 One part of his dress only remains, but it is too remarkable to be suppressed; it was a brass ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast round his neck, so loose as to form no impediment to his breathing, yet so tight...  Local Institutions - Page 321883Full view - About this book
 | 1820 - 590 pages
...it was a brass ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast round his neck, so loose as to form no impediment to his breathing,...Beowulph, is the born thrall of Cedric of Rotherwood. " ' I. 7-10. The Fool, whose whole part is copied with considerable boldness and success from the specimens... | |
 | 1820 - 524 pages
...it was a brass ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast round his neck, so loose as to form no impediment to his breathing,...the son of Beowulph, is the born thrall of Cedric of ttotherwood.' " Beside this swine-herd, for such was Gurth's occupation, was seated, upon one of the... | |
 | 1820 - 774 pages
...it was a brass ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast round his neck, so loose as to form no impediment to his breathing,...incapable of being removed, excepting by the use of the h'le. On this singular gorget was engraved in Saxon characters, an inscription of the following purport... | |
 | 1820 - 774 pages
...it was a brass ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast round his neck, so loose as to form no impediment to his breathing,...incapable of being removed, excepting by the use of the tile. On this singular gorget was engraved in Saxon characters, an inscription of the following purport... | |
 | 1820 - 760 pages
...was a bras» ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast round his neck, so loose as to form no impediment to his breathing,...inscription of the following purport :— ' Gurth, the «on of Beowulph, is the born thrall of Cedric of Rotherwood.' " I. Pp. 7 — 10. Gurth was a swine-herd... | |
 | 1820 - 856 pages
...collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast round his neck, so loose as to form no impediment for his breathing, yet so tight as to be incapable of being removed, excepting by the use of the tile. On this singular gorget was -engraved, in Saxon characters, an inscription to the following purport.... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1820 - 356 pages
...it was a brass ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast round his neck, so loose as to form no impediment to his breathing,...Beowulph, is the born thrall of Cedric of Rotherwood." Beside this swine-herd, for such was Gurth's occupation, was seated, upon one of the fallen Druidical... | |
 | 1820 - 784 pages
...it was a brass ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast round his neck, so loose as to form no impediment to his breathing,...Beowulph, is the born thrall of Cedric of Rotherwood.' " This Born-Thrall has some difficulty in getting together his herd, and asks the aid of " Wamba, the... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]) - 1822 - 550 pages
...it was a brass ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast round his neck, so loose as to form no impediment to his breathing,...Beowulph, is the born thrall of Cedric of Rotherwood." Beside the swine-herd, for such was Gurth's occupation, was seated, upon one of the fallen Druidical... | |
 | Samuel Roper - 1832 - 178 pages
...it was a brass ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast round his neck, so loose as to form no impediment to his breathing,...following purport, ' Gurth, the son of Beowulph, is the bom thrall of Cedric of Rotherwood.' " — Ivanltoc, vol. i. chap. 1 . 39. With a grey-coloured back,... | |
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