The Cambrian Traveller's Guide: And Pocket Companion; Containing Information Relating to the Principality of Wales, and Parts of the Adjoining CountiesGeorge Nicholson, 1808 - 719 עמודים |
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12 miles abbey Abergavenny Aberystwith Aikin ancient appears arches ascended banks Barber beautiful Bingley bridge building built Cader Idris Caer Caerdiff Caernarvon Caernarvonshire Caerwent called Capel Curig castle chapel Chepstow church Conwy Corwen Cowbridge cross descended Dinas distance Dolgelly earl elegant eminence erected Evans excursion feet Glocester gothic height Hereford hill Hutton lake Llan Llanberis Llandilo Llangollen Llanrwst Llyn lofty lord Machynlleth Maentwrog Malkin Mallwyd mansion Mawr Merionethshire Monmouthshire moun mountains Nant ornamented parish passed Pennant picturesque Pont pool precipice remains Rhayader rising river road rock roman round ruins Ruthin saxon scene scenery seat Severn side situated Skrine Snowdon spot stands steep stone summit surrounded Swansea tains thence tion tower town Traeth Mawr vale valley Vawr village Wales walk walls Warner Welsh whence wood Wyndham yards
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עמוד 349 - Hodney's mountain stream. Perchance thy youth Has read with eager wonder how the Knight Of Wales in Ormandine's enchanted bower Slept the long sleep; and, if that in thy veins Flow the pure blood of Britain, sure that blood Hath...
עמוד 179 - ... an age there, and think it a day. If you have a mind to live long, and renew your youth, come with Mrs.
עמוד 63 - When we had surmounted the exterior ridge, we descended a little to a deep clear lake, which is kept constantly full by the numerous tributary torrents which fall down the surrounding rocks.
עמוד 63 - We now began our last and most difficult ascent up the summit of Cader Idris itself. The loose columnar stones lie about in all directions, assuming, in many places, so regular an appearance that they might be mistaken for Druidic remains ; some of them stand erect, like Maen hirion, and one is dignified with the title Llech Idris.
עמוד 63 - ... appear to differ in any respect from the purest rock water, though it was tried repeatedly with the most delicate chemical tests. A clear, loud, and distinct echo, repeats every shout that is made near the lake.
עמוד 65 - Arenning mountains, the two Arrans, and the long chain of the Ferwyn mountains to the Breddin hills, on the confines of Shropshire; and dimly in the distant horizon was beheld the Wrekin, rising alone from the plain of Salop.
עמוד 373 - The warrior captive pressed the stones, And lonely breathed unheeded moans, Despairing of the morn. That too is past — unsparing Time, Stern miner of the tower sublime, Its night of ages broke, Freedom and peace with radiant smile Now carol o'er the dungeon vile That cumb'rous ruins choak.
עמוד 65 - Having satisfied our curiosity, and being thoroughly chilled by the keen air of these elevated regions, we began to descend down the side opposite to that which we had come up. The first stage led us to another beautiful mountain-lake, the cold clear waters of which discharge their superabundance in a stream down the side of the mountain.
עמוד 65 - Snowdon and its dependencies shut up the scene ; on the west, we saw the whole curve of the bay of Cardigan, bounded at a great distance by the Caernarvon mountains, and nearer, dashing its white breakers against the rocky coast of Merioneth. The southern horizon was...
עמוד 65 - ... abound with trout, and in some is found the Gwyniad, a fish peculiar to rocky alpine lakes. Following the course of the stream, we came...