 | William Bingley - 1804 - 492 páginas
...a fmgular enigmatical account of Dolgelle, written by Fuller fomewhat more than a century ago. " r. The walls thereof are three miles high. 2. Men go...water; but 3. Go out of it under the water. 4. The fteeple thereof doth grow therein. 5. There are more ale-houfes than houfes*." Thefe five enigmas he... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1812 - 1052 páginas
...ago, gives a singular enigmatical account of Dolgelleu. " 1 The walls thereof are three miles high. 1 Men go into it over the water ; but 3 Go out of it...thereof doth grow therein. 5 There are more alehouses thaa homes. "• These he solves in the following manner : The first alludes to the mountains, surrounding... | |
 | William Bingley - 1814 - 572 páginas
...outside of the town, the painter will, however, acknowledge, that it is not without its beauty. «' 1. The walls thereof are three miles high. 2. Men...more ale-houses than houses."* These five enigmas he solves in this manner : the. first, he says, is explained by the mountains that surround the place.... | |
 | 490 páginas
...TR. P. COS. III."' Gibson i Camden, («/.«,;>. 785. The following is Fuller's description : — « 1. The walls thereof are three miles high. '2. Men...doth grow therein. 5. There are more ale-houses than h*uses." These five enigmas he explains in the following manner. The first is explained by the mountains,... | |
 | 1821 - 492 páginas
...AYG. PMTR. P.CO5.IU." Gibson' i Comdex, l'ol.ii,1>. HiSi. The following is Fuller's description :— " 1. The walls thereof are three miles high. '2. Men...five enigmas he explains in the following manner. Tho first is explained by the mountains, which surround the place. The second implies that on one side... | |
 | 1830 - 508 páginas
...Fuller, who wrote more than a century ago, gives a singular enigmatical account of Dolgellau. " I. The walls thereof are three miles high. 2. Men go...therein. 5. There are more alehouses than houses." These he solves in the following manner : The tiret alludes to the mountains surrounding the place. The second,... | |
 | William Cathrall - 1860 - 358 páginas
...staunch parliamentary leader. Fuller, in his Worthies of Wales, describes Dolgelley as follows : — " 1, The walls thereof are three miles high. 2, Men...therein. 5, There are more ale-houses than houses." These enigmas he thus explains : — The first is explained by the mountains which surround the place. The... | |
 | 1875 - 128 páginas
...notice, but adds four other things worthy of remark respecting Dolgelly. His words are as follows: — "1. The walls thereof are three miles high. 2. Men...therein. 5. There are more alehouses than houses." These enigmas he solves in the following manner : — The first alludes to the fact that mountains surround... | |
 | Jacob Youde William Lloyd - 1887 - 542 páginas
...it was the residence of the murdered Baron Owen. The following is Fuller's description of Dolgclley, in his ancient work, Worthies in Wales :— " 1. The...explained by the mountains which surround the place ; the second implies that on one side of the town there was a bridge, over which all travellers must pass... | |
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These five enigmas he explains in the following manner. The first is explained by the mountains, which surround the place. The second implies that on one side of the town there was a bridge, over which all travellers must pass ; and the third that, on... 