A Tour Through England: Described in a Series of Letters, from a Young Gentleman to His Sister. With Copper PlatesTabart and Company at their Juvenile and School Library, No. 157, New Bond-Street, 1806 - 200 страници |
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... allow us to enter , and view the house and grounds , which are said to possess many natural ad- vantages . The road now undulates between hills of considerable elevation , and on the side of one we saw evident marks of a Roman en ...
... allow us to enter , and view the house and grounds , which are said to possess many natural ad- vantages . The road now undulates between hills of considerable elevation , and on the side of one we saw evident marks of a Roman en ...
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... allowed to possess any , would have exhausted his spirits and tired his pa- tience . Here we pause for two or three days , and after begging you to make my love , duty , and remembrance acceptable , I bid you for the present , most ...
... allowed to possess any , would have exhausted his spirits and tired his pa- tience . Here we pause for two or three days , and after begging you to make my love , duty , and remembrance acceptable , I bid you for the present , most ...
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... allow him to pass . Judge of the distraction of the monarch , when he saw his faithful servants below , ready to receive him ; and yet on trial discovered it was impossible to reach their protecting arms ! O how I wished that the ...
... allow him to pass . Judge of the distraction of the monarch , when he saw his faithful servants below , ready to receive him ; and yet on trial discovered it was impossible to reach their protecting arms ! O how I wished that the ...
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... beauties in them now , which I never noticed before . What a pity it is , my dear sister , that we are not allowed to have plays acted at Oxford ; yet no doubt there are sufficient reasons Lyme Regis , and Sidmouth . 39.
... beauties in them now , which I never noticed before . What a pity it is , my dear sister , that we are not allowed to have plays acted at Oxford ; yet no doubt there are sufficient reasons Lyme Regis , and Sidmouth . 39.
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... allowing us only to take a glimpse of these Elysian retreats , we pursued our journey to Totness , a borough town of some celebrity , near which the vestiges of the It was Roman roads are still to be traced . 48 Exeter , Dawlish , Totness ,
... allowing us only to take a glimpse of these Elysian retreats , we pursued our journey to Totness , a borough town of some celebrity , near which the vestiges of the It was Roman roads are still to be traced . 48 Exeter , Dawlish , Totness ,
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Abbey adieu agreeable amidst amuse ancient antiquity attractions banks Bath beautiful Bishop War borough town bridge building built Buttermere Caerleon Caerphilly Cambridge cathedral cavern celebrated chapel charming Cheltenham church College Coniston considerable contains curiosities dear Louisa dear sister delightful Derwent Derwent Water distance Earl elegant England entered excursion father feet friends Gloucester grandeur grounds Hall handsome Helvellyn hills houses Isle of Wight journey King lake LETTER London magnificent Marquis of Bute ments miles Monmouth morning mountains nature navigation neral noble notice objects Old MATLOCK Oxford passed Penrith petrifactions picturesque pile pleasant pleasantly situated pleasure principal reached residence respect rich river river Derwent river Ouse rivers Hamps road rocks romantic ruins scene scenery seat seen Severn Southampton spot stands stone streets superb taste tion tour traveller Ulverston vale venerable vicinity village Windermere Wonders
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