 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1803 - 716 pages
...in the kingdom, considering the extent of the ground on which they stand. The vast fragments of the King's Tower, the round towers leaning as if ready...tumbled down into the vale below, form such a scene of havock and desolation, as strikes every curious spectator with horror and concern."* Between two and... | |
 | George Alexander Cooke - 1817 - 378 pages
...grandest in the kingdom, considering the extent of ground on which they stand. The vast fragments of the King's Tower, the round towers leaning as if ready...into the vale below, form such a scene of havoc and devastation, as strikes every curious spectator with horror and concern. in the time of Charles I.... | |
 | J. Criswick - 1820 - 178 pages
...grandest in the kingdom, considering the extent of ground on which they stand. The vast fragments of the King's tower, the round towers leaning as if ready...tumbled down into the vale below, form such a scene of havock and desolation, as strikes every curious spectator with horror and concern 1" " Cast back thine... | |
 | 1831 - 472 pages
...in the kingdom, considering the extent of the ground on which they stand. The vast fragments of the King's Tower, the round towers leaning as if ready...every curious spectator with horror and concern."* The tragical murder of Edward by Elfrida, at Corfe Castle, and its memorable defence by Lady Bankes,... | |
 | 1837 - 1032 pages
...bridge of four very narrow high arches. ' The vast fragments of the king's tower,' says Mr. Ilutchins, ' the round towers, leaning as if ready to fall, the broken walls and vast pieces of them tumbled into the vale below, form such a scene of havock and desolation as strikes every spectator with horror... | |
 | 1838 - 530 pages
...bridge of foiir very narrow high arches. ' The vast fragments of the king's tower,1 says Mr. Hutchins, ' the round towers, leaning as if ready to fall, the broken walls and vast pieces of them tumbled into the vale below, form such a scene of havock and desolation as strikes every spectator with horror... | |
 | Thomas Dugdale - 1830 - 368 pages
...grandest rage of civil in the kingdom, considering the extent of the ground on which they stand. war. The vast fragments of King's Tower, the round towers...wandering spirits, by the neighbouring peasantry ; lights Castle supposed to be and figures having frequently been seen in the dark winter nights, gliding haunted... | |
 | John Timbs - 1872 - 598 pages
...in the kingdom, considering the extent of the ground on which they stand. The vast fragments of the King's Tower, the round towers leaning as if ready...strikes every curious spectator with horror and concern. The plenty of stone in the neighbourhood, and the excellency of the cement, harder to be broken than... | |
 | Richard Nicholls Worth - 1882 - 156 pages
...lasting monument of the dreadful effects of anarchy and the rage of Civil War. The vast fragments of the King's Tower, the round towers leaning as if ready to fall, the broken walls, and the vast pieces tumbled down into the vale below, form such a scene of havoc and desolation as strikes... | |
 | Peter Delamotte - 1785 - 104 pages
...murder of Edward, King of the Weft Saxons, was committed by his mother-in-law Elfrith, or Elfrida ;) the round towers leaning as if ready to fall ; the broken walls and vaft pieces of them tumbled into the vale below; form fuch a fcene of devaftation as muft ftrike every... | |
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... magnificent fabric was reduced to a heap of ruins, and remains a lasting monument of the dreadful effects of anarchy, and the rage of civil war. The ruins are large, and allowed to be the noblest and grandest in the kingdom, considering the extent... 