The land-book of the vale of Neath1852 |
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Página 67 - Lichfield, and President of the Marches of Wales, in the reign of Henry VIII. sat at one of the Courts on a Welsh cause, and wearied with the quantity of Aps...
Página 12 - Here also is the gold-adorned chair, the nave, the gilded tabernacle work, the pinnacles, worthy of the Three Fountains. Distinctly may be seen on the glass imperial arms ; a ceiling resplendent with kingly bearings, and on the surrounding border the shields of princes, the arms of Neath, of a hundred ages ; there is the white...
Página 50 - O Nature, how in every charm supreme! Whose votaries feast on raptures ever new ! O, for the voice and fire of seraphim, To sing thy glories with devotion due! Bless'd be the day I scaped the wrangling crew, From Pyrrho's maze and Epicurus...
Página 43 - A Welshman walking over London Bridge, with a neat hazel staff in his hand, was accosted by an Englishman, who asked him whence he came. " I am from my own country," answered the Welshman, in a churlish tone. " Do not take it amiss, my friend...
Página 19 - I'm tould, that sails from Swansea to-night. I've got some money, but I want more to pay my passage before I go, and I'm starving myself for that raison ; but is it for me to see another worse off than myself, and deny him relafe?
Página 50 - scaped the wrangling crew, From Pyrrho's maze, and Epicurus' sty ; And held high converse with the godlike few, Who to th' enraptur'd heart, and ear, and eye, Teach beauty, virtue, truth, and love, and melody.
Página 77 - AN old woman in the neighbourhood of Aberpergwn states, that her father often saw the fairies on horseback in the air, on little white horses ; but that he never saw them descend; that he heard their music in the air; and that she heard of a man who had been twenty-five years with the fairies, and who, when he returned, thought he had only been five minutes away. She added, that those who have once been with the fairies never looked afterwards like other people; and that her own son, when a baby,...
Página 20 - Mr. Matthews was affected at the poor fellow's evident sincerity; but desirous to put the matter to the fullest test, he thanked his ragged benefactor, and wished him a safe journey back to his country." " The man took his leave with ' Long life to your honour,' trudged off, and was soon out of sight.
Página 45 - All the arms were so highly polished and bright, that they illumined the cavern, as with the light of ten thousand flames of fire. They saw amongst the warriors one greatly distinguished from the rest by his arms, shield, battle-axe, and a crown of gold set with the most precious stones, lying by his side. ' In the midst of this circle of warriors they saw two very large heaps, one of gold, the other of silver. The magician told the Welshman that he might take as much as he could carry away of either...
Página 45 - In their way up, however, the Welshman, overloaded with gold, was not able to pass by the bell without touching it — it rang — one of the warriors raised up his head, and asked, ' Is it day?' ' No,' answered the Welshman promptly, ' it is not, sleep thou on ; ' so they got out of the cave, laid down the stone over its entrance, and replaced the hazel tree. The cunning man, before he parted from his companion, advised him to be economical in the use of his treasure; observing that he had, with...