In the prouince of Corelia, and about the riuer Duyna towards the North sea, there groweth a soft rockewhich they call Slude.
No other glasse, good faith doth giue a better light: And sure the rocke is nothing rich, the cost is very slight.
A third shippe the Edward aforesayd, falling on the North part of Scotland, vpon a rocke was also lost, and Master Chanceller, with diuers other, drowned.
Next of all vnto a brooke that ran from south east, directlie north into the Sauerne sea, and within halfe a mile of the same laie a great blacke rocke like an Iland.
From hence we cast about, gathering still toward the northest, till we came to Caer Ierienrhod, a notable rocke situat ouer against the mouth of the Leuenni, wherein standeth a strong hold or fortresse, or else some towne or village.
This Chedderhole or Chedder rocke is in Summersetshire, and thence the said waters run till they méet with the second Ax that riseth in Owkie hole.
Vincents rocke and Laie, next of all to Crocampill, and finallie into the sea, whither all waters by nature doo resort.
And thus haue I finished the description of Plimmouth water, and all such falles as are betwéene Newston rocke on the east side, and the Ram head on the other.
I am content, so as Ramis, when hee finds me cold in love, or hard in beliefe, hee attribute it to his owne folly; in that I retaine some nature of the Rocke he chaunged me into.
So moche he enforced hym, that he came to the fote of a montayne nygh to the port of Cesarye, and brought hymself nygh to a rocke ryght by Roncyval, under a tree in a fayr medowe.
Wherfore he concluded in hymself to breke it, and toke it, and smote upon a rocke wyth all hys myght iii tymes wythout hurtynge ony thynge the swerde, and clefte the rocke to therthe, and colde in no wyse breke the swerde.
About three of the clocke in the after noone, we had sight of a rocke called Il fano, 48 miles from Corfu, and by sunne set we discouered Corfu.
The Venetians haue a rocke or cragge within a mile of the said towne, for the which the Raguseos would giue much money, but they doe keepe it more for the namesake, then for profite.
The 21 we sayled still in sight of Dalmatia, and a little before noone, we had a sight of a rocke in the midst of the sea, called in the Italian il Pomo, it appeareth a farre off to be in shape like a sugarloafe.
This rocke lieth on the Southside of the towne, and is called Il Cromo, there is nothing on it but onely a Monasterie called Sant Ieronimo.
For the third warde and vttermost, it hath very strong walles with rampires of the rocke it selfe cut out by force and trenched about with the sea.
Also we sawe another rocke about two miles compasse called Sant Andrea; on this rocke is only one Monasterie of Friers: [Sidenote: Lissa an Iland.
O that some rocke of Ice Might fall on me and freeze me into nothing.
Let all that liue, hereby be counselled, To shunne Rocke of Reproch, and it as death to dred.
As some rude rocke torne from his bed of claie, Stretch'd onn the pleyne the brave ap Tewdore laie.
Nor she whom heau’nly powers To weping rocke did turne, Whose teares distill in showers, And shew she yet doth mourne.
XXV The knight was wroth to see his stroke beguyld, And smote againe with more outrageous might; But backe againe the sparckling steele recoyld, And left not any marke, where it did light, 220 As if in Adamant rocke it had bene pight.
The Mayden hardned in hir Opinion, stoode still immoueable mutch like vnto a Rocke in the midst of the Sea, disquieted with a tempest of billowes, and fomy Waues in sutch wise as one word could not be procured from hir mouth.
Why brake yee not, agaynst some Rocke or Bay, The keele, the sterne, or els blew downe the Mast, By whose large sayles through surging seas I past?
Mrs. Rocke started, looked wistfully in the face of the speaker and, seeing that he was in determined earnest, turned her appealing glances toward Traverse and Doctor Williams.
Marah Rocke mechanically complied and allowed Traverse to lead her from the room.
Late at night Mrs. Rocke heard Colonel Le Noir come into the house and enter his chamber.
He had an efficient tool for his purpose in the Captain of the company to which Traverse Rocke belonged.
Gnashing his teeth with ill-suppressed fury, he strode into the hall just as Mrs. Rocke and Clara, in her traveling dress, descended the stairs.
Clara Day and Traverse Rocke were betrothed with full knowledge and cordial approbation of the young lady's father.
I wish to the Lord that I had been your father, Cap, and that Marah Rocke had been your mother!
And secondly, by reading the recorded evidence to the effect that: Traverse Rocke had been found by competent witnesses sleeping on his post.
Then the evidence of Doctor Williams and Doctor Rocke was taken concerning the last verbal instructions of the deceased.
She was followed closely by her friends, Traverse Rocke and Doctor Williams, each of whom whispered encouraging words to the orphan.
Doctor Rocke and myself are both physicians competent to certify that, at the time of leaving these directions, our respected friend was perfectly sound in mind at least," said Doctor Williams.
The lady looked at Traverse Rocke with astonishment and incredulity.
And then Herbert introduced Capitola to Mrs. Rockeand Cap presented Herbert to Clara.
But Herbert dreaded every instant that Marah Rocke should turn her head and meet that fixed, wistful look of Old Hurricane.
Forgetting time, and place, she threw herself into the arms of Marah Rocke and wept with delight.
Then the evidence of Doctor Williams and Doctor Rockewas taken concerning the last verbal instruction of the deceased.
As Marah Rocke looked after him, she also saw with alarm that Colonel Le Noir had mounted his horse and galloped off in the direction of Staunton, as if impelled by the most urgent haste.
Herbert watched Old Hurricane, whose eyes were spellbound to the bench where sat Mrs. Rocke and Clara.
They were not aware that the discharge of Traverse Rockehad long ago arrived, but that it had been suppressed through the diabolical cunning of Le Noir.
Fayre be ye sure, but hard and obstinate, As is a rocke amidst the raging floods; Gaynst which a ship, of succour desolate, Doth suffer wreck both of her selfe and goods.
I saw a spring out of a rocke forth rayle*, As cleare as christall gainst the sunnie beames; The bottome yeallow, like the golden grayle* That bright Pactolus washeth with his streames.
Logistica perceiuing by my looke that I had no great lyking in this place, some-what greeued therewith, said, this Rocke is knowne neuer but at the end.
God we departed from the dishabited rocke by the isle of Madêra, apperteining to the king of Portugal, with 50.
The other company had found running out of a high rocke a very fayre spring of water, whereof they brought three bottels to the company: for before that time, wee drank the stinking water of the pond.
Aluise, and Cape Memorancie, and certaine other lands, and how one of our Boates touched a Rocke and suddenly went ouer it.
In the middest of this entrance there is a rocke of free stone growing by nature apt to build any Castle or Fortresse there, for the keeping of the hauen.
And thus haue I finished the description of Plimmouth water, and all such falles as are betweene Newston rocke on the east side, and the Ram head on the other.
Teignton, it crosseth the Leman, which commeth from Saddleton rocke by [Sidenote: Aller.
This Chedderhole or Chedder rocke is in Summersetshire, and thence the said waters run till they meet with the second Ax that riseth in Owkie hole.
The first and principall cause was that he did consider and sawe by experience, that there was none other Towne nor place in Leuant that warred against him nor kept him in doubt, but this poore rocke of Rhodes.
Sea called Pontus Euxinus, and there vpon a rocke we sawe a piller of white Marble that was set vp by Pompeius: and from thence we passed to the other side of the water, vpon the shore of Asia and there we dined.
Then they brought her to the appointed rockeof the high hill, and set [her] hereon, and so departed.
The water whereof distilleth and trickleth downe from the hanging Rocke over it, not onely dropping wise, but also falling in many pretty little streames.
Our fathers did eat the same spirituall meat, and did drinke the same spirituall drinke; for they did drinke of that spirituall rocke that followed them, and that rocke was Christ.
Rocke in Mount Caucasus, where a Vulter dayly eate up his entrails which did grow againe in course.
Our frayle bodyes wandreth in care and payne And lyke to botes troubled with tempest sore From rocke to rocke cast in this se mundayne, Before our iyen beholde we ever more The deth of them that passed are before.
Dame Sherborne ventured to remonstrate with her, hoping she could not be in earnest; and old Anthony Rocke bluntly told her he would rather see her in her grave than the bride of such a hoary reprobate as Sir Francis.
Thither, also, was old Anthony Rocke taken, closely guarded on the way by two of the myrmidons.
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