Peak scenery, or, Excursions in Derbyshire:: made chiefly for the purpose of picturesque observationauthor and published, 1899 - Derbyshire (England) |
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... situation . They offered him money as a compensation for his services , which he did not decline accepting ; but he immediately trans- ferred it to the poor sailor and his wife , to solace and comfort them on their journey . Thus did ...
... situation . They offered him money as a compensation for his services , which he did not decline accepting ; but he immediately trans- ferred it to the poor sailor and his wife , to solace and comfort them on their journey . Thus did ...
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... situation which her father had assigned her . In this church we observed the traces of a custom that once gene- rally prevailed in various parts of the kingdom , but is now almost totally disused : --- When unmarried women died they ...
... situation which her father had assigned her . In this church we observed the traces of a custom that once gene- rally prevailed in various parts of the kingdom , but is now almost totally disused : --- When unmarried women died they ...
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... situation of the tourist who traverses a country where many have been before him , and whose pen has to delineate the features of scenes on which others have previously lavished the riches of description . Language is better adapted to ...
... situation of the tourist who traverses a country where many have been before him , and whose pen has to delineate the features of scenes on which others have previously lavished the riches of description . Language is better adapted to ...
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... situation favourable for my purpose . They had prepared themselves with proper habiliments for the occasion --- loose gowns were thrown over their travelling dresses , and the ladies had covered their heads with a species of shawl ...
... situation favourable for my purpose . They had prepared themselves with proper habiliments for the occasion --- loose gowns were thrown over their travelling dresses , and the ladies had covered their heads with a species of shawl ...
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... , borrowing importance from the situation it occupies , amongst rocks and precipices , that are thrown in confused masses around it . Near the village where the two sides of the dell 20 View from the Hills above Cave Dale . approximate.
... , borrowing importance from the situation it occupies , amongst rocks and precipices , that are thrown in confused masses around it . Near the village where the two sides of the dell 20 View from the Hills above Cave Dale . approximate.
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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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Page 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...
Page 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.
Page 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...
Page 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...
Page 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...
Page 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...
Page 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.