The Isle of Wight: Its History, Topography, and Antiquities ... Especially Adapted to the Wants of the Tourist and Excursionist |
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13 miles ætat Afton Alum Bay ancient Appuldurcombe arch Arreton Ashey beautiful Bembridge Binstead Bishop Blackgang Blackgang Chine Bonchurch Brading Brighstone Brook Calbourne Captain Carisbrooke Carisbrooke Castle Castle Catherine's Chale chalk chancel chapel Charles Chine Church cliffs coast Cottage cross daughter died Earl Early English East Cowes Edward erected Farm feet Freshwater Gate Gatcombe Godshill Helen's Henry Hill House inscription island Isle of Wight James king knight land Lord Luccombe manor miles from Brighstone miles from Cowes miles from Ryde miles from Sandown miles from Ventnor monument Mottistone nave Needles Newchurch Newport Ningwood Niton Norman Oglander parish Parkhurst passed picturesque Pier Quarr Abbey rectory road rock Roman Royal Sandown seat Shalfleet Shanklin shore Shorwell side Sir John Solent south aisle stone Street thence Thomas Thorley tourist tower town Undercliff Ventnor village West Cowes Whippingham Whitwell William Wood Wootton Wroxall Yarmouth Yaverland
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Page 129 - Where falls not hail, or rain, or any snow, Nor ever wind blows loudly ; but it lies Deep-meadowed, happy, fair with orchard lawns, And bowery hollows crowned with summer sea, Where I will heal me of my grievous wound.
Page 242 - Prophet, cry aloud and spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins.
Page 224 - Ye who the power of God delight to trace, And mark with joy each monument of grace, Tread lightly o'er this grave, as ye explore "The short and simple annals of the poor." A child reposes underneath this sod, A child to memory dear, and dear to God. Rejoice, yet shed the sympathetic tear — Jane, the ' Young Cottager,
Page 212 - You'll have no scandal while you dine, But honest talk and wholesome wine, And only hear the magpie gossip Garrulous under a roof of pine...
Page 220 - Stranger ! if e'er by chance or feeling led, Upon this hallow'd turf thy footsteps tread ; Turn from the contemplation of the sod, And think on her whose spirit rests with God. : Lowly her lot on earth, — but He who bore Tidings of grace and...
Page 79 - Heed, my child, what I say, they will cut off my head, and perhaps make thee a King ; but mark what I say, you must not be a King as long as your brothers, Charles and James, live; therefore, I charge you, do not be made a King by them.
Page 256 - Close to the church-yard stood a large old mansion, which had formerly been the residence of an opulent and titled family; but it had long since been appropriated to the use of the estate as a farm-house. Its outward aspect bore considerable remains of ancient grandeur, and gave a pleasing character to the spot of ground on which the church stood. In every direction the roads that led to this house of God possessed distinct but interesting features. One of them ascended between several rural cottages,...
Page 257 - Being told that the action must last till the white rag at the enemy's masthead was struck, he exclaimed, 'Oh, if that's all, I'll see what / can do.' At this moment the ships of the two admirals were engaged yard-arm and yard-arm, and both obscured in smoke.
Page 83 - Master Harry," as he was called, was her only companion. She expired alone, sitting in her apartment at Carisbrooke castle, her fair cheek resting on a Bible, which was the last gift of her murdered father, and which had been her only consolation in the last sad months of her life.
Page 220 - Stranger ! if e'er by chance or feeling led Upon this hallowed turf thy footsteps tread, Turn from the contemplation of this sod And think on her whose spirit rests with God. Lowly her lot on earth, but He who bore Tidings of grace and blessings to the poor, Gave her, His truth and faithfulness to prove, The choicest treasures of His boundless love. (Faith that...