The modern British traveller: or, Tourist's pocket directory. Cumberland |
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Abbey acres Ambleside ancient antiquity appears Appleby Arthuret banks beautiful Borrowdale Bridge Brough Brougham Castle building built called Carlisle castle chapel church cliffs Cockermouth containing Crag Cross Cumberland Dacre Derwent Derwent Water descend distance Earl east eminence erected feet fells Gilsland Spa ground half Hall height Henry High Hesket hills Holme Abbey horses houses Inglewood Forest inhabitants inscription island Kendal Keswick king Kirkandrews Kirkby Kirkby Lonsdale Kirkby Stephen lake land late length lofty Lonsdale Lord manor meadows miles from London moss moun mountains Netherby parish Park pass pastures Penrith plain promontory reign remains returned rising river river Eden road rocks rocky ruins scene Scots seat sheep shew shore side situated Skiddaw square steep stones stream summit tains three miles tion tower town trees vale valley village walls Westmoreland Whitehaven whole Wigton winding wood Workington yards
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الصفحة 75 - Not a single red tile, no flaring gentleman's house, or garden walls, break in upon the repose of this little unsuspected paradise; but all is peace, rusticity, and happy poverty, in its neatest most becoming attire.
الصفحة 56 - The effect is now wonderfully changed : the sound of a cannon is heard in bursts; it is the music only of thunder. But the continuation of musical sounds, forms a continuation of musical echoes, which, reverberating around the lake, are exquisitely melodious in their several gradations, and form a thousand symphonies, playing together from every part. The variety of notes is inconceivable : the ear is not equal to their innumerable combinations.
الصفحة 128 - ... from accumulation ; a scenery to give ideas of the breaking up of a world. Other precipices soon hid it again ; but Bassenthwaite continued to spread immediately below us, till we turned into the heart of Skiddaw, and were inclosed by its steeps.
الصفحة 75 - Grasmere-water; its margin is hollowed into small bays with bold eminences: some of them rocks, some of soft turf that half conceal and vary the figure of the little lake they command. From the shore a low promontory pushes itself far into the water, and on it stands a white village with the parish...
الصفحة 75 - ... half conceal and vary the figure of the little lake they command. From the shore a low promontory pushes itself far into the water, and on it stands a white village with the parish...
الصفحة 14 - Let Uter Pendragon do what he can, The river Eden will run as it ran.
الصفحة 76 - It is seen from a summer-house; before which it's rocky cheeks circling on each side form a little area; appearing through the window like a picture in a frame. The water falls within a few yards of the eye, which being rather above its level, has a long perspective view of the stream, as it hurries from the higher grounds; tumbling, in various, little breaks, through...
الصفحة 39 - All the terms his Royal Highness will or can grant to the rebel garrison of Carlisle, are, That they shall not be put to the sword, but be reserved for the King's pleasure.
الصفحة 130 - ... to describe. We stood on a pinnacle, commanding the whole dome of the sky. The prospects below, each of which had been before considered separately as a great scene, were now miniature parts of the immense landscape. To the north lay, like a map, the vast tract of low country which extends between Bassenthwaite and the Irish Channel, marked with the silver circles of the river Derwent, in its progress from the lake. Whitehaven, and its white coast, were distinctly seen; and Cockermouth seemed...
الصفحة 55 - The cannon's roar Bursts from the bosom of the hollow shore : The dire explosion the whole concave fills, And shakes the firm foundation of the hills. Now pausing deep, now bellowing from afar, Now rages near the elemental war : Affrighted echo opens all her cells, With...