One part of his dress only remains, but it is too remarkable to be suppressed; it was a brass ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast round his neck, so loose as to form no impediment to his breathing, yet so tight... the edinburgh review - Page 10by david william - 1820Full view - About this book
| 1820 - 524 pages
...dress only remains, but it is too remarkable to be suppressed ; it was a brass ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast...the son of Beowulph, is the born thrall of Cedric of ttotherwood.' " Beside this swine-herd, for such was Gurth's occupation, was seated, upon one of the... | |
| England - 1820 - 774 pages
...dress only remains, but it is too remarkable to be suppressed ; it was a brass ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast...incapable of being removed, excepting by the use of the h'le. On this singular gorget was engraved in Saxon characters, an inscription of the following purport... | |
| 1820 - 774 pages
...dress only remains, but it is too remarkable to be suppressed ; it was a brass ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast...incapable of being removed, excepting by the use of the tile. On this singular gorget was engraved in Saxon characters, an inscription of the following purport... | |
| 1820 - 760 pages
...only remains, but it is too remarkable to be suppressed ; it was a bras» ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast...inscription of the following purport :— ' Gurth, the «on of Beowulph, is the born thrall of Cedric of Rotherwood.' " I. Pp. 7 — 10. Gurth was a swine-herd... | |
| 1820 - 856 pages
...name of a Sheffield whittle. Another part of his dress was, — ' A brass ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast round his neck, so loose as to form no impediment for his breathing, yet so tight as to be incapable of being removed, excepting by the use of the tile.... | |
| Walter Scott - Anglo-Saxons - 1820 - 356 pages
...dress only remains, but it is too remarkable to be suppressed ; it was a brass ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast...Beowulph, is the born thrall of Cedric of Rotherwood." Beside this swine-herd, for such was Gurth's occupation, was seated, upon one of the fallen Druidical... | |
| 1820 - 784 pages
...dress only remains, but it is too remarkable to be suppressed ; it was a brass ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast...Beowulph, is the born thrall of Cedric of Rotherwood.' " This Born-Thrall has some difficulty in getting together his herd, and asks the aid of " Wamba, the... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]) - 1822 - 550 pages
...dress only remains, but it is too remarkable to be suppressed; it was a brass ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast...Beowulph, is the born thrall of Cedric of Rotherwood." Beside the swine-herd, for such was Gurth's occupation, was seated, upon one of the fallen Druidical... | |
| Samuel Roper - 1832 - 178 pages
...dress only remains, but it is too remarkable to be suppressed ; it was a brass ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast...following purport, ' Gurth, the son of Beowulph, is the bom thrall of Cedric of Rotherwood.' " — Ivanltoc, vol. i. chap. 1 . 39. With a grey-coloured back,... | |
| Walter Scott - English literature - 1833 - 852 pages
...dress only remains, but it is too remarkable to be suppressed : it was a brass ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast...file. On this singular gorget was engraved, in Saxon letters, an inscription of the following purport :— Gurth, the son of Bcowulph, is the born thrall... | |
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