The Making of William Edwards; or, The Story of the Bridge of Beauty. George David Banks

The Making of William Edwards; or, The Story of the Bridge of Beauty

lych-gate and the church, with its long body and massive square tower, were full in view, that he became demonstrative.

Breint had been left at a small inn at the foot of the hill, and then William was pleased to dismount from his perch, and, with quite an air of patronising superiority, to take his sister by the hand as if to lead her up the hill, and over the stone stile to astonish her sight with all that had astonished him.

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Pronounced Egloois-ilian.

2

Cwrw da, good ale. The w has the sound of oo; thus cooroo.

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1

Pronounced Egloois-ilian.

2

Cwrw da, good ale. The w has the sound of oo; thus cooroo.

3

Rhys, pronounced Rees.

4

Fach, equivalent to the English dear.

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Ales, pronounced Alis; in English, Alice.

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Or, Eglwys-elian.

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Culm, the dust of hard coal, used for fuel when mixed with clay and peat.

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Duffle, made both in scarlet and grey, was a very thick, close-grained woollen cloth, its upper surface covered with pin-head curly knots. It was almost waterproof.

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Linsey-woolsey, a mixture of linen and woollen, is still in use.

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This was the old method of drawing coal and pitmen to the surface, until superseded by machinery. Wells and mills were similarly worked. And still horses are so employed to draw up yachts on the sea-shore, the rope passing round a block.

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