The beauties of England and Wales, or, Delineations, topographical, historical, and descriptive, of each county (1801)
Brewer, James Norris, fl. 1799-1829, Brayley, E. W. (Edward Wedlake), 1773-1854, Britton, John, 1771-1857, Shoberl, Frederic, 1775-1853, Nightingale, Joseph, 1775-1824, Hodgson, John, 1799-1845, Laird, Francis Charles, Bigland, John, 1750-1832, Evans, J. (John), fl. 1812, Rees, Thomas, 1777-1864, Britton, John, 1771-1857, Hood, Thomas, d. 1811, Harris, John, 1756-1846 · London : Printed by Thomas Maiden, for Vernor, Hood [etc.] · leaf 264
the name of Bridgenorth is but of latetymes usurped, that in all antient records it is called Bridge. * Henry of Huntingdon wrote the following verses in praise of Ethel-fleda:— O Elfieda potens, O terror virgo virorum f Victi ix naturae, nomine digna viri!Te, qu6 splendidior fores, natura puellam,… … SHROPSHIRE. 22$ Bridge.* Bishop Gibson supposes this to be the Ghatbriggeof the Saxon Chronicle, where the Danes built a castle in theyear 896; and some historians, probably under the same idea,call it Brugge. This Saxon derivation is strengthened by thecircumstance of Qiiat and Quatford, being…
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![An illustration from Europa's Eden in Bildern. 100 Ansichten und Costum-Bilder von Italien und seinem Volke. [Without letterpress.] Nach Original-Gemälden in Stahl gestochen von C. F., Catel, Gail, Gotzlöff, Mosbrugger, Weller, Pinelli, etc (1858)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/bl-bl_001334803_0-9-1.webp)
