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Abergavenny admiration afterwards amidst amused ancient appear Bangor Barmouth beautiful become built Caerphilly Castle Capel Curig carriage carved Castle cathedral celebrated certainly chapel Chepstow Christian church colour death dress enjoy exhibited eyes fancy feel feet formerly friends garden gentleman Gloucester Cathedral graceful Gwydir Castle handsome Harlech Castle Hereford Cathedral hills honour horses hour imagined inhabitants King lady lately living look Lord magnificent marble miles morning mountain nature never observed occasion once ornamental Owen Glendower painted passed Penrhyn Penrhyn Castle perfect persons pleasure portrait Powis Castle Prince probably proprietor Queen remains remarked road rocks round ruin scarcely scene scenery Scotland seemed seen shewn Snowdon splendid stone strangers taste thing thought tion tomb tower travellers trees Wales walk walls Warwick Castle Welsh whole William the Conqueror Windermere window wish Wrexham
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Page 167 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
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Page 20 - Merciful heaven! What, man! ne'er pull your hat upon your brows; Give sorrow words: the grief that does not speak Whispers the o'erfraught heart, and bids it break.
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Page 72 - If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go ; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake.
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Page 199 - And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
Page 297 - Jesus' sake forbeare To digg the dust enclosed heare : Blest be ye man yt spares thes stones, And curst be he yt moves my bones.
Page 154 - Nor scathe had he, nor harm, nor dread, But, the same couch beneath, Lay a gaunt wolf, all torn and dead, Tremendous still in death ! Ah, what was then...