Wild Wales: Its People, Language, and Scenery, Volume 1J. Murray, 1862 - Wales |
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Page 15
... original name ; signifying the home on the broomie moor , which name it lost in polite parlance for Birmingham , or the home of the son of Biarmer , when a certain man of Danish blood , called Biarming , or the son of Biarmer , got ...
... original name ; signifying the home on the broomie moor , which name it lost in polite parlance for Birmingham , or the home of the son of Biarmer , when a certain man of Danish blood , called Biarming , or the son of Biarmer , got ...
Page 87
... original identity of nuns and nautch - girls , begging priests and begging Brahmins . We passed by a small house with an enormous yew - tree before it ; I asked him who lived there . It was " No one , " he replied , " it is to let ...
... original identity of nuns and nautch - girls , begging priests and begging Brahmins . We passed by a small house with an enormous yew - tree before it ; I asked him who lived there . It was " No one , " he replied , " it is to let ...
Page 89
... The word is a double word , " said I , com- pounded of carn and lleidyr . The original meaning of carn is a heap of stones , and carn- lleidyr means properly a thief without house or home , CH . IX . ] 89 CARN - LLEIDYR .
... The word is a double word , " said I , com- pounded of carn and lleidyr . The original meaning of carn is a heap of stones , and carn- lleidyr means properly a thief without house or home , CH . IX . ] 89 CARN - LLEIDYR .
Page 90
... original meaning was lost or disregarded , and the term carn - lleidyr was applied to any particu- larly dishonest person . At present there can be no impropriety in calling a person who receives a matrass , knowing it to be stolen , a ...
... original meaning was lost or disregarded , and the term carn - lleidyr was applied to any particu- larly dishonest person . At present there can be no impropriety in calling a person who receives a matrass , knowing it to be stolen , a ...
Page 155
... left hand I will show you a house built in the old style , such a house , sir , as I dare say the original turf tavern was . " Then leading me a little way from the road he showed me , under a hollow CH . XV . ] 155 OLD AND NEW .
... left hand I will show you a house built in the old style , such a house , sir , as I dare say the original turf tavern was . " Then leading me a little way from the road he showed me , under a hollow CH . XV . ] 155 OLD AND NEW .
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amongst ancient Anglesey asked Bangor bard beautiful Berwyn bridge called Ceiriog Chester church cottage Croppies daughter dressed England English Englishman englyn father Fcap followed gentleman girl Gronwy Owen hand hanner head heard hill History Huw Morris Huw Morus Iolo Goch Italian John Jones kind lady language lived Llanfair Llangollen lleidyr looked Lord Memoir Menai miles Moel mountain never night Orange Owain Gwynedd Owen Glendower passed Pengwern Pentraeth Plas Newydd Plates poet Pont y Meibion poor Portrait Post 8vo present proceeded replied river road Saxon Second Edition second sight side signore Snowdon soon Spanish speak Welsh stone stood Third Edition told took town Translated trees vale vale of Clwyd valley village Vols Wales walking wall Welsh language Welshman whilst wife wish woman Woodcuts word Wrexham
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