The farce is over …
The farce is over — the “idle and useless pageant” has gone by — the doll has been dressed, dizened, and exhibited — a host of gawping idlers have been gratified with a spectacle, while the madness of the moment has been improved by the political beasts of prey to the strengthening of their fangs and claws. Now, that we have time to breathe, let us enquire “why was ...
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The farce is over — the “idle and useless pageant” has gone by — the doll has been dressed, dizened, and exhibited — a host of gawping idlers have been gratified with a spectacle, while the madness of the moment has been improved by the political beasts of prey to the strengthening of their fangs … <p class="link-more"><a href="http://www.fhithich.uk/?p=32047" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The farce is over …"</span></a></p>
Skelton Tower
Corn Hill Point, a headland of a grassy plateau overlooking Newton Dale down which runs the North York Moors Railway.
During the times of the Napoleonic wars, the plateau was ploughed up and used for growing crops, Hence the origin of the name.
Perched on the tip are the ruins of Skelton Tower, a two-storey former shooting lodge was built before the late 1840s by the former rector of L ...
http://www.fhithich.uk/?p=31529
#Levisham #NorthYorkMoors #19th-century
Corn Hill Point, a headland of a grassy plateau overlooking Newton Dale down which runs the North York Moors Railway. During the times of the Napoleonic wars, the plateau was ploughed up and used for growing crops, Hence the origin of the name. Perched on the tip are the ruins of Skelton Tower, a two-storey … <p class="link-more"><a href="http://www.fhithich.uk/?p=31529" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Skelton Tower"</span></a></p>