A Tour Through Cornwall, in the Autumn of 1808Richard Cruttwell ... and sold by Wilkie and Robinson ... London., 1809 - 363 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة 87
... exhibits little else at present than poverty and discontent . In happier times an active pilchard fishery was carried on here ; but this is now at a stand , and we were told , almost with tears , that a three years stock was on [ 87 ]
... exhibits little else at present than poverty and discontent . In happier times an active pilchard fishery was carried on here ; but this is now at a stand , and we were told , almost with tears , that a three years stock was on [ 87 ]
الصفحة 94
... pilchards , the staple commodity of the place , the fruit of the toil of several seasons , was decaying on the hands of the inhabitants .. Trade had stagnated , and industry had lost its stimulus ; for what inducement can there be to ...
... pilchards , the staple commodity of the place , the fruit of the toil of several seasons , was decaying on the hands of the inhabitants .. Trade had stagnated , and industry had lost its stimulus ; for what inducement can there be to ...
الصفحة 140
... pilchards . Till of late years the bay was remarkable for the plenty of this fish caught in it ; but owing to some unknown , though doubtless powerful cause , few pilchards have been taken here latterly . Busy preparations , however ...
... pilchards . Till of late years the bay was remarkable for the plenty of this fish caught in it ; but owing to some unknown , though doubtless powerful cause , few pilchards have been taken here latterly . Busy preparations , however ...
الصفحة 141
... pilchards are important to the inhabitants of St. Ives ; they constitute the chief arti- cle of the food of the lower orders of its inhabitants , who suffer much from the scarcity of this essential part of their diet . Do not suppose ...
... pilchards are important to the inhabitants of St. Ives ; they constitute the chief arti- cle of the food of the lower orders of its inhabitants , who suffer much from the scarcity of this essential part of their diet . Do not suppose ...
الصفحة 152
... pilchards . He confirmed his re- mark by assuring us , that he had seen the same . effects produced by the same mode of living in dif- ferent parts of the world ; and that on the penin- sula of India in particular they were strikingly ...
... pilchards . He confirmed his re- mark by assuring us , that he had seen the same . effects produced by the same mode of living in dif- ferent parts of the world ; and that on the penin- sula of India in particular they were strikingly ...
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الصفحة 122 - Their dread commander ; he, above the rest In shape and gesture proudly eminent, Stood like a tower ; his form had yet not lost All her original brightness, nor appeared Less than archangel ruined, and the excess Of glory obscured...
الصفحة 178 - Whether beyond the stormy Hebrides, Where thou perhaps under the whelming tide Visit'st the bottom of the monstrous world ; Or whether thou, to our moist vows denied, Sleep'st by the fable of Bellerus old. Where the great Vision of the guarded Mount, Looks tow'rd Namancos and Bayona's hold ; Look homeward, Angel, now, and melt with ruth ; And, O ye dolphins, waft the hapless youth.
الصفحة 198 - Above the smoke and stir of this dim spot Which men call Earth, and, with low-thoughted care, Confined and pestered in this pinfold here, Strive to keep up a frail and feverish being, Unmindful of the crown that Virtue gives, After this mortal change, to her true servants Amongst the enthroned gods on sainted seats.
الصفحة 21 - And, never satisfied with seeing, bless : Swift unbespoken pomps thy steps proclaim, And stammering babes are taught to lisp thy name...
الصفحة 198 - In regions mild of calm and serene air, Above the smoke and stir of this dim spot Which men call Earth, and, with low-thoughted care.
الصفحة 323 - Again she plunges! hark! a second shock Tears her strong bottom on the marble rock. Down on the vale of death, with dismal cries, The fated victims shuddering roll their eyes In wild despair; while yet another stroke With deep convulsion rends the solid oak; Till like the mine, in whose infernal cell The lurking demons of destruction dwell, At length asunder torn, her frame divides, And crashing spreads in ruin o'er the tides.
الصفحة 247 - Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.
الصفحة 333 - O'er Cornwall's cliffs the tempest roar'd ; High the screaming sea-mew soar'd ; On Tintaggel's topmost tower Darksome fell the sleety shower ; Round the rough castle shrilly sung The whirling blast, and wildly flung On each tall rampart's thundering side The surges of the tumbling tide ; When Arthur ranged his red-cross ranks On conscious Camlan's crimson'd banks...
الصفحة 75 - Led on the eternal spring. Not that fair field Of Enna, where Proserpine gathering flowers, Herself a fairer flower, by gloomy Dis Was gather'd, which cost Ceres all that pain To seek her through the world...
الصفحة 121 - ... solemn scene : behold yon oak, How stern he frowns, and with his broad brown arms Chills the pale plain beneath him : mark yon altar, The dark stream brawling round its rugged base, These cliffs, these yawning caverns, this wide circus, Skirted with unhewn stone : they awe my soul, As if the very Genius of the place Himself appear'd, and with terrific tread Stalk'd through his drear domain.