The local historian's table book, of remarkable occurrences, historical facts, traditions, legendary and descriptive ballads [&c.] connected with the counties of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland and Durham. Legendary division, Volumen 2 |
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... soon as it became known was most extraordinary ; every effort was used to obtain a clue to the detection of the perpetrators , and a handsome reward offered for their apprehension . For some time however they baffled every effort of the ...
... soon as it became known was most extraordinary ; every effort was used to obtain a clue to the detection of the perpetrators , and a handsome reward offered for their apprehension . For some time however they baffled every effort of the ...
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... soon bring round him ) and boarded the keels . The event justified his suspicions , for from forth of the huddock of one of them he brought to light a lamb . Thus was the rich expectation of a festival to conclude the labour of the day ...
... soon bring round him ) and boarded the keels . The event justified his suspicions , for from forth of the huddock of one of them he brought to light a lamb . Thus was the rich expectation of a festival to conclude the labour of the day ...
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... soon as they chose , " for there were actors to be got on every hedge . " Shortly after , Liston and some others , walking along the road from Newcastle to Shields , perceived a post - chaise at some distance behind them , which they ...
... soon as they chose , " for there were actors to be got on every hedge . " Shortly after , Liston and some others , walking along the road from Newcastle to Shields , perceived a post - chaise at some distance behind them , which they ...
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... Soon after the union of the streams , the banks of the river Allen on both sides become much more ab- rupt , more richly wooded , more rocky and more singular in their character . Immediately beneath , the river is seen pursuing a most ...
... Soon after the union of the streams , the banks of the river Allen on both sides become much more ab- rupt , more richly wooded , more rocky and more singular in their character . Immediately beneath , the river is seen pursuing a most ...
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... soon a score of fires , I ween , From height , and hill , and cliff , were seen ; Each with warlike tidings fraught ; Each from each the signal caught ; Each after each they glanced to sight , As stars arise upon the night , They ...
... soon a score of fires , I ween , From height , and hill , and cliff , were seen ; Each with warlike tidings fraught ; Each from each the signal caught ; Each after each they glanced to sight , As stars arise upon the night , They ...
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Términos y frases comunes
afterwards Alnwick amongst ancient appear ballad Barnard Castle barons battle beautiful became bishop bishop of Durham Border Border Ballad brother called castle church copy Cuthbert daughter death descendants died duke Durham Earl of Northumberland earl of Westmoreland Earldom Edward England English fair fairy father fell friends grey hand hath heart heiress Henry Henry VI Hexham honour horse house of Lancaster John Danvers Johnie Johnie Scot Keeldar King lady Lancaster land Latimer Lay &c legend letter Lord Beichan lord Nevill Lumley Castle marriage married mother ne'er neighbours never Nevill Newcastle night noble North Northumbrian o'er Parcy Reed Percy's poet poor possessions prince Queen Raby reign residence Richard Robert round Saint sayde scene Scotland Scots Scottish shew Sir John song Stokoe Surtees sword thee thou Tyne unto verse wife Woodhorn young young Beichan
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Página 267 - He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters; he delighted to rove through the meanders of enchantment, to gaze on the magnificence of golden palaces, to repose by the waterfalls of Elysian gardens.
Página 112 - I have lived long enough : my way of life Is fall'n into the sear, the yellow leaf ; And that which should accompany old age, As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends...
Página 413 - So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found. Among the faithless faithful only he : Among innumerable false unmoved, Unshaken, unseduced, unterrified, His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal ; Nor number, nor example with him wrought To 'swerve from truth, or change his constant mind Though single.
Página 295 - Let him, that is a true-born gentleman, And stands upon the honour of his birth, If he suppose that I have pleaded truth, From off this brier pluck a white rose with me. Som. Let him that is no coward, nor no flatterer, But dare maintain the party of the truth, Pluck a red rose from off this thorn with me.
Página 290 - Old men that knowen the grownde well yenoughe, Call it the Battell of Otterburn. At Otterburn began this spurne Uppon a monnyn day: Ther was the dougghte Doglas slean, The Perse never went away.
Página 213 - If New Year's Eve night-wind blow south, It betokeneth warmth and growth ; If west, much milk, and fish in the sea ; If north, much cold and storms there will be ; If east, the trees will bear much fruit ; If north-east, flee it man and brute."] NEW YEAR'S DAY.
Página 306 - A sure and safe one, though thy master miss'd it. Mark but my fall and that that ruin'd me. Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition: By that sin fell the angels; how can man then, The image of his Maker, hope to win by it?
Página 160 - ... he comes flounce into bed, dead as a salmon into a fishmonger's basket; his feet cold as ice, his breath hot as a furnace, and his hands and his face as greasy as his flannel night-cap.
Página 42 - Persians' grave, I could not deem myself a slave. A king sate on the rocky brow Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis; And ships by thousands lay below, And men in nations; — all were his! He counted them at break of day, And when the sun set, where were they?
Página 22 - IN London was young Beichan born, He longed strange countries for to see ; But he was taen by a savage moor, Who handled him right cruellie ; For he viewed the fashions of that land ; • Their way of worship viewed he ; But to Mahound, or Termagant, "Would Beichan never bend a knee. So...