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Abbey ancient Anglesey Asaph ascent Bala Bangor Barmouth Baths beautiful Beddgelert Bettws-y-Coed borough bridge British built Cader Idris called Capel Curig Carnarvon Carriages castle celebrated chapel Chester church Coach coast Conway Corwen cross Denbigh Denbighshire Dinas distance district Dolgelly Edinburgh Edward elevation English erected extensive feet Festiniog First-Class formed Glasgow Hall Harlech height Henry hill Holyhead Hotel Ladies lake Llanberis Llandudno Llangollen Llanrwst Llewelyn Llyn Loch London Lord Machynlleth mansion Menai miles moderate Moel mountains neighbourhood North Wales Oban Owen Glyndwr parish pass Passengers Penrhyn picturesque Plas Prince principal Proprietor Railway Station remains residence Rhuddlan Rhyl river river Clwyd river Dee road rock Roman Royal Ruthin scene scenery Severn Shrewsbury side situated Snowdon Steamers stone stream Street summit surrounded Tourists tower town Trains Vale of Clwyd valley village Visitors walk wall Welsh William woods Wrexham Wynn
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Page 84 - ADJOINS LORD KENMARE'S Demesne, and is situated within easy distance of Ross Castle, MuckrossjAbbey and Grounds, the Gap of Dunloe, and the principal points of interest. This Hotel, the largest in the Lake District, possesses unusually good accommodation for Tourists and Families, including spacious and well-furnished Ladies' Drawing-Room, Writing, Reception, Billiard, Smoking, Dining, and Private Sitting Rooms.
Page 123 - Oh, where does faithful Gelert roam ? The flower of all his race ! So true, so brave — a lamb at home, A lion in the chase...
Page 3 - Coffee and Billiard Rooms have been added. FIRST-CLASS HORSES AND VEHICLES. Coach, to Braemar daily at 11 AM during July, August, and September. Seats secured by Post or Telegram. 'Bus meets all Trains. Shootings Inspected and Valued. JOHN ANDERSON, Proprietor.
Page 140 - Around this peaceful cot, this humble shed, If health, if confidence, if virtue tread, Though no proud column grace the gaudy door, Where sculptured elegance parades it o'er ; Nor pomp without, nor pageantry within, Nor splendid show, nor ornament is seen, The swain shall look with pity on the great, Nor barter quiet for a king's estate. 1768.
Page 95 - Exposed to the scorching rays of the sun and heated particles of dust, will find ROWLANDS...
Page 96 - JAY'S experienced DRESSMAKERS and MILLINERS Travel to any part of the Kingdom, Free of expense to purchasers. They take with them dresses and millinery, besides Patterns of materials, At Is.
Page 1 - Letteri and Telegrams for Apartments or Conveyances punctually attended to. An Omnibus to and from the Station free of Charge. Parties boarded by the week at a reduced rate except during August.
Page 204 - ... little way below it, and under which the water, after reaching the bottom, passes, which intercepts the sight, and prevents it from taking in the whole fall at once. This unsightly object has stood where it now stands since the day of creation, and will probably remain there to the day of judgment. It would be a desecration of nature to remove it by art, but no one could regret if nature in one of her floods were to sweep it away.
Page 169 - These after came the stony shallow Lone, That to old Loncaster his name doth lend ; And following Dee, which Britons long ygone Did call divine, that doth by Chester tend...
Page 82 - TOURS IN SCOTLAND. THE CALEDONIAN RAILWAY COMPANY have arranged a system of TOURS— over 100 in number — by Rail, Steamer, and Coach, comprehending almost every place of interest either for scenery or historical associations throughout Scotland, including — EDINBURGH, GLASGOW, ABERDEEN, DUNDEE. INVERNESS, GREENOCK, PAISLEY. DUMFRIES, PEEBLES, STIRLING, PERTH, CRIEFF, DUNKELD, OBAN...