A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archæological & Anecdotical: Containing an Index to the First Twenty Volumes of the "Sussex Archæological Collections".G. P. Bacon, 1870 - Sussex (England) |
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Page 117 - From the leafy recesses of the hangers of beech on the escarpments of the downs, there rises in unsettled weather a mist which rolls among the trees like the smoke out of a chimney. This exhalation is called 'Foxes-brewings', whatever that may mean, and if it tends westward towards Cocking, rain follows speedily. Hence the local proverb: 'When Foxes-brewings go to Cocking, Foxes-brewings come back dropping.
Page 98 - Here Johnson lies — what hunter can deny Old honest Tom the tribute of a sigh ? Deaf is that ear that caught the opening sound, Dumb is that tongue that cheered the Hills around. Unpleasing truth ! Death hunts us from our birth In view — and men, like foxes, take to earth.
Page 28 - Park, to the elevated spot, then called Hetheland, but now known as Telham Hill. This district, which is even at the present day encumbered with woods, must have presented many obstacles to the advance of a multitudinous army; but every possible means to facilitate their movements had been employed, and early on the morning of the fatal 14th of October, they stood upon the heights of Telham, in full view of the Saxon camp, more than a mile distant.
Page 241 - Quod fuit esse, quod est, quod non fuit esse, quod esse, Esse quod est, non esse quod est, non est, erit esse.
Page 28 - Bishop Odo celebrated high mass, and pronounced a solemn benediction. " The line of the Normans' march, from their camp at Hastings to the battle-field, must have lain on the south-western slope of the elevated ridge of land extending from Fairlight to Battle ; that is, to the north of the village of Hollington, through what is now Crowhurst Park, to the elevated spot, then called Hetheland, but now known as Telham Hill.
Page 69 - ... been ascertained ; it is of pure though not highly enriched Early English; the round or polygonal abacus prevails throughout, and the windows are single lights, not very sharply pointed. The aisles have a few later insertions. The composition of this choir is remarkable and extremely beautiful : it is divided into four square compartments, each having a cross vault with ribs, the diagonal being enriched with the tooth ornament.
Page 156 - Esq., and his wife, who was one of the ladies to the Queens of Edward IV. and Henry VII. At the E.
Page 6 - The difference between Amberley in its winter and summer dress is expressed in the local saying, which makes the winter reply to "Where do you belong?
Page vii - Anglo-Saxon rap, raep, the Danish reep, reeb, and the Gothic raip, signifying a rope. It was a practice amongst the Teutonic tribes to set out allotments by means of a cord or rope, just as a modern land-surveyor employs his Gunter's chain, and in Iceland the measure of land is still by the rope.
Page 266 - She was a merite beyond most of her time, For her purse was open to a prophet's name ; Her pitty was the clothing of the poore, Her piety the mother of her practice, Her devotions were her daily offerings to God, Her mercy sure against condemnation, And all her minutes were but steppes to heaven.