Records of Buckinghamshire, Or, Papers and Notes on the History, Antiquities, and Architecture of the County, Together with the Proceedings of the Architectural and Archaeological Society for the County of Buckingham, Volume 3J. Pickburn, 1870 - Buckinghamshire (England) |
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... close of Queen Elizabeth's reign , a list of the monuments in several Buckinghamshire Churches . was taken , from which it appears that many , which are there minutely described , are now no where to be found . Others , which are ...
... close of Queen Elizabeth's reign , a list of the monuments in several Buckinghamshire Churches . was taken , from which it appears that many , which are there minutely described , are now no where to be found . Others , which are ...
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... close to the body ; the mail hauberk appears about two inches below the sur- coat ; the legs are defended with plate - armour , with knee- pieces , and broad pointed sollerets . The spurs are broken off , but the straps remain ; the ...
... close to the body ; the mail hauberk appears about two inches below the sur- coat ; the legs are defended with plate - armour , with knee- pieces , and broad pointed sollerets . The spurs are broken off , but the straps remain ; the ...
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... close round helmet . But the costume appears to be that of a man - at - arms , and the mace , which was introduced by the Crusaders , was carried by a serjeant - at - arms , and never , I believe , by a knight . In the north splay of ...
... close round helmet . But the costume appears to be that of a man - at - arms , and the mace , which was introduced by the Crusaders , was carried by a serjeant - at - arms , and never , I believe , by a knight . In the north splay of ...
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... close - grained stone . lady's effigy is in the best preservation , but it has lost both hands , and one arm . The head , which rests on a lozenge - shaped pillow , is attired in a caul enriched by a fillet ornamented with rosettes ...
... close - grained stone . lady's effigy is in the best preservation , but it has lost both hands , and one arm . The head , which rests on a lozenge - shaped pillow , is attired in a caul enriched by a fillet ornamented with rosettes ...
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... close to their dwellings . On the situation of the buildings , Mr. Beesley remarks , " The aspect is unusual ; for the spots " selected by the Romans for their country habitations " were commonly upon the southern slope of a hill . " At ...
... close to their dwellings . On the situation of the buildings , Mr. Beesley remarks , " The aspect is unusual ; for the spots " selected by the Romans for their country habitations " were commonly upon the southern slope of a hill . " At ...
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Page 93 - And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest : but the Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind : and thy life shall hang in doubt before thee ; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life : in the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even!
Page 21 - Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present — advances us in the dignity of thinking beings.
Page 226 - And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, and rose up, and thrust Him out of the city, and led Him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast Him down headlong.
Page 67 - Which of you convinceth me of sin ? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me ? 47 He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because yc are not of God.
Page 58 - I have laboured to make a covenant with myself that affection may not press upon judgment ; for I suppose there is no man that hath any apprehension of gentry or nobleness, but his affection stands to the continuance of so noble a name and house, and would take hold of a twig or a twine thread to uphold it.
Page 49 - Oft did the harvest to their sickle yield, Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke : How jocund did they drive their teams afield ! How bowed the woods beneath their sturdy stroke...
Page 227 - We found it to be a parallelogram, of about a mile in length, and half a mile in breadth, including within its area the strong village of Ferozeshah ; the shorter sides looking towards the Sutlej and Moodkee, and the longer towards Ferozepore and the open country.
Page 93 - Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind : and thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life : in the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even ! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shah fear, and for the sight of thine
Page 25 - ... aut aliqua alia re, causa vel materia quacunq; in aliquo non obstante. In cujus rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes.
Page 363 - Imprynted at London in Flete strete, at the sygne of the George, next to saynt Dunstones churche by Wyllyam Powell.