The Works of the Late Edward Dayes: Containing An Excursion Through the Principal Parts of Derbyshire and Yorkshire, with Illustrative Notes by E.W. Brayley; Essays on Painting; Instructions for Drawing and Coloring Landscapes; and Professional Sketches of Modern Artists |
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... side of which is bounded by a steep acclivity , covered with wood ; the other presents the face of bare and rugged rocks , of wild and uncouth appearance . This ravine con- tinues for the space of about half a mile , when , by a sudden ...
... side of which is bounded by a steep acclivity , covered with wood ; the other presents the face of bare and rugged rocks , of wild and uncouth appearance . This ravine con- tinues for the space of about half a mile , when , by a sudden ...
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... side of the river , is particularly thick ; producing an effect truly magical . The Dale once more closing , the road continues to wind under impending masses of rocks , that almost shut out the face of Heaven , and appear to forbid all ...
... side of the river , is particularly thick ; producing an effect truly magical . The Dale once more closing , the road continues to wind under impending masses of rocks , that almost shut out the face of Heaven , and appear to forbid all ...
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... side of the southern entrance is a large barrow , in which the horns of a stag have been found . The stones which compose the circle , are apparently about thirty ; but as several of them are broken , this cannot be determined with ...
... side of the southern entrance is a large barrow , in which the horns of a stag have been found . The stones which compose the circle , are apparently about thirty ; but as several of them are broken , this cannot be determined with ...
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... sides about ten feet : in the niches within the columns , are fine marble statues , copied from the ancients . Other statues also orna- ment this apartment ; and the ceiling is stuccoed in compartments . In the Ante - Room is a fine ...
... sides about ten feet : in the niches within the columns , are fine marble statues , copied from the ancients . Other statues also orna- ment this apartment ; and the ceiling is stuccoed in compartments . In the Ante - Room is a fine ...
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... side of a hill , and has a good Church , with a spire . Here the road suddenly turns to the right , along the height above the town . Below , in the vale , at about the distance of one mile and a half , and embo- somed in trees , is ...
... side of a hill , and has a good Church , with a spire . Here the road suddenly turns to the right , along the height above the town . Below , in the vale , at about the distance of one mile and a half , and embo- somed in trees , is ...
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Page 185 - Where the great sun begins his state, Rob'd in flames, and amber light, The clouds in thousand liveries dight; While the ploughman, near at hand, Whistles o'er the furrow'd land, And the milkmaid singeth blithe, And the mower whets his scythe, And every shepherd tells his tale, Under the hawthorn in the dale.
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