An historical survey of the county of Cornwall, etc., compiled by the printer (W. Penaluna).1838 |
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Page 297 - St. Keyne,' quoth the Cornish-man, 'many a time Drank of this crystal Well, And before the Angel summoned her, She laid on the water a spell. 'If the husband of this gifted Well Shall drink before his wife, A happy man thenceforth is he, For he shall be master for life.
Page 297 - But has heard of the Well of St. Keyne. An oak and an elm tree stand beside, And behind does an ash tree grow, And a willow from the bank above Droops to the water below. A traveller came to the Well of St. Keyne...
Page 310 - And with himself opposed and checked the flood. Conquest or death was all his thought; so fire Either o'ercomes, or doth itself expire. His courage work'd like flames, cast heat about, Here, there, on this, on that side, none gave out ; Not any pike in that renowned stand But took new force from his inspiring hand : Soldier encouraged soldier, man urged man, And he urged all ; so far example can.
Page 171 - These three boroughs uniting their interest, presented a petition to James I. against the intentions of Killigrew to erect his new town so near the mouth of the harbour. In this petition they gravely set forth, " That the erecting of a town at Smithike would tend to the ruin and impoverishing of the ancient coinage and market towns aforesaid, not far distant from thence ; and therefore humbly prayed the king's majesty, that the buildings and undertakings of Mr. Killigrew might be inhibited for the...
Page 250 - Where are those Spaniards, That make so great a boast, O ? They shall eat the grey goose feather, And we will eat the roast, O ; In every land, O, The land, where'er we go.
Page 199 - Treury buildid a right fair and stronge embatelid tower in his house, and embateling all the waulles of the house, in a maner made it a castelle, and onto this day it is the glorie of the town building in Faweye.
Page 187 - Nov. 1717, this fortress was considerably injured by a thunder storm. The lightning in its passage struck through the walls of the building, which are eight or nine feet thick ; removing enormous stones of five or six hundred weight. This shock so damaged the works, that for some time they were indefensible. This is the only accident of any consequence, arising from natural causes, that it is known to have suffered since its first erection.
Page 194 - This was put up during the lifetime of Mr. Treffry by his direction. He was a whimsical kind of man. He had his grave dug, and lay down and swore in it, to show the sexton a novelty.
Page 250 - The hilarity of the day precludes the possibility of doing business ; every consideration but mirth, music, and feasting is set at naught. Should any persons be found at work, they are instantly seized, set astride on a pole, and jolted away on men's shoulders, amidst thousands of huzzas, &c., and at last sentenced to leap over the river, (which by the by is none of the narrowest,) the result which therefore frequently happens is — they jump into it. The payment of a certain fine towards the expenses...
Page 250 - In the afternoon, the gentility go to some farmhouse in the neighbourhood, to drink tea, syllabub, etc., and return in a Morrice dance to the town, where they form a faddy, and dance through the streets till it is dark, claiming a right of going through any person's house, in at one door, and out at the other. And here it formerly used to end, and the company of all kinds...