Transactions, Part 1Society, 1905 |
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... inscription was looked upon in the nature of a charm conferring efficacy upon the blade ; sometimes the motto was in praise of the weapon , in other instances it appears as a sacred invocation , an admonition addressed to the bearer ...
... inscription was looked upon in the nature of a charm conferring efficacy upon the blade ; sometimes the motto was in praise of the weapon , in other instances it appears as a sacred invocation , an admonition addressed to the bearer ...
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... inscriptions were sometimes formed of iron let into the iron blade . A late specimen of this inlaying is pre- served in the tower of London ; and in the British Museum there is a knife - shaped Danish sword inscribed in runic characters ...
... inscriptions were sometimes formed of iron let into the iron blade . A late specimen of this inlaying is pre- served in the tower of London ; and in the British Museum there is a knife - shaped Danish sword inscribed in runic characters ...
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... inscription along the whole length , the inside edge , and the back of the blade ; " E - kal Vul - Nirari sar kissati abli Bu - di - il sar Assuri abli Bel - Nirari sar Assuri va - " ... ( the palace of Vul - Nirari , king of nations ...
... inscription along the whole length , the inside edge , and the back of the blade ; " E - kal Vul - Nirari sar kissati abli Bu - di - il sar Assuri abli Bel - Nirari sar Assuri va - " ... ( the palace of Vul - Nirari , king of nations ...
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... inscription , " No ago mal a suier no algango . Tema il mando almeo valor . " The words are supposed to be obsolete Spanish ( ? ) or very badly spelt - probably both - but the general sense seems to be " No harm to him who is not hurt ...
... inscription , " No ago mal a suier no algango . Tema il mando almeo valor . " The words are supposed to be obsolete Spanish ( ? ) or very badly spelt - probably both - but the general sense seems to be " No harm to him who is not hurt ...
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... inscription on the blade . The longest inscription which I have come across appears on each of the parts of a suit of Indian armour : " In the name of God , the clement and merciful . Say ( oh Muhammed ) that He is the only God , the ...
... inscription on the blade . The longest inscription which I have come across appears on each of the parts of a suit of Indian armour : " In the name of God , the clement and merciful . Say ( oh Muhammed ) that He is the only God , the ...
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Abbey Abbot Abbot of Paisley Alexander annual Archaeological armour belonging Bishop of Glasgow bones bronze Bronze-age Brown Bruce buildings burial ground burial-place canons Carsluith Castle charter Church Cistercian Claythorn cross dagger Date of Admission Douglas Dowanhill Drumlanrig Dumbuck Earl Edinburgh England engraved forty marks fourteenth Friends in Glasgow Galloway Gardens Gartshore Gilbert Gilbert Brown Gilbert of Sempringham Gilbertines Gorbals granted Hamilton Highland dirk inches inscribed inscription James John Kelvinside Kessog King lands LANGBANK LANGBANK PILE DWELLING letter Lincluden LL.D Lord Luss Monastery of Paisley motto Museum N.S. VOL North nuns Order of Sempringham ornament Partick period PILE DWELLING pommel possession Prior probably Purdon Quaker Queensberry Regent Street Robert Scot Scotland Scottish side sixteenth century Society of Friends Solingen specimen square Steward stone Terrace Thomas tower Vincent Street Wallace Collection Walter weapon West George Street West Regent Street Whitelaw
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Page 3 - Never shall man take me hence, but only he by whose side I ought to hang, and he shall be the best knight of the world.
Page 2 - Lord, therefore to them their last reward through floods of water the ruler gave. So was on the surface of the bright gold with runic letters rightly marked, set and said, for whom that sword, the costliest of irons, was first made, with twisted hilt and variegated like a snake.
Page 126 - October 24, 1684 ; for their adherence to the word of God, and Scotland's covenanted work of reformation.
Page 34 - ... with saffron. They always carry a bow and arrows, a very broad sword with a small halbert, a large dagger, sharpened on one side only, but very sharp, under the belt. In time of war they cover their whole body with a shirt of mail of iron rings, and fight in that.
Page 91 - For luf of the lewed manne, To telle tham the chaunces bolde, That here before was don and tolde."' The good monk knew the delight his countrymen took in hearing tales and rhymes, and so, as he tells us in his Handlyng Synne, written AD 1303, " For lewde men y vndyrtoke On Englyssh tunge to make thys boke For many ben of swyche manere That talys and rymys wyl blethly here ; Tn gamys, and festys...
Page 99 - That except our righteousness exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, we shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of God, Matt.
Page 132 - ... a very sumptuous, regulated, uniform fabrick, large and lofty, most industriously and artificially carved from the very foundation to the superstructure, to the great admiration of strangers and travellers. But this state-house, or tolbooth, is their western prodigy, infinitely excelling the model and usual built of townhalls ; and is, without exception, the paragon of beauty in the west...
Page 95 - The doctrine contained within itself an entire reformation of theological jurisprudence : it would blot from the statute-book the felony of non-conformity ; would quench the fires that persecution had so long kept burning; would repeal every law compelling attendance on public worship; would abolish tithes and all forced contributions to the maintenance of religion; would give an equal protection to every form of religious faith...
Page 88 - And for he dyd hys houndes oute late* To byte the Lazare at the gate;... For ful comunly shalt thou fynde Ofte ryche men unkynde. Lorde ! how shul these robbers fare, That the pore pepyl pelyn...
Page 127 - Cause they adhered in their station. These Nine, with others in this yard Whose heads and bodies were not spar'd Their testimonies, foes, to bury Caused beat the drums then in great fury. They'll know at resurrection day To murder saints was no sweet play.