Nooks and Corners of PembrokeshireE. Stock, 1895 - 203 páginas |
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... flanked by the inevitable memorial cards to lost ones long since ' buried . ' Meanwhile , as we ply the peaceful calumet , mine hostess tells of quaint old customs that , until only the other day , survived in this quiet countryside . I ...
... flanked by the inevitable memorial cards to lost ones long since ' buried . ' Meanwhile , as we ply the peaceful calumet , mine hostess tells of quaint old customs that , until only the other day , survived in this quiet countryside . I ...
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... flanked by the remains of barbican walls and ruined bastions ; traversing which we presently draw rein before the broad , landward front of the castle . Crossing the grim but inoffensive drawbridge , our friend explains the ingenious ...
... flanked by the remains of barbican walls and ruined bastions ; traversing which we presently draw rein before the broad , landward front of the castle . Crossing the grim but inoffensive drawbridge , our friend explains the ingenious ...
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... flanked by a huge mass of stonework which still bears traces of the smugglers ' ineffectual efforts to dislodge it . Following a rough track that winds down the rocky slope , we stroll onward beside a pretty rill of water meandering ...
... flanked by a huge mass of stonework which still bears traces of the smugglers ' ineffectual efforts to dislodge it . Following a rough track that winds down the rocky slope , we stroll onward beside a pretty rill of water meandering ...
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... flanked by attached round towers , overlooking the inner court ; and contains a number of fine apartments for the accommodation of distinguished guests . We next turn our attention to the adjacent barbican tower , whose massive walls ...
... flanked by attached round towers , overlooking the inner court ; and contains a number of fine apartments for the accommodation of distinguished guests . We next turn our attention to the adjacent barbican tower , whose massive walls ...
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... flanked STACKPOLE . by two small Spanish field - guns of antiquated pattern , bearing the titles La Destruidora ' and ' La Tremenda . ' The existing mansion was built by an ancestor of the present Lord Cawdor , upon the site of the ...
... flanked STACKPOLE . by two small Spanish field - guns of antiquated pattern , bearing the titles La Destruidora ' and ' La Tremenda . ' The existing mansion was built by an ancestor of the present Lord Cawdor , upon the site of the ...
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adjacent adorned amidst ancient appears arches bearing beneath beside Bishop broad bygone Byrnach Caldey Caldey Island Carew CAREW CASTLE CASTLE MARTIN century chamber chancel chapel Cleddau cliffs coast corner cottages cromlech cross curious Dale Davids Cathedral edifice effigy Fishguard flanked forms gable George Owen Giraldus Giraldus Cambrensis glimpse Gumfreston handsome Haverfordwest head Henry hill Hodgeston hollow Kilgerran Lamphey land lane Llanwnda Llawhaden lofty Lord Maenclochog MANORBERE CASTLE massive Milford Haven monument narrow nave neighbouring Nevern Newport nook olden parish church pass peep Pembroke Pembroke Castle Pembrokeshire Pencaer Picton Castle picturesque pierced pleasant porch Precelly present pretty quaint ramble rises road Roch Castle rocks rocky roof rough ruins secluded sheltered side Sir Rhys sketch Slebech slopes Stackpole stands stone stream structure tall Teivy Tenby tower town trees vale vaulted village Wales walls Welsh whence winding woodlands
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Página 43 - ... on one part by a vineyard, and on the other by a wood, remarkable for the projection of its rocks, and the height of its hazel trees.
Página 128 - TAFFY was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief; Taffy came to my house and stole a piece of beef: I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was not at home ; Taffy came to my house and stole a marrowbone.
Página 129 - Shrine here ehc'lo'd resteth the Bones of that noble Lord, Edmund Earl of Richmond, Father and Brother to Kings, the which departed out of this World in the year of Lord God, a thousand four hundred and fifty and six, the first day of the Month of November, on whose soul Almighty Jesus have mercy. Amen.
Página 43 - It is excellently well defended by turrets and bulwarks, and is situated on the summit of a hill extending on the western side towards the sea-port, having on the northern and southern sides a fine fish-pond under its walls, as conspicuous for its grand appearance, as for the depth of its waters, and a beautiful orchard on the same side...
Página 150 - ... had first appeared and began her note on a stone called St. Byrnach's Stone, being curiously wrought with sundry sorts of knots standing upright in the churchyard of this parish, and one year staying very long and the priest and the people expecting her accustomed coming (for I account this bird of the feminine gender) came at last, lighting on the said stone, her accustomed perching-place, and being scarce able once to sound the note, presently fell dead.
Página 19 - The year's at the spring And day's at the morn; Morning's at seven; The hill-side's dew-pearled; The lark's on the wing; The snail's on the thorn: God's in his heaven — All's right with the world!
Página 44 - ... remarkable for the projection of its rocks, and the height of its hazel trees. On the right hand of the promontory, between the castle and the church, near the site of a very large lake and mill, a rivulet of neverfailing water flows through a valley, rendered sandy by the violence of the winds. Towards the west, the Severn sea, bending its course to Ireland, enters a hollow bay at some distance from the castle...
Página 61 - It was the lark, the herald of the morn, No nightingale; look, love, what envious streaks Do lace the severing clouds in yonder east: Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops: I must be gone and live, or stay and die.
Página 56 - VII. was borne, in knowledge wherof a chymmeney is now made, with the armes and badges of king Henri the VII. In the botom of the great stronge rownd tower in the inner ward is a marvelus vault caullid the Hogan.