History of Ilkeston: Together with Shipley, Kirk Hallam, West Hallam, Dale Abbey and Cossall |
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ancient appears arcade arch Awsworth BATH STREET brass built Castle Chancel Chantry Chapel Chemist churchwardens Churchyard Cossall Cossall Marsh Cotmanhay county of Derby Dale Abbey death Derbyshire died Duke of Rutland Earl east window Edward erected Erewash father feet Flamsteed friends Gallows Inn gave gentleman George Grace the Duke Greasley Heanor held Henry Ilkeston Ilkeston Church inhabitants inscription John Flamsteed Kirk Hallam Ladies land late Little Hallam London Lord manor of Ilkeston Mapperley marble Market-place memory Messrs Miller Mundy minister monastery monument Moxon nave Newdigate Nicholas de Cantilupe noble Norman Nottingham ornamental paid parish of Ilkeston poor present Ralph reign restoration Richard Robert Searl Ebsworth Shaw Shipley side soulde south aisle stone Strelley Sunday School Thomas tion tomb tower Town Hall tracery Vicar of Ilkeston viijd village wall Waterloo West Hallam William William de Cantilupe Wollaton
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Page 67 - Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And even his failings leaned to virtue's side ; But, in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt, for all...
Page 70 - Soldier, rest! Thy warfare o'er, Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking; Dream of battled fields no more, Days of danger, nights of waking. In our Isle's enchanted hall, Hands unseen thy couch are strewing, Fairy strains of music fall, Every sense in slumber dewing.
Page 62 - At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray.
Page 36 - BENEATH our feet and o'er our head Is equal warning given ; Beneath us lie the countless dead, Above us is the heaven.
Page 28 - Remember youth as you pass by As you are now, so once was I. As I am now', so must you be Prepare for death and follow me.
Page 62 - Doctor, more surprised than the woman, told her, ' Good woman, I am heartily glad you have found your linen ; but I assure you I knew nothing of it, and intended only to joke with you, and then to have read you a lecture on the folly of applying to any person to know events not in the human power to tell. But I see Satan has a mind I should deal with him : I am determined, however, I will not ; so never come nor send any one to me any more, on such occasions, for I never will attempt such an affair...
Page 25 - Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost...
Page 89 - Scoundrel begone, and henceforth touch me not ; More manners learn, and at a distance rot.
Page 3 - Aquitaine, to archbishops, bishops, abbots, priors, earls, barons, justices, sheriffs, reeves, ministers and all his bailiffs and faithful, greeting. Know ye that we have granted and by this our charter confirmed to our beloved...
Page 26 - Who covereth the heaven with clouds, and prepareth rain for the earth ; and maketh the grass to grow upon the mountains, and herb for...