| Books - 1806 - 924 pages
...»[«HI the Cornish by the' tyranny of England, at a time u hen the Knglish language was yet unknoun in Cornwall. This act of tyranny was at once gross barbarity to the С ornish people, and a death-blow to the Coruisli language. Had the liturgy been translatai intoCnmi»!:.... | |
| Richard Polwhele - 1816 - 746 pages
...Cornwall ;" where [Vol. II. p. 37.] he says, that *' The English was not desired by the Cornish, but forced upon the Cornish by the tyranny of England,...language was yet unknown in Cornwall. This act of tyranny (he continues) was at once gross barbarity to the Cornish people, and a death-blow to the Cornish language."... | |
| Samuel Drew - Cornwall (England : County) - 1824 - 742 pages
..." This" English Liturgy, says Mr. \\hitaker " was not desired by the Cornish; but forced upon them by the tyranny of England, at a time when the English...once gross barbarity to the Cornish people, and a death blow to the Cornish language." The manor of Tregelly, now called the manor of Menheniot, from... | |
| Electronic journals - 1866 - 688 pages
...with much indignation, that an English Liturgy ' was not desired by the Cornish, but forced upon them by the tyranny of England, at a time when the English language was yet unknown in Cornwall.' " We wish that more had been said in this volume about wells — the saints' wells — which exist... | |
| English essays - 1862 - 862 pages
...with much indignation, that an English Liturgy " was not desired by the Cornish, but forced upon them by the tyranny of England, at a time when the English language was yet unknown in Cornwall." Dr. Oliver says the church is dedicated to St. Winwolus — the same as Gunwalloe. It is difficult... | |
| Joseph Polsue - 1870 - 466 pages
...county. The English Liturgy, Whitaker states, " was not desired by the Cornish ; hut forced upon them by the tyranny of England, at a time when the English...once gross barbarity to the Cornish people, and a death blow to the Cornish language." The income arising from the charitable bequests made to this parish... | |
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