The Cambrian mirror, or North Wales tourist1847 |
Common terms and phrases
admired ancient Anglesea antique appearance arches Arms Asaph Bangor bards Barmouth Bart battle Beaumaris beautiful Beddgelert bishop bridge British Britons built Cader Idris Caernarvon called Cambria Capel Curig castle celebrated chapel Chester church command considerable Conway Corwen Denbigh distance Dolgelley earl Edward elegant England English erected feet Flint Flintshire formerly fortress Glyndwr Gothic Gruffydd Gwynedd Hall harp Henry hills Holyhead honour inns king lake late Liverpool Llanberis Llanrwst Llyn Llywelyn Lord Machynlleth magnificent mansion Menai Menai Bridge miles monument Mostyn mountains neighbourhood noble North Wales Owen parish pass Penmaen Pennant Penrhyn present prince principality Pwllheli quarries queen railway residence Rhuddlan Richard river road rocks Roman royal Ruthin Saxons scenery seat side situated Snowdon splendid stone style summit surrounded tourist tower town vale Vale of Clwyd village walls Welsh William wood Wrexham
Popular passages
Page 135 - On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood. Robed in the sable garb of woe. With haggard eyes the poet stood; (Loose his beard, and hoary hair Streamed, like a meteor, to the troubled air), And with a master's hand, and prophet's fire, Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre.
Page 165 - tis, to cast one's eyes so low! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon...
Page 304 - MID pleasures and palaces though we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home! A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there, Which seek through the world is ne'er met with elsewhere. Home! home! sweet, sweet home! There's no place like home!
Page 322 - While from the bounded level of our mind, Short views we take, nor see the lengths behind; But more advanc'd, behold with strange surprise New distant scenes of endless science rise!
Page 160 - Far, far aloof th' affrighted ravens sail ; The famish'd eagle screams, and passes by. Dear lost companions of my tuneful art, Dear as the light that visits these sad eyes, Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my heart, Ye died amidst your dying country's cries — No more I weep. They do not sleep. On yonder cliffs, a...
Page 335 - Heavens ! what a goodly prospect spreads around, Of hills, and dales, and woods, and lawns, and spires, And glittering towns, and gilded streams, till all The stretching landscape into smoke decays...
Page 227 - Oh ! where does faithful Gelert roam? The flower of all his race ; So true, so brave, — a lamb at home, A lion in the chase...
Page 113 - This spot was often dignified by the presence of SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. Whose moral writings, exactly conformable to the precepts of Christianity, Gave ardour to Virtue and confidence to Truth.
Page 196 - In reproving he is terrible; in admonishing courteous and fair spoken; pleasant in conversation, mixed with gravity. It cannot be remembered that any have seen him laugh but many have seen him weep. In proportion of body excellent; his hands and arms most delicate to behold. In speaking very temperate, modest and wise. A man for his singular beauty surpassing the children of men.
Page 215 - ... endless science rise ! So pleased at first the towering Alps we try, Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread the sky...