Peak scenery, or, Excursions in Derbyshire:: made chiefly for the purpose of picturesque observationauthor and published, 1899 |
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... landscapes in the vicinity of Sheffield . Smithy Wood , and some of the most beautiful scenery of Abbey Dale , are ... landscape : on our right the clouds were close upon us , and entirely precluded the view of every distant object ...
... landscapes in the vicinity of Sheffield . Smithy Wood , and some of the most beautiful scenery of Abbey Dale , are ... landscape : on our right the clouds were close upon us , and entirely precluded the view of every distant object ...
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... landscape directly before us . On our left lay a magnificent range of hills , whose picturesque summits were turretted with broken craggs : below , their steep declivi- ties , shelving to the brink of the river , were covered with miles ...
... landscape directly before us . On our left lay a magnificent range of hills , whose picturesque summits were turretted with broken craggs : below , their steep declivi- ties , shelving to the brink of the river , were covered with miles ...
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... landscape : some full - grown and well - clothed trees hid the greater part of the village , and made it a better subject for the pencil : a few dwellings were partially dis- 12 Autumnal Evening . played , over which rose the.
... landscape : some full - grown and well - clothed trees hid the greater part of the village , and made it a better subject for the pencil : a few dwellings were partially dis- 12 Autumnal Evening . played , over which rose the.
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... landscapes , could alone make the picture more terrible . Other occurrences still more adventitious , occasionally conspire to improve the sublime effects of this stupendous cavern , and exalt the imagination of the beholder , amidst ...
... landscapes , could alone make the picture more terrible . Other occurrences still more adventitious , occasionally conspire to improve the sublime effects of this stupendous cavern , and exalt the imagination of the beholder , amidst ...
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... landscape in the same neighbourhood . possesses . The castle , seated on the extreme verge of a narrow ridge of rock , looks fearfully tremendous , borrowing importance from the situation it occupies , amongst rocks and precipices ...
... landscape in the same neighbourhood . possesses . The castle , seated on the extreme verge of a narrow ridge of rock , looks fearfully tremendous , borrowing importance from the situation it occupies , amongst rocks and precipices ...
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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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الصفحة 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...
الصفحة 69 - For which the shepherds at their festivals Carol her goodness loud in rustic lays, And throw sweet garland wreaths into her stream Of pansies, pinks, and gaudy daffodils.
الصفحة 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...
الصفحة 46 - No, faith, not a jot; but to follow him thither with modesty enough, and likelihood to lead it; as thus: Alexander died, Alexander was buried, Alexander returneth...
الصفحة 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...
الصفحة 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...
الصفحة 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.