Companion to the Wye Tour. Ariconensia; Or, Archaeological Sketches of Ross and Archenfield Illustrative of the Campaigns of Caractacus the Station Ariconium, &C., with Other Matters (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1821 edition. Excerpt: ...Man. " With a spade on his shoulder, and a glass bottle of liquor in his hand, he used to walk from his house (afterwards an Inn, but now occupied by Mr. Brookes a Surgeon, and others, ) to his fields and back again several times a day." In addition to his glass bottle and spade, may be mentioned his watering pot, which he frequently carried, and with his own hands watered the trees he had newly set. Mr. Kyrle was a daily attendant at 'church. 'At the chiming of the bells, all business ceased with him, --he washed his hands, and retired. Every body has heard of Pope's Euloguiin on the Man of Ross. The verses are now for the first time properly illustrated; and the public are indebted to Mr. Jenkins, long resident in the town, for the following valuable and interesting elucidation. K " Pope used to visit a Roman Catholic Family, then living at Old Oveross in the parish of Rosa. He was thus in the way of correct information, as to the character and acts of Mr. Kyrle. Possibly too, the old Gentleman himself might have been a neighbourly visitor, or at the same house; for it is certain, that he was very averse to bell-ringing and bonfires on the fifth of November." The Poem commences with " But all our praises, why should Lords engross? Rise honest Muse, and sing the " MAN of ROSS." Mr. Kyrle was not denominated the " Man of Ross" from the Poem. It was an appellation given him by a country friend, by which he was long known in his life time, and in which he delighted much, as conveying a notion of plain honest dealing, and unaffected hospitality. There was a point too in his practice, which gave extensive currency to the title of " Man of Ross." Bad roads and bad accommodations for the Traveller were pretty general in his day; and hence his friendly...