Echoes of Old LancashireW. Andrews & Company, 1899 - Всего страниц: 263 Preface This volume is intended for those who find it pleasant, at times, to wander in the byways of topography and local literature. The development of Lancashire, especially in its relation to modern industrial life, has been told by more than one able historian, and all that is here attempted is to glean in the ample harvest fields. The bygone customs, forgotten worthies, outworn superstitions, historical episodes and travellers' tales here recorded, will, it is hoped, not be without interest. If some of the articles seem more modern than the title would strictly justify, it must be remembered that the changes in the condition of the County Palatine have been so rapid that many things have become obsolete in the life time of the existing generation. |
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Стр. 197 - The village matron, round the blazing hearth, Suspends the infant audience with her tales, Breathing astonishment! of witching rhymes, And evil spirits; of the death-bed call Of him who robb'd the widow, and devour'd The orphan's portion; of unquiet souls Risen from the grave to ease the heavy guilt Of deeds in life conceal'd; of shapes that walk At dead of night, and clank their chains, and wave The torch of hell around the murderer's bed.
Стр. 188 - He was fully convinced that the country possessed at the present moment a legislature which answered all the good purposes of legislation, and this to a greater degree than any legislature ever had answered in any country whatever.
Стр. 228 - Bone and Skin, two millers thin, Would starve the town, or near it; But be it known to Skin and Bone, That Flesh and Blood can't bear it.
Стр. 188 - ... as long as he held any station in the government of the country, he should always feel it his duty to resist such measures when proposed by others.
Стр. 129 - There is none In all this cold and hollow world, no fount Of deep, strong, deathless love, save that within A mother's heart.
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Стр. 246 - Islington, To Stow on the Wold, Quaueneth or Trompington, To Douer, Durham, to Barwike or Exeter, To Grantham, Totnes, Bristow, or good Manchester, To Roan, Paris, to Lions or Floraunce. Coridon. What ho man abide, what already in Fraunce. Lo, a fayre journey, and shortly ended to, With all these townes what thing have we to do?