Wales illustrated, views engr. from drawings by H. Gastineau, accompanied by descriptions1830 |
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... beautiful , Mr. Burke , who pronounced it , " the most charming spot he had seen in Wales . " This place was famous for the manufacture of Welsh harps ; but in 1810 , the harp makers had become extinct , no one carrying on that business ...
... beautiful , Mr. Burke , who pronounced it , " the most charming spot he had seen in Wales . " This place was famous for the manufacture of Welsh harps ; but in 1810 , the harp makers had become extinct , no one carrying on that business ...
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... beautiful tract of meadows , at the junction of three vales , near the conflux of the Glas Lyn and the Colwyn , which flows through Nant Colwyn , a vale leading to Caernarvon . Its situation , says Mr. Pennant , seems the fittest in the ...
... beautiful tract of meadows , at the junction of three vales , near the conflux of the Glas Lyn and the Colwyn , which flows through Nant Colwyn , a vale leading to Caernarvon . Its situation , says Mr. Pennant , seems the fittest in the ...
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... beautiful marsh , from the French word beau , fair , and marais , a marsh . Others derive it from the for- mer epithet , and joined to mer , the sea , allusive to the fine road for shipping near it ; and both assign , as an argument for ...
... beautiful marsh , from the French word beau , fair , and marais , a marsh . Others derive it from the for- mer epithet , and joined to mer , the sea , allusive to the fine road for shipping near it ; and both assign , as an argument for ...
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... beautiful . The small valley below is watered by the boisterous stream of the Elwy , which , at times , extremely turbulent , runs beneath finely wooded banks ; and at the extremity of it is Pont yr allt gôch , a handsome bridge ...
... beautiful . The small valley below is watered by the boisterous stream of the Elwy , which , at times , extremely turbulent , runs beneath finely wooded banks ; and at the extremity of it is Pont yr allt gôch , a handsome bridge ...
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... beautiful . The staircase to the Eagle Tower is the only one remaining complete , and from the summit is an extensive view of the surrounding country and the isle of Anglesea . " Edward the Second , " says Mr. Pennant , " was born in a ...
... beautiful . The staircase to the Eagle Tower is the only one remaining complete , and from the summit is an extensive view of the surrounding country and the isle of Anglesea . " Edward the Second , " says Mr. Pennant , " was born in a ...
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abbey Aberystwith aisles ancient appears arches ascending banks beautiful Beddgelert bishop Brecknockshire bridge Britons building built Builth Caermarthen Caernarvon CAERNARVONSHIRE called Capel Curig CARDIGANSHIRE Castell Dinas Bran castle cathedral chancel chapel church considerable consists Corwen court Denbighshire distance Ditto Dolgellau Drawn by H earl edifice Edward elegant eminence Engraved entrance erected feet Finsbury Square Fishguard Flintshire formed fortress Gastineau GLAMORGANSHIRE Gothic grand ground handsome Harlech Castle height Henry hill hundred inhabitants Jones king lake Llangollen Llanrwst Llyn lofty lord magnificent mansion Merionethshire miles MONMOUTHSHIRE monument mountains Muses nave nearly Neath neighbourhood Norman numerous ornamented parish pass Pembroke PEMBROKESHIRE picturesque Pont precipitous present prince principal reign remains Rhys river road rock Roman ruins Ruthin Saxon scenery Severn side situated South Wales stands stone stream structure summit surrounded Swansea tower town vale valley village walls Welsh William wood yards