Peak scenery, or, Excursions in Derbyshire:: made chiefly for the purpose of picturesque observationauthor and published, 1899 |
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... situated as easily to be made available for an abundant supply of water . Night was now rapidly closing in upon us : we therefore descended the steep side of Castle Hill , and on re - entering the village that lies at its base , we ...
... situated as easily to be made available for an abundant supply of water . Night was now rapidly closing in upon us : we therefore descended the steep side of Castle Hill , and on re - entering the village that lies at its base , we ...
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... situated at the extremity of a deep and narrow rocky chasm , whose craggy projections hide it from the traveller until he is near enough to measure with his cye the whole of its magnificent di- mensions , and feel the full force of its ...
... situated at the extremity of a deep and narrow rocky chasm , whose craggy projections hide it from the traveller until he is near enough to measure with his cye the whole of its magnificent di- mensions , and feel the full force of its ...
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... situated in one of the deepest and wildest dales of Derbyshire ; but I found the representation extremely incorrect : the open vale wherein it lies is nearly environed with high moorland wastes , some of which are covered with their ...
... situated in one of the deepest and wildest dales of Derbyshire ; but I found the representation extremely incorrect : the open vale wherein it lies is nearly environed with high moorland wastes , some of which are covered with their ...
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... situated and connected with the more massy foliage near , as to be objects of con- siderable beauty . A plantation entirely composed of larches is not a pleasant object to contemplate . There is a tiresome monotony in the recurrence of ...
... situated and connected with the more massy foliage near , as to be objects of con- siderable beauty . A plantation entirely composed of larches is not a pleasant object to contemplate . There is a tiresome monotony in the recurrence of ...
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... situated on the side of a steep hill ; the houses are built with a cold grey - coloured stone , and as there is scarcely a single tree amongst them , the place has altogether a very cheerless appear- Near this village we had the first ...
... situated on the side of a steep hill ; the houses are built with a cold grey - coloured stone , and as there is scarcely a single tree amongst them , the place has altogether a very cheerless appear- Near this village we had the first ...
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adorned amongst appears Ashbourne Ashover banks beautiful beheld Belper Bolsover Bolsover castle branches Bridge castle Castleton cavern Chapel-en-le-Frith character Chatsworth Chesterfield church colouring copies Crich dark deep delightful Derby Derbyshire Derwent distance ditto Duke Earl eminence entrance Etherow excursion feeling foliage Glossop ground Hall Hardwick Hathersage hills honour Ilam Ilam Hall John landscape light lofty London magnificent Mam Tor manor mansion mass Matlock Bath Matlock Dale meadows Memoir of Chantrey miles mineral monument Moor mountains nearly noble Norton object observed occupied passed Peak of Derbyshire Peak's Hole Peveril picture picturesque pleasing present residence river river Dove road rocks rocky romantic scene scenery Sculptor shadow Sheffield side situated South Winfield Stanton Stanton Moor steep stone stream summit Thorpe Cloud tion tower trees vale valley Via Gellia vicinity village visited walk whole wild William Peveril Winnats Wirksworth woods
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Страница 57 - How often have I blest the coming day, When toil remitting lent its turn to play, And all the village train, from labour free, Led up their sports beneath the spreading tree...
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Страница 57 - And many a gambol frolicked o'er the ground, And sleights of art and feats of strength went round ; And still as each repeated pleasure tired, Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspired ; The dancing pair that simply sought renown, By holding out to tire each other down...
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Страница 77 - The western waves of ebbing day Roll'd o'er the glen their level way ; Each purple peak, each flinty spire, Was bathed in floods of living fire. But not a setting beam could glow Within the dark ravines below...
Страница 70 - Why rather, sleep, liest thou in smoky cribs, Upon uneasy pallets stretching thee, And hush'd with buzzing night-flies to thy slumber, Than in the perfum'd chambers of the great, Under the canopies of costly state, And lull'd with sounds of sweetest melody...
Страница 72 - I was not in safety, neither had I rest, and the trouble came." The pedestal below is inscribed — To PENELOPE, Only child of Sir Brooke Boothby, and Dame Susannah Boothby, Born, April llth, 1785.— Died, March 13th, 1791. She was in form and intellect most exquisite. The unfortunate parents ventured their all on this frail bark, and the wreck was total.