 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...  Scenes from Christian History - Page 1671854 - 288 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1820 - 590 pages
...rather of a yellow or amber hue. One part of hls^ress only remains, but it is too remark r ,,!'!'.• (o be suppressed ; it was a brass ring, resembling a...yet so tight as to be incapable of being removed, excepting by the use of the file. On this singular gorget was engraved in Saxon characters, an inscription... | |
 | 1820 - 524 pages
...upon his cheeks, which was rather of a yellow or amber hue. One part of his dress only remains, but it is too remarkable to be suppressed ; it was a brass...yet so tight as to be incapable of being removed, excepting by the use of the file. On this singular gorget was engraved in Saxon characters, an inscription... | |
 | 1820 - 774 pages
...Gurth the Swineherd, is too remarkable to be omitted. " One part of bis dress only remains, but it is too remarkable to be suppressed ; it was a brass...yet so tight as to be incapable of being removed, excepting by the use of the h'le. On this singular gorget was engraved in Saxon characters, an inscription... | |
 | 1820 - 774 pages
...upon his cheeks, which was rather of a yellow or amber hue. One part of his dress only remains, but it is too remarkable to be suppressed ; it was a brass...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... | |
 | 1820 - 760 pages
...hue. One part of his dress only remains, but it is too remarkable to be suppressed ; it was a bras» ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening,...yet so tight as to be incapable of being removed, excepting by the use of the file. On this singular gorget was engraved in Saxon characters, an inscription... | |
 | 1820 - 856 pages
...two-edged knife, which bore, even at that time, the name of a Sheffield whittle. Another part of his dress was, — ' A brass ring, resembling a dog's collar,...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.... | |
 | 1820 - 784 pages
...Gurth the Swineherd, is too remarkable to be omitted. " One part of his dress only remains, but it is too remarkable to be suppressed ; it was a brass...yet so tight as to be incapable of being removed, excepting by the use of the file. On this singular gorget was engraved in Saxon characters, an inscription... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1820 - 356 pages
...upon his cheeks, which was rather of a yellow or amber hue. One part of his dress only remains, but it is too remarkable to be suppressed ; it was a brass...yet so tight as to be incapable of being removed, excepting by the use of the file. On this singular gorget was engraved in Saxon characters, an inscription... | |
 | david william - 1820 - 564 pages
...only remains, but it is too remark sible to be .suppressed ; it was a brass ring, resembling a^dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast...yet so tight as to be incapable of being removed, excepting by the use of the file. On this singular gorget was engraved in Saxon characters, an inscription... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]) - 1822 - 550 pages
...upon his cheeks, which was rather of a yellow or amber hue. One part of his dress only remains, but it is too remarkable to be suppressed; it was a brass...yet so tight as to be incapable of being removed, excepting by the use of the file. On this singular gorget was engraved in Saxon characters, an inscription... | |
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