Peak scenery, or, Excursions in Derbyshire:: made chiefly for the purpose of picturesque observationauthor and published, 1899 |
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... possession of the mind as we contemplated the scene before us . carriage moved slowly along as I hastily wrote the following im- promptu to the setting sun : --- Oft have I marked , bright orb ! thy opening ray Give the glad promise of ...
... possession of the mind as we contemplated the scene before us . carriage moved slowly along as I hastily wrote the following im- promptu to the setting sun : --- Oft have I marked , bright orb ! thy opening ray Give the glad promise of ...
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... possessed it at the time of the Doomsday Survey , in the record of which it is denominated " the CASTLE OF THE PEAKE . " It has been remarked that this castle cannot at any time have been well calculated for defence , because there ...
... possessed it at the time of the Doomsday Survey , in the record of which it is denominated " the CASTLE OF THE PEAKE . " It has been remarked that this castle cannot at any time have been well calculated for defence , because there ...
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... dark vacuity of immeasurable depth , above a mighty cavern , whose loftiest recesses no light can reach , and all around uncertain and obscure --- an awful feeling takes possession of 28 Sky Rockets in Speedwell Mine . every faculty ,
... dark vacuity of immeasurable depth , above a mighty cavern , whose loftiest recesses no light can reach , and all around uncertain and obscure --- an awful feeling takes possession of 28 Sky Rockets in Speedwell Mine . every faculty ,
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... possessed for many years . He had afterwards a congregation at Chinley : from thence he removed to Great - Hucklow , where he died at an advanced age , in the fortieth year after his ejectment from the vicarage . We found but little to ...
... possessed for many years . He had afterwards a congregation at Chinley : from thence he removed to Great - Hucklow , where he died at an advanced age , in the fortieth year after his ejectment from the vicarage . We found but little to ...
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... possession of Sir Thomas Fitzherbert , who married the daughter of Sir Arthur Eyre , and occupied the Old Hall at Pad- ley , in the reign of Elizabeth . G. Talbot , the sixth Earl of Shrews- bury , hereditary Earl Marshal of England ...
... possession of Sir Thomas Fitzherbert , who married the daughter of Sir Arthur Eyre , and occupied the Old Hall at Pad- ley , in the reign of Elizabeth . G. Talbot , the sixth Earl of Shrews- bury , hereditary Earl Marshal of England ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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.