Wales illustrated, views engr. from drawings by H. Gastineau, accompanied by descriptions1830 |
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Stran 4
... ancient Britons need not be degraded into absolute savages , merely because the Romans , in imitation of the Greeks , chose to give them , as they did to all strangers . the contemptuous name of barbarians . There can be no doubt but ...
... ancient Britons need not be degraded into absolute savages , merely because the Romans , in imitation of the Greeks , chose to give them , as they did to all strangers . the contemptuous name of barbarians . There can be no doubt but ...
Stran 6
... ancient form of government , and elected for their governors certain reguli , or chieftains ; but these princes , instead of uniting to oppose the common enemy by well - concerted plans of co - operation , and to ward off the impending ...
... ancient form of government , and elected for their governors certain reguli , or chieftains ; but these princes , instead of uniting to oppose the common enemy by well - concerted plans of co - operation , and to ward off the impending ...
Stran 7
... ancient Britons had attained the meridian of their glory , but the period assigned , in the concatenation of events , for the fall of their empire , approxi- mated to a close ; though the beams which threw a degree of radiance on its ...
... ancient Britons had attained the meridian of their glory , but the period assigned , in the concatenation of events , for the fall of their empire , approxi- mated to a close ; though the beams which threw a degree of radiance on its ...
Stran 9
... ancient law of gavel - kind . Little is heard of Wales in history , during the Danish dynasty . The Danes made some incursions on the coast , but effected no permanent conquest of the country . On the accession of William the first to ...
... ancient law of gavel - kind . Little is heard of Wales in history , during the Danish dynasty . The Danes made some incursions on the coast , but effected no permanent conquest of the country . On the accession of William the first to ...
Stran 14
... ancient stem to continue in its native soil , but lopped off two of its principal branches , viz . the admission of spurious offspring to the inheritance , and the preclusion of females . But by the 34th and 35th of Henry the eighth ...
... ancient stem to continue in its native soil , but lopped off two of its principal branches , viz . the admission of spurious offspring to the inheritance , and the preclusion of females . But by the 34th and 35th of Henry the eighth ...
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abbey Aberystwith aisles ancient appears arches ascending banks beautiful Beddgelert bishop Brecknockshire bridge Britons building built Builth Caermarthen Caernarvon CAERNARVONSHIRE called Capel Curig CARDIGANSHIRE Castell Dinas Bran castle cathedral chancel chapel church considerable consists Corwen court Denbighshire distance Ditto Dolgellau Drawn by H earl edifice Edward elegant eminence Engraved entrance erected feet Finsbury Square Fishguard Flintshire formed fortress Gastineau GLAMORGANSHIRE Gothic grand ground handsome Harlech Castle height Henry hill hundred inhabitants Jones king lake Llangollen Llanrwst Llyn lofty lord magnificent mansion Merionethshire miles MONMOUTHSHIRE monument mountains Muses nave nearly Neath neighbourhood Norman numerous ornamented parish pass Pembroke PEMBROKESHIRE picturesque Pont precipitous present prince principal reign remains Rhys river road rock Roman ruins Ruthin Saxon scenery Severn side situated South Wales stands stone stream structure summit surrounded Swansea tower town vale valley village walls Welsh William wood yards