Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall, Bind 3Workers of Cornwall Limited, 1868 Includes the Reports of the Institution, which, prior to the establishment of the Journal, were issued separately. |
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Side 87 - Most of these men seem born under a travelling planet ; seldom having their education in the place of their nativity; oft-times composed of Irish infancy, British breeding, and French preferment ; taking a cowl in one country, a crosier in another, and a grave in a third; neither bred where born, nor beneficed where bred, nor buried where beneficed ; but wandering in several kingdoms.
Side 143 - ... added at first to hasten the corrosion. The liquid was changed from time to time as it became nearly saturated, but without changing the position of the iron. At the end of three or four days the pieces of iron were taken out, washed, and examined, when the upper one was found to be a perfect analogue of a rocking-stone, so delicately balanced on two points that it could be made to rock by blowing on it with the mouth. [Result shown.] It will be observed in this experiment that the iron rocks...
Side 141 - ... Without at present entering into details, it may be stated that in the Lecture Hall the deposits were of the same general character and order as in those parts of the Cavern which the Committee had previously explored and reported...
Side 260 - Lands intersected by a narrow frith Abhor each other. Mountains interposed Make enemies of nations, who had else Like kindred drops been mingled into one.
Side 347 - That the best thanks of the Society be given to the Officers and Council, for their services during the past year.
Side 226 - This castelle hath bene a marvelus strong and notable forteres, and almost situ loci inexpugnabile, especially for the dungeon, that is on a great and high terrible cragge, environid with the se ; but having a drawbridge from the the residew of the castelle onto it.
Side 101 - Bodmin, to repair instantly to the Priory with such weapons as they had. " By this means he gathered unto the said Priory by estimation to the number of a hundred persons and above, and charged five...
Side 226 - The Castel had be lykhod iij wardes, whereof ij be woren away with gulfying yn of the se : withowte the isle renneth alonly a gate house, a walle, and a fals braye dyged and walled. On the isle remayne old walles, and yn the est parte of the same, the grownd beyng lower, remayueth a walle embateled, and men alyve saw ther, yn a postern, a dore of yren.
Side 97 - In the name of GOD Most High, here begins the cross of the Saviour, which Samson the Abbot prepared for his own soul and the soul of King Juthael and of Artmal the Dean." J " The first of those names, I am satisfied," • History and Antiquities of St.
Side 100 - Queene, which is a proof that this proverb is much older than that time ; and that the phrase was not then used as a proverb but applied as a pun.