One part of his dress only remains, but it is too remarkable to be suppressed; it was a brass ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast round his neck, so loose as to form no impediment to his breathing, yet so tight... American Monthly Knickerbocker - Page 324edited by - 1847Full view - About this book
| 1820 - 590 pages
...rather of a yellow or amber hue. One part of hls^ress only remains, but it is too remark r ,,!'!'.• (o be suppressed ; it was a brass ring, resembling a...excepting by the use of the file. On this singular gorget was engraved in Saxon characters, an inscription of the following purport : — " Gurth, the... | |
| 1820 - 524 pages
...forming a contrast with the overgrown beard upon his cheeks, which was rather of a yellow or amber hue. One part of his dress only remains, but it is too...excepting by the use of the file. On this singular gorget was engraved in Saxon characters, an inscription of the following purport: — ' Gurth, the... | |
| 1820 - 774 pages
...concluding one — in the picture of Gurth the Swineherd, is too remarkable to be omitted. " One part of bis dress only remains, but it is too remarkable to be...incapable of being removed, excepting by the use of the h'le. On this singular gorget was engraved in Saxon characters, an inscription of the following purport... | |
| 1820 - 774 pages
...forming a contrast with the over-grown beard upon his cheeks, which was rather of a yellow or amber hue. One part of his dress only remains, but it is too...incapable of being removed, excepting by the use of the tile. On this singular gorget was engraved in Saxon characters, an inscription of the following purport... | |
| 1820 - 856 pages
...two-edged knife, which bore, even at that time, the name of a Sheffield whittle. Another part of his dress was, — ' A brass ring, resembling a dog's collar,...round his neck, so loose as to form no impediment for his breathing, yet so tight as to be incapable of being removed, excepting by the use of the tile.... | |
| 1820 - 760 pages
...forming a contrast with the over-grown beard upon his cheeks, which was rather of a yellow or amber hue. One part of his dress only remains, but it is too remarkable to be suppressed ; it was a bras» ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast round his neck,... | |
| 1820 - 784 pages
...— the concluding one — in the picture of Gurth the Swineherd, is too remarkable to be omitted. " One part of his dress only remains, but it is too...excepting by the use of the file. On this singular gorget was engraved in Saxon characters, an inscription of the following purport :— ' Gurth, the... | |
| Walter Scott - 1820 - 356 pages
...forming a contrast with the overgrown beard upon his cheeks, which was rather of a yellow or amber hue. One part of his dress only remains, but it is too...excepting by the use of the file. On this singular gorget was engraved in Saxon characters, an inscription of the following purport : — " Gurth, the... | |
| david william - 1820 - 564 pages
...only remains, but it is too remark sible to be .suppressed ; it was a brass ring, resembling a^dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast...excepting by the use of the file. On this singular gorget was engraved in Saxon characters, an inscription of the following purport : — " Gurth, the... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]) - 1822 - 550 pages
...forming a contrast with the overgrown beard upon his cheeks, which was rather of a yellow or amber hue. One part of his dress only remains, but it is too...excepting by the use of the file. On this singular gorget was engraved in Saxon characters, an inscription of the following purport:—" Gurth, the son... | |
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