Bye-gones: Relating to Wales and the Border CountiesPrinted at the Caxton workd., 1894 |
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Abbey ancient Anglesey Archæological Archdeacon Asaph Bangor bell Bishop borough Bridgnorth buried BYE-GONES called Cardiganshire Carnarvon Castle Celtic century Charles Chester Church churchyard Club Corwen CURRENT NOTES custom daughter David Davies death Denbigh Denbighshire died Dinas Mawddwy Dovaston Earl Edward Eisteddfod Ellesmere England English Evans Flintshire friends Griffith Hall Hanmer Henry Howell Hughes interesting John Jones Lady land late Llan Llanbrynmair Llangedwyn Llangollen Llanidloes Llansilin Lloyd LLYWARCH HEN London Lord Machynlleth Manor married Mayor Meifod Merionethshire Miss Montgomery Montgomeryshire Morris Mytton North Wales Oswestry Oswestry Castle Owen parish Powis present Prince QUERIES record Rector residence Richard Robert Royal Ruthin Saints Salop shire Shrewsbury Shropshire Society stone surnames Thomas Thursday tion took place town Valle Crucis Abbey vicar Wednesday week Welsh Welshpool wife William Wrexham Wynn
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Page 15 - The purest treasure mortal times afford, Is spotless reputation ; that away, Men are but gilded loam, or painted clay. A jewel in a ten times barr'd up chest Is a bold spirit in a loyal breast. Mine honour is my life ; both grow in one ; Take honour from me, and my life is done : Then, dear my liege, mine honour let me try : In that I live, and for that will I die.
Page 255 - Not marble , nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall out-live this powerful rhyme; But you shall shine more bright in these contents Than unswept stone , besmear'd with sluttish time. When wasteful war shall statues overturn , And broils root out the work of masonry , Nor Mars his sword , nor war's quick fire shall burn The living record of your memory.
Page 262 - And whereas heretofore there hath been great diversity in saying and singing in Churches within this realm ; some following Salisbury use, some Hereford use, and some the use of Bangor, some of York, some of Lincoln ; now from henceforth all the whole realm shall have but one use.
Page 16 - It is the land that freemen till, That sober-suited Freedom chose, The land, where girt with friends or foes A man may speak the thing he will...
Page 6 - Sleep, my child, and peace attend thee, All through the night. Guardian angels God will send thee, All through the night.
Page 89 - My sledge and hammer lie reclined, My bellows, too, have lost their wind ; My fire's extinct, my forge decayed, And in the dust my vice is laid. My coal is spent, my iron's gone, My nails are drove, my work is done ; My fire-dried corpse lies here at rest, And, smoke-like, soars up to be bless'd.
Page 4 - One for sorrow, Two for mirth, Three for a wedding, Four for a birth.
Page 34 - And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: so Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many: and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
Page 262 - And where heretofore there hath been great diversity in saying and singing in churches within this Realm : some following Salisbury Use, some Hereford Use, some the Use of Bangor, some of York, and some of Lincoln : now from henceforth, all the whole realm shall have but one Use.
Page 146 - Jan' per ipsum principem.' On the seal is the portrait of Owen seated in a chair, holding the sceptre in his right hand and the globe in his left. In 1404 he made a treaty with Charles VII of France against England. The French troops landed at Milford, and marched as far as Woodbury Hill, in Worcestershire, where they were dispersed. I think this is the last invasion of England by the French. Uniting with the Percys and Mortimer, he designed the partition of England into a Triptarchy. 1 will recall...