...beautiful couplet of one of our own Poets, though intended for a wider range, is admirably apposite here, " Nor rough, nor barren are the winding ways Of hoar antiquity, but strewn with flowers." 70 71 Many, who devoted themselves to the profession of arms, as well as those who sought distinction...

...piercing eye explores New manners, and the pomp of elder days, Whence culls the pensive bard his pictnr'd stores. Nor rough, nor barren, are the winding ways Of hoar Antiquity, but strown with flowers.' — p. 96. The example of Thomas Warton incited many of his contemporaries to...

...the Johnsons, whose very voices we seem to hear as they move about almost under our eyes. " Not rude nor barren are the winding ways Of hoar antiquity, but strewn with flowers,.' one has said who was himself both an antiquary and a poet; and doubtless there is at least iu some...

...illuminated the feudal priest, with the love of the vo-* tary, who deemed, in his " lone-hours," " Nor rough nor barren are the winding ways Of hoar antiquity, but strown with flowers." His miniature is exquisitely touched. " He was not only the poet of his monastery,...

...and illuminated the feudal priest, with the love of the votary, who deemed, in his " lone-hours," " Nor rough nor barren are the winding ways Of hoar Antiquity, but strown with flowers." His miniature is exquisitely touched. " He was not only the poet of his monastery,...

...and illuminated the feudal priest, with the love of the votary, who deemed, in his " lone-hours," " Nor rough nor barren are the winding ways Of hoar antiquity, but strown with flowers." His miniature is exquisitely touched. " He was not only the poet of his monastery,...

...and illuminated the feudal priest, with the love of the votary, who deemed, in his " lone-hours," " Nor rough nor barren are the winding ways Of hoar Antiquity, but slrown with flowers." His miniature is exquisitely touched. " He was not only the poet of his monastery,...

...Her mouldering roll, the piercing eye explores New manners anil the pomp of elder days, Whence culls the pensive bard his pictured stores ; Nor rough nor...winding ways Of hoar antiquity, but strewn with flowers. Sonnet on Dugdale's Monmtiam, BY J. WARTOS. THE HISTORY OF MEKEVALE ABBEY, BY FATHER DUGALDUS. I, DITGALDUS,...

...amongst the Ancients, and when his zealous and persevering labours will be duly appreciated. " Nor dull nor barren are the winding ways Of hoar Antiquity, but strewn with flowers." T. WABTO.N. JUNE 1, 1843. JB CATALOGUE RAISOKNEÏ BOOKS PRESENTED TO J. BRITTON.* The following list...

...for the merchant and " the uncrested yeoman." " But let us view those things with closer eye.5> " Not rough nor barren are the winding ways Of hoar antiquity, but strewn with flowers." In former days there were nine descriptions of gentry who could use coat armour, and for a fee they...