some rustic tower Founded by Norman or by Saxon hands...
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