Dartmoor,' to climb to the summit of this cliff; for "he who has sufficient nerve to gaze from the Dewerstone into the frightful depth beneath, will be amply remunerated for the trouble which may be experienced in ascending. The rocks immediately beneath... Dartmoor, a descriptive poem, with notes by W. Burt - Page 189by Nicholas Toms Carrington - 1826 - 80 pagesFull view - About this book
| Henry Edmund Carrington - Devonport (England) - 1843 - 364 pages
...gaze from the summit of Dewerstone into the depth beneath will be amply remunerated for his trouble in ascending. The rocks immediately beneath the view...at once by a thousand thunderbolts, and appear only held together by chains of ivy. A few wild flowers are scattered about in the crevices of the cliff,... | |
| Nicholas Toms Carrington, Noel Thomas Carrington - 1834 - 340 pages
...72. The crest of Dewerstone. The most remarkable cliff in the valley of the Cad is the Dewerstone. This huge mass of rock rises perpendicularly from...flowers are sprinkled about in the crevices of the clift)—tufts of broom wave like golden banners in the passing breeze, and these, with here and there... | |
| Samuel Rowe - Dartmoor (England) - 1848 - 348 pages
...around its rugged crest, and filling the air with their hoarse screamings. The rocks immediately beneath seem as if they had been struck at once by a thousand...these, with here and there a mountain ash clinging half-way down the precipice, impart a wild animation to the spot." We wind down the glen to Shaugh... | |
| Thomas Clifton Paris - 1851 - 312 pages
..." Dartmoor,'' to climb to the summit of this cliff; for " he who has sufficient nerve to gaze from the Dewerstone into the frightful depth beneath, will...these, with here and there a mountain ash clinging half-way down the precipice, impart a wild animation to the spot." Superstition has connected a fantastic... | |
| John Murray (Firm) - Cornwall (England : County) - 1851 - 324 pages
...of " Dartmoor," to climb to the summit of this cliff; for " he who has sufficient nerve to gaze from the Dewerstone into the frightful depth beneath, will...at once by a thousand thunderbolts, and appear only pre- , rented from bursting asunder by \ chains of ivy. A few wild flowers are sprinkled about in the... | |
| John Murray (Firm) - Devon (England) - 1887 - 408 pages
...of ' Dartmoor,' to climb to the summit of this cliff; for "he who has sufficient nerve to gaze from the Dewerstone into the frightful depth beneath, will...these, with here and there a mountain ash clinging half-way down the precipice, impart a wild animation to the spot." The hill, as has been said, may... | |
| John Murray (Firm) - Devon (England) - 1887 - 414 pages
...to climb to the summit of this cliff; for "he who has sufficient nerve to gaze from, the Pewerstone into the frightful depth beneath, •will be amply...these, with here and there a mountain ash clinging half-way down the precipice, impart a wild animation to the spot." The hill, as has been said, may... | |
| John Murray - Devon (England) - 1895 - 434 pages
...boulders stand elbowing each other, ascending. The rocks immediately Shaw ( = sceacga, A.-S. for rough cop beneath the view seem as if they had been struck at...prevented from bursting asunder by chains of ivy. A few wildflowers pice) was given by Roger de Novant to Plympton Priory, hence the name. The Church (restd.... | |
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