Origins of English HistoryB. Quaritch, 1882 - 458 sider |
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... Wall - Description of its remains - The Wall of Antoninus - Tablets erected by the soldiers - Their worship and superstitions -The expedition of Severus - Death of the Emperor at York - The revolt of Carausius - Influence of the Franks ...
... Wall - Description of its remains - The Wall of Antoninus - Tablets erected by the soldiers - Their worship and superstitions -The expedition of Severus - Death of the Emperor at York - The revolt of Carausius - Influence of the Franks ...
Side 81
... wall they covered with a coating of brass , and the circuit of the next wall they coated with tin , and the third , which encompassed the citadel , flashed with the red light of orichalcum . " 2 The curious subject of these romances of ...
... wall they covered with a coating of brass , and the circuit of the next wall they coated with tin , and the third , which encompassed the citadel , flashed with the red light of orichalcum . " 2 The curious subject of these romances of ...
Side 84
... the Rhine , between Britannia and the Isle of Thule . " Then follow descrip- tions of the Roman wall and of other circumstances which show that Procopius took Brittia to be the country which 84 Origins of English History .
... the Rhine , between Britannia and the Isle of Thule . " Then follow descrip- tions of the Roman wall and of other circumstances which show that Procopius took Brittia to be the country which 84 Origins of English History .
Side 85
... wall all is civilized but " on the western side it would be impossible for a man to live half an hour . " Omitting many of the less important details we will come to the main legend , which the learned Senator could hardly bring himself ...
... wall all is civilized but " on the western side it would be impossible for a man to live half an hour . " Omitting many of the less important details we will come to the main legend , which the learned Senator could hardly bring himself ...
Side 89
... walls . The kings of that city and rulers of the temple are the Boreads , who take up the government from each other according to the order of their tribes . The citizens are given up to music , harping , and chaunting in honour of the ...
... walls . The kings of that city and rulers of the temple are the Boreads , who take up the government from each other according to the order of their tribes . The citizens are given up to music , harping , and chaunting in honour of the ...
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afterwards amber ancient Antiqu appears Archæol atque Avienus barrows Bede Borough-English Brit Britain Britannia British Britons bronze Cæsar called Cambr Cassiterides Celtic Celts century A.D. chieftains Chronicle Cimbri circa coast Compare conquest Cornwall custom descended described districts Druids Eccl eldest England English Ermin Street forest Gaul Gaulish German gods Greek Grimm Hist ibid inhabitants inscriptions Ireland Irish island Isle Julius Cæsar Kemble Kent kind King kingdom land legend Mabinogion Mythol nations Nennius northern Olaus Magnus origin passage Picts Pliny Posidonius province Pytheas quæ quam quod race region Revue Celtique Roman round Saxons Scotland seems Septent shore Solinus stone story Strabo sunt Tacitus temple Thule traced travellers tribes voyage Wales wall Welsh wild worship youngest γὰρ δὲ διὰ ἐν καὶ κατὰ μὲν περὶ τὰ τε τὴν τῆς τὸ τοῖς τὸν τοῦ τῶν
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Side 128 - To dwell in the cliffs of the valleys, In caves of the earth, and in the rocks. Among the bushes they brayed ; Under the nettles they were gathered together.
Side 295 - This I give to thee, preserve thou my horses ; this to thee, preserve thou my sheep; and so on.' After that, they use the same ceremony to the noxious animals : ' This I give to thee, O fox ! spare thou my lambs; this to thee, O hooded crow ! this to thee, 0 eagle !' When the ceremony is over, they dine on the caudle...
Side 294 - On that, every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square knobs, each dedicated to some particular being, the supposed preserver of their flocks and herds, or to some particular animal, the real destroyer of them. Each person then turns his face to the fire, breaks off a knob, and, flinging it over his shoulder, says, " This I give to thee, preserve thou my horses : this to thee, preserve thou my sheep ;
Side 137 - ... and every man drives in three for each wife that he marries. Now the men have all many wives apiece; and this is the way in which they live. Each has his own hut, wherein he dwells, upon one of the platforms, and each has also a trap-door giving access to the lake beneath...
Side 81 - And that is the reason why the sea in those parts is impassable and impenetrable, because there is such a quantity of shallow mud in the way; and this was caused by the subsidence of the island.
Side 425 - Ac fuit antea tempus, cum Germanos Galli virtute superarent, ultro bella inferrent, propter hominum multitudinem agrique inopiam trans Rhenum colonias mitterent.
Side 249 - Gwynn the son of Nudd, whom God has placed over the brood of devils in Annwn, lest they should destroy the present race. He will never be spared thence." " It will be easy for me to compass this, although thou mayest think that it will not be easy.
Side 33 - A Woman sitting down, takes a handful of Corn, holding it by the Stalks in her left hand, and then sets fire to the Ears, which are presently in a flame ; she has a Stick in her right hand, which she manages very dexterously, beating off the Grain at the very Instant, when the Husk is quite burnt, for if she miss of that, she must use the Kiln ; but Experience has taught them this Art to perfection. The Corn may be so dressed, winowed, ground, and baked within an Hour after reaping from the Ground.
Side 279 - When it pleased him, he could render himself as tall as the highest tree in the forest. And he had another peculiarity : so great was the heat of his nature that, when it rained hardest, whatever he carried remained dry for a handbreadth above, and a handbreadth below, his hand ; and, when his companions were coldest, it was to them as fuel with which to light their fire.
Side 229 - Here he was met by all the neighbouring folk of Somersetshire, and Wiltshire, and Hampshire, who had not, for fear of the pagans, fled beyond the sea ; and when they saw the king alive after such great tribulation, they received him, as he deserved, with joy and acclamations, and encamped there for one night. When the following day dawned, the king struck his camp, and went to Okely, where he encamped for one night.