The graphic and historical illustrator; an original miscellany of literary, antiquarian, and topographical information, embellished with one hundred and fifty woodcuts . a hill between Street and Glaston-bury, called Weary all, why so called I do not is supposed to be a corruption of Ponsperilous, that is, dang-erous bridge, a bridge over theriver Brae, near Wearyall Hill. It may be added in defence of Glastonburys being-called the Island of Avalon, with its Torhill, &c,that before the moors were drained and tined in,*(that is, divided into separate allotments,) to the ex-tent o
The graphic and historical illustrator; an original miscellany of literary, antiquarian, and topographical information, embellished with one hundred and fifty woodcuts . a hill between Street and Glaston-bury, called Weary all, why so called I do not is supposed to be a corruption of Ponsperilous, that is, dang-erous bridge, a bridge over theriver Brae, near Wearyall Hill. It may be added in defence of Glastonburys being-called the Island of Avalon, with its Torhill, &c,that before the moors were drained and tined in,*(that is, divided into separate allotments,) to the ex-tent or completeness they now are, much of the lowland around Glastonbury was, to a considerable ex-tent, covered with water in the winter season, so as,very probably, to constitute it an island; indeed,within my own memory, many square miles of lowland between Glastonbury and the sea were coveredduring the winter, for a time more or less long withwater. The river Brue is the main artery of thisplain, which empties its contents into the Bristolchannel, near Highbridge, after a course from itsrise, near Bruton, of about twenty or more miles,f ANCIENT CLOAK Among the several vestiges of the olden times foundnear the banks of the Thames, during the recent ex-cavations for the New Hungerford Market, were thelinked Cloak Buttons, represented in the annexedcut. They are of silver, and exactly alike. Besidesthe link and shanks, they each consist of two pieces,soldered together and bevelled at the edge. The upper * TLis verb to tine in, to tine, to shut, as tine the door ; andto tine, to kindle, as tine the candle, is a very good one, and de-serves to be taken into the service of our polished dialect. f The natural history of this tract is everyway worthy of theattention of the naturalist; and should no other person, morediligent and observing than myself, undertake its history, IWill assuredly attempt it should leisure be afforded me. Inthe mean time, should any gentleman undertak
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