Northumberland, and the BorderChapman and Hall, 1859 - 472 páginas |
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... flows away in a perennial stream along a channel in the smooth green turf . Here , according to tradition , the fairies were dancing and drinking one night when the butler coming to draw water , they started in alarm and prepared to fly ...
... flows away in a perennial stream along a channel in the smooth green turf . Here , according to tradition , the fairies were dancing and drinking one night when the butler coming to draw water , they started in alarm and prepared to fly ...
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... flows the Tyne , a shallow mountain river , in a bed filled with big stones , receiving as it passes the Nent , a little stream that rushes down from the eastern hills . The principal street is so steep that you will pant again while on ...
... flows the Tyne , a shallow mountain river , in a bed filled with big stones , receiving as it passes the Nent , a little stream that rushes down from the eastern hills . The principal street is so steep that you will pant again while on ...
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... flow : the light earthy and gritty particles are thereby washed off , and carried into the " trunk - box " placed in connection with the grating . Meanwhile men and boys stand by with hammers , and pick the washed lumps . That which is ...
... flow : the light earthy and gritty particles are thereby washed off , and carried into the " trunk - box " placed in connection with the grating . Meanwhile men and boys stand by with hammers , and pick the washed lumps . That which is ...
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... flow into " slime pits , " where it remains for a time almost stagnant , until it has thrown down the light particles held in suspension . These particles form thick beds of " slime , " in which is con- tained a considerable quantity of ...
... flow into " slime pits , " where it remains for a time almost stagnant , until it has thrown down the light particles held in suspension . These particles form thick beds of " slime , " in which is con- tained a considerable quantity of ...
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... marketable lead . We are now in Northumberland , and presently a rapid descent brings us down to Coalcleugh ; a few cottages in a deep valley , through which flows a rapid THE BURR . 51 stream : a torrent rather ; 50 NORTHUMBERLAND .
... marketable lead . We are now in Northumberland , and presently a rapid descent brings us down to Coalcleugh ; a few cottages in a deep valley , through which flows a rapid THE BURR . 51 stream : a torrent rather ; 50 NORTHUMBERLAND .
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Abbey Allendale Allenheads Alnwick Alnwick Castle ancient antiquaries appear arch bank Berwick boat Border boys bridge broad built Carlisle castle cheerful Cheviot Chevy Chase church cliff coal cottages crags cross dark distance door Earl feet fell fields foot grass green ground Haltwhistle Haydon Bridge height Hexham hill Holy Island Housesteads hundred Jarrow Jedburgh Keeldar King land landscape Langley Castle lead look Lord miles Newcastle night Northumberland Northumbrian once pass Penrith Percy perhaps pleasant relic rising river road rock Roman Rothbury ruin runs rustic sand says scene Scotland Scots Seascale seen ships shore side sight slope stands stone stream summit talk tell thick thought told tower town trees Tweed Tyne Tynemouth vale valley village walk wall Warkworth Whitehaven wild wind wood Wooler Yeavering Bell
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Página 254 - The tiny cell is forlorn, Void of the little living will That made it stir on the shore. Did he stand at the diamond door Of his house in a rainbow frill? Did he push, when he was uncurl'd, A golden foot or a fairy horn Thro
Página 165 - A little lowly hermitage it was, Down in a dale, hard by a forest's side, Far from resort of people, that did pass In travel to and fro : a little wide There was...
Página 11 - Then spake King Arthur to Sir Bedivere: 'The sequel of to-day unsolders all The goodliest fellowship of famous knights Whereof this world holds record. Such a sleep They sleep - the men I loved. I think that we Shall...
Página 304 - To break the Scottish circle deep, That fought around their King. But yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good, Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant that he fell.
Página 76 - ... fitting these rails; whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw down four or five chaldron of coals...
Página 276 - With massive arches broad and round, That rose alternate, row and row, On ponderous columns, short and low, Built ere the art was known, By pointed aisle, and shafted stalk, The arcades of an alley'd walk To emulate in stone.
Página 298 - Troop after troop are disappearing ; Troop after troop their banners rearing, Upon the eastern bank you see. Still pouring down the rocky den, Where flows the sullen Till, And rising from the dim-wood glen, Standards on standards, men on men, In slow succession still, And, sweeping o'er...
Página 4 - Dreams, that the soul of youth engage Ere Fancy has been quelled ; Old legends of the monkish page, Traditions of the saint and sage, Tales that have the rime of age, And chronicles of Eld.
Página 76 - Another thing, that is remarkable, is their wayleaves ; for, when men have pieces of ground between the colliery and the river, they sell leave to lead coals over their ground ; and so dear that the owner of a rood of ground will expect 20/. per annum for this leave.
Página 168 - And beasts and borderers throng the way ; Oxen and bleating lambs in lots, Northumbrian boors and plaided Scots, Men in the coal and cattle line ; From Teviot's bard and hero land, From royal Berwick's' beach of sand, From Wooller, Morpeth, Hexham, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne.