Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club1898 |
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... walls of this ancient city , and pointed out step by step the leading features , more particularly the Roman brickwork , and the supposed site of the Roman bridge over the River Usk . The party then proceeded to an elevation , or rather ...
... walls of this ancient city , and pointed out step by step the leading features , more particularly the Roman brickwork , and the supposed site of the Roman bridge over the River Usk . The party then proceeded to an elevation , or rather ...
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... wall of the nave , and an elegant lofty Lancet Arch in the West end , in front of which in a gallery is a small but ancient organ of some reputation , to which is attached a history of its diapason , highly valued by the late Sir ...
... wall of the nave , and an elegant lofty Lancet Arch in the West end , in front of which in a gallery is a small but ancient organ of some reputation , to which is attached a history of its diapason , highly valued by the late Sir ...
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... wall of Atcham Church . However , as regards the window in question , the elements have , unfortunately , waged war victoriously . So much damage was done by the winds in the early part of 1894 that the window was condemned as dangerous ...
... wall of Atcham Church . However , as regards the window in question , the elements have , unfortunately , waged war victoriously . So much damage was done by the winds in the early part of 1894 that the window was condemned as dangerous ...
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... wall , about fifteen feet high , the groining of the three barrel roofs is still conspicuous , and in this wall it was observed that every , however small , piece of New Red Sandstone masonry employed in the structure was placed upon ...
... wall , about fifteen feet high , the groining of the three barrel roofs is still conspicuous , and in this wall it was observed that every , however small , piece of New Red Sandstone masonry employed in the structure was placed upon ...
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... wall surrounding the Warren House , from the south western angle of which to the top of the highest embankment of the Camp the difference of level was found by aneroid barometer to be one hundred feet , thus making the elevation of ...
... wall surrounding the Warren House , from the south western angle of which to the top of the highest embankment of the Camp the difference of level was found by aneroid barometer to be one hundred feet , thus making the elevation of ...
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Page 21 - And further, by these, my son, be admonished : of making many books there is no end ; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
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Page 3 - Length of Cranium. — Measured with callipers from the most prominent part of the projection between the eyebrows (glabella) to the most distant point at the back of the head in the middle line. Care should be taken to keep the end of the callipers steady on the glabella by holding it there with the fingers, while the other extremity is searching for the maximum projection of the head behind. Breadth of Cranium. — The maximum breadth of head, which is usually about the level of the top of the...
Page 218 - Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. 24 And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah: this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father.
Page 71 - King William II., surnamed Rufus, being slain, as before related, was laid in a cart belonging to one Purkess, and drawn from hence to Winchester, and buried in the cathedral church of that city.
Page 8 - Conference may also discuss propositions bearing on the promotion of more systematic observation and plans of operation, and of greater uniformity in the mode of publishing results. Local Committees. Local Committees shall be formed by the Officers of the Association to assist in making arrangements for the Meetings. Local Committees shall have the power of adding to their numbers those Members of the Association whose assistance they may desire.
Page 194 - HEREFORDIENSIS: containing coloured Engravings of the Old Cider and Perry Fruits of HEREFORDSHIRE ; with such new Fruits as have been found to possess superior Excellence, accompanied with a descriptive Account of each Variety.
Page 34 - A land of old upheaven from the abyss By fire, to sink into the abyss again; Where fragments of forgotten peoples dwelt, And the long mountains ended in a coast Of ever shifting sand, and far away The phantom circle of a moaning sea.
Page 137 - It was the English," Kaspar cried, " That put the French to rout ; But what they killed each other for, I could not well make out.
Page 17 - Other works remain to be searched ; and it is probable that a good deal more may be found already in print, if some who are interested in the antiquities of the country will undertake the not very arduous, but very necessary, labour of collection. When all is gathered, however, it will only be a small part of what must have existed at no distant date — if not of what still exists, awaiting diligent inquiry among living men and women. How to set about the inquiry is a question that must be left...