Peak scenery, or, Excursions in Derbyshire:: made chiefly for the purpose of picturesque observationauthor and published, 1899 |
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... terrific . Such a heavy mass of unsupported rock , " By its own weight made stedfast and immoveable , " when first beheld produces an involuntary shuddering ; from this the 16 The Cavern . mind soon recovers , and forgetting.
... terrific . Such a heavy mass of unsupported rock , " By its own weight made stedfast and immoveable , " when first beheld produces an involuntary shuddering ; from this the 16 The Cavern . mind soon recovers , and forgetting.
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... 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.
... 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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... masses to the clouds . The clamour of the hawk inter- rupted my meditations , and drew my attention upwards , when I beheld a creature " fashioned like myself " on the extreme verge of the highest rock in the Winnats , but I could ...
... masses to the clouds . The clamour of the hawk inter- rupted my meditations , and drew my attention upwards , when I beheld a creature " fashioned like myself " on the extreme verge of the highest rock in the Winnats , but I could ...
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... masses along the ground . From this place to Chapel - en - le - Frith , a distance of about five miles , the road has but little interest : even the ebbing and flowing well at Bar Moor Clough may be passed without notice , unless a ...
... masses along the ground . From this place to Chapel - en - le - Frith , a distance of about five miles , the road has but little interest : even the ebbing and flowing well at Bar Moor Clough may be passed without notice , unless a ...
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... masses around us . We regretted that we had not an opportunity of seeing Glossop Dale by moonlight : the lofty eminences by which it is environed --- the many swelling hills that lie below --- the dark woods that cover them --- and all ...
... masses around us . We regretted that we had not an opportunity of seeing Glossop Dale by moonlight : the lofty eminences by which it is environed --- the many swelling hills that lie below --- the dark woods that cover them --- and all ...
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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
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 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...
Seite 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.
Seite 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...
Seite 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...
Seite 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...
Seite 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...
Seite 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.