9 examples of maes in sentences

And now he had gained the shore of Ogwen, and the broad coach-road; and down it he strode, running at times, past the roaring cataract, past the enormous cliffs of the Carnedds, past Tin-y-maes, where nothing was stirring but a barking dog; on through the sleeping streets of Bethesda, past the black stairs of the Penrhyn quarry.

"Life of Rev. Charles Nerinckx," by Rev. Camillus P. Maes, Cincinnati, 1880, p. 67. 26.

If his Majesty gives you the word, they shall receive his commands in the Maes, the king having promised me to give them arms, and transport them for that service into Holland; and I hope they may do his Majesty such service as may be for your honour and the advantage of his Majesty's interest and glory.

Reminders that the county was once occupied by a Welshspeaking race occur in the constituents of many place-names, such as Pen Selwood, Maes Knoll, and the numerous combes (cp.

Norton Malreward, a small and secluded village under Maes Knoll, 1 m. N.W. of Pensford.

En route should be observed, on a spur of the hill to the R., a large tumulus, Maes Knoll.

It is a large stone, which legend says was hurled by Sir J. Hautville (whose effigy is in Chew Magna Church) from the top of Maes Knoll.

The proximity of Maes Knoll is comparable with that of Silbury Hill.

MÆONIDES, a name given to Homer, either as the son of Mæon, or as born, according to one tradition, in Mæonia. MAESTRICHT (33), capital of Dutch Limburg, on the Maes, 57 m. E. of Brussels; has manufactures of glass, earthenware, and carpets; near it are the vast subterranean quarries of the Pietersberg, opened by the Romans.

9 examples of  maes  in sentences