The graphic and historical illustrator; an original miscellany of literary, antiquarian, and topographical information, embellished with one hundred and fifty woodcuts (1834) (14782447205)

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Title: The graphic and historical illustrator; an original miscellany of literary, antiquarian, and topographical information, embellished with one hundred and fifty woodcuts
Year: 1834 (1830s)
Authors: Brayley, E. W. (Edward Wedlake), 1773-1854
Subjects: England -- Antiquities England -- Architecture England -- Description and travel
Publisher: London, Chidley
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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tolives immediately afterwards. In their combats withdragons (to which they have a family enmity) thelatter twists round the elephants feet, and by throw-ing them to the ground, get the better of them ;* but the elephant generally contrives to fall with his wholebulk on the reptile, so as to crush it. The bloodproduced by these combats when mingled with thesoil, produces the earth called cinnabar. (!) In con-clusion, that they have no joints in their limbs, areafraid of a mouse,* and are captured thus: the huntermarks the particular tree against which the elephantrests at night, and then, taking his opportunity, sawsit nearly through. The weight of the beast bringsdown the tree and its own unwieldy carcass to theground ;f and it is then secured or killed, accordingto the will of the captor. All the above is relatedwith perfect conviction of its truth on the part of thewriters, and was, doubtlessly, credited by all wholived at that period. F. M. KILBURN, OR KILBOURN, PRIORY; MIDDLESEX.
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A little lowly Hermitage it was, Downe in a dale, hard by a forests side ; Far from resort of people, that did pass In traveill to and froe ; a little wyde There was an holy Chapell edifyde, Wherein the Hermite dewly wont to say His holy things, each morne and eventyde : Thereby a christall streame did gently play, Which from a sacred fountaine, welled forth alway, Kilrurn Priory was situated near the spot nowoccupied by the tavern, or tea-drinking house, called * Might not this be true, substituting the Python (the Boaof the old world) for the dragon 1—Ed. Kilburn Wells, at the distance of rather more thantwo miles from London, north-westward, on the Edg-ware road. It derived its origin from a recluse, orhermit, named Godwyn, who retiring hither in thereign of Henry I,, for the purpose of seclusion, builta cell near a little rivulet, called in different re-cords Cuneburna, Keelebourne, Coldbourne, and * In the old romance of Alexander, the elephants are put tothe rout by the squeak