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From “ Derry , " a tale , & c . , by Charlotte Elizabeth , considerable extracts have been made , which are here respectfully acknowledged : this is a deeply interesting work , and well worthy careful attention .
From “ Derry , " a tale , & c . , by Charlotte Elizabeth , considerable extracts have been made , which are here respectfully acknowledged : this is a deeply interesting work , and well worthy careful attention .
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commissioners for the city and the lord of the privy council , whereby the towns and liberties of Derry and Coleraine , with the “ salmon and eel fisheries of the rivers Bann and Foyle , and all other kind of fishing in the river Foyle ...
commissioners for the city and the lord of the privy council , whereby the towns and liberties of Derry and Coleraine , with the “ salmon and eel fisheries of the rivers Bann and Foyle , and all other kind of fishing in the river Foyle ...
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... a step confirmed , in 1662 , by King Charles the Second , In the wars of William and James , Derry , from the number of its Protestant inhabitants , was looked on with suspicion by one party , and partiality by the other .
... a step confirmed , in 1662 , by King Charles the Second , In the wars of William and James , Derry , from the number of its Protestant inhabitants , was looked on with suspicion by one party , and partiality by the other .
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... Lundy , a man whose memory is despised for baseness and treachery , if it has escaped from the imputation of cowardice . Upon the arrival of James in Ireland , from France , the reduction of Derry was resolved upon ...
... Lundy , a man whose memory is despised for baseness and treachery , if it has escaped from the imputation of cowardice . Upon the arrival of James in Ireland , from France , the reduction of Derry was resolved upon ...
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The Siege of Londonderry has supplied materials for a most interesting Work , entitled “ DERRY , " a tale of the Revolution , by CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH , in the preface to which she remarks , “ It has been imagined by some readers ...
The Siege of Londonderry has supplied materials for a most interesting Work , entitled “ DERRY , " a tale of the Revolution , by CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH , in the preface to which she remarks , “ It has been imagined by some readers ...
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Page 336 - O, young Lochinvar is come out of the west, Through all the wide Border his steed was the best ; And save his good broad-sword he weapon had none, He rode all unarmed, and he rode all alone. So faithful in love, and so dauntless in war, There never was knight like the young Lochinvar.
Page 45 - BRIGHTEST and best of the sons of the morning, Dawn on our darkness, and lend us Thine aid; Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
Page 337 - Netherby gate, The bride had consented, the gallant came late; For a laggard in love, and a dastard in war, Was to wed the fair Ellen of brave Lochinvar. So boldly he...
Page 337 - I long wooed your daughter, my suit you denied;— Love swells like the Solway, but ebbs like its tide— And now I am come, with this lost love of mine, To lead but one measure, drink one cup of wine. There are maidens in Scotland more lovely by far, That would gladly be bride to the young Lochinvar.
Page 336 - He stayed not for brake, and he stopped not for stone, He swam the Eske River where ford there was none; But, ere he alighted at Netherby gate, The bride had consented, the gallant came late: For a laggard in love, and a dastard in war, Was to wed the fair Ellen of brave Lochinvar.
Page 242 - When the Lowlands shall meet thee in battle array ! For a field of the dead rushes red on my sight. And the clans of Culloden are scattered in fight : They rally, they bleed, for their kingdom and crown ; Woe, woe, to the riders that trample them down ! Proud Cumberland prances, insulting the slain, And their hoof-beaten bosoms are trod to the plain.
Page 98 - So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found, Among the faithless faithful only he; Among innumerable false unmoved, Unshaken, unseduced, unterrified, His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal ; Nor number nor example with him wrought To swerve from truth, or change his constant mind, Though single.
Page 337 - The bride kissed the goblet, the knight took it up ; He quaffed off the wine, and he threw down the cup ; She looked down to blush, and she looked up to sigh, With a smile on her lips, and a tear in her eye.
Page 88 - Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked...
Page 186 - Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils. 22 Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy ? are we stronger than he...