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Title: The Wye and its associations. A picturesque ramble
Year: 1841 (1840s)
Authors: Ritchie, Leitch, 1800?-1865 St. John, Cynthia Morgan, 1852-1919. fmo Wordsworth Collection
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Publisher: London Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
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ill exists as a witness of the fact, andthe church bell was dug up not many yearsago. The traces of a Roman camp on WoldburyHill, and on Eaton Hill those of an ancientfortification, forming a link in the chain of de-fences which formerly ran along this part of thecountry, may be inspected with advantage by thepedestrian who is read in antiquarian lore; butto others there will appear nothing which shoulddetain their steps before the little town of Ross.Here commences the tour of the lower Wye—of that part of the river which is known to fameas the Wye. As for the town itself, it is neatand prim-looking, sitting quietly upon an emi-nence above the river. It is full of memories ofthe Man of Ross, which sanctify it from theboisterous vulgarities of a town. The heaven-directed spire which he taught to rise is itsprominent feature; and this object keeps thelines of Pope ringing in our ears like the churchbell, and with a little of its monotony. This bell, by the way, is something more than
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THE MAN OF ROSS. 49 an ordinary bell. It bears the name of JohnKyrle, and was cast at Gloucester, in 1695, athis own expense. Nay, it possesses a relic morevaluable than his name, for there is incorporatedwith its substance his favorite silver tankard.He attended himself at the casting, and, drinkingsolemnly the orthodox toast of Church andKing, he threw the cup into the molten mass.In a local guide-book, we find several little par-ticulars of this fine old fellow, which are interest-ing from their naivete. It appears he was entered a gentleman com-moner, of Baliol College, Oxford, in 1654, andthat he was intended for the bar but soon relin-quished all thoughts of that profession, and re-turning to Ross gave himself up to agricultureand building, and the improvement of his nativetown. An old maiden cousin, of the euphonous nameof Bubb, kept house for him many years. Inhis person, John was tall, thin, and well-shaped;his health was remarkably good, and he scarcelyknew any of the frailt

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