 | Electronic journals - 1916 - 688 pages
...the historic siege of 1688-9 was erected about the year 182T at a cost of 4,OOOZ. on the " Royal " Bastion^ " which bore during many weeks the heaviest fire of the enemy." It consists of a Doric column 81 ft. high, surmounted by a statue of Walker rising 12 ft. higher. The... | |
 | HODGES SMITH - 1856 - 772 pages
...wall of Londonderry is to the Protestants of Ulster what the trophy of Marathon was to the Athenians. A lofty pillar, rising from a bastion which bore during...far up and far down the Foyle. On the summit is the statne of Walker, such as when, in the last and most terrible emergency, his eloquence 157 roused the... | |
 | HODGES SMITH - 1856 - 772 pages
...wall of Londonderry is to the Protestants of Ulster what the trophy of Marathon was to the Athenians. A lofty pillar, rising from a bastion which bore during...far up and far down the Foyle. On the summit is the statne of Walker, such as when, in the last and most terrible emergency, his eloquence roused the fainting... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1858 - 648 pages
...wall of Londonderry is to the Protestants of Ulster what the trophy of Marathon was to the Athenians. A lofty pillar, rising from a bastion which bore during many weeks the heaviest fire of tho enemy, is seen far up and far down the Foyle. On the summit is the statue of Walker, such as when,... | |
 | John Murray (publishers.) - 1864 - 502 pages
...wall of Londonderry is to the Protestants of Ulster what the trophy of Marathon was to the Athenians. A lofty pillar, rising from a bastion which bore during...the heaviest fire of the enemy, is seen far up and down the Foyle. On the summit is the statue of Walker, such as when, in the last and most tender emergency,... | |
 | James Harris (of King's sch, Chester.) - English language - 1865 - 128 pages
...wall of Londonderry is to the Protestants of Ulster what the trophy of Marathon was to the Athenians. A lofty pillar, rising from a bastion which bore during...the heaviest fire of the enemy, is seen far up and down the Foyle. On the summit is the statue of Walker, such as when, in the last and most terrible... | |
 | 1866 - 978 pages
...of Londonderry is to the Protestants of L' Ister what the trophy of Marathon was to the Athenians. A lofty pillar, rising from a bastion which bore during many weeks the heaviest lire of the enemy, is seen far up and down the Foyle. On the summit k the statue of Walker, such as... | |
 | James Godkin - 1871 - 550 pages
...wall of Londonderry is to the Protestants of Ulster what the trophy of Marathon was to the Athenians. A lofty pillar, rising from a bastion which bore during many weeks the heaviest fire of the enemy, is seeir far up and down the Foyle. On the summit is the statue of Walker, such as when, in the last and... | |
 | James Godkin - 1873 - 558 pages
...wall of Londonderry is to the Protestants of Ulster what the trophy of Marathon was to the Athenians. A lofty pillar, rising from a bastion which bore during...the heaviest fire of the enemy, is seen far up and down the Foyle. On the summit is the statue of Walker, such as when, in the last and most terrible... | |
 | James Grant - 1873 - 594 pages
...of Londonderry are .to the Protestants of Ulster what the trophy of Marathon was to the Athenians. A lofty pillar, rising from a bastion which bore during...the heaviest fire of the enemy, is seen far up and down the Foylc. On the summit is the statue of Walker, such as when, in the last and most terrible... | |
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Five generations have since passed away ; and still the wall of Londonderry is to the Protestants of Ulster what the trophy of Marathon was to the Athenians. A lofty pillar, rising from a bastion which bore during many weeks the heaviest fire of the enemy,... 
