Peak scenery, or, Excursions in Derbyshire:: made chiefly for the purpose of picturesque observationauthor and published, 1899 |
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... Stone . -Plantations on Stanton Moor . - View from the hill near Cat Stone.— Stanton Lees . - Stanton House : fine Work there by Gibbons ............ SECTION X. - Druidical Circle on Hartle Moor . - Snake Stones . - Mock Beggar Hall ...
... Stone . -Plantations on Stanton Moor . - View from the hill near Cat Stone.— Stanton Lees . - Stanton House : fine Work there by Gibbons ............ SECTION X. - Druidical Circle on Hartle Moor . - Snake Stones . - Mock Beggar Hall ...
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... stone the mists of morning hung thickly on every part of the landscape : on our right the clouds were close upon us ... stone bridge , thrown across a mountain stream , that connects the two sides of a deep valley , through which the ...
... stone the mists of morning hung thickly on every part of the landscape : on our right the clouds were close upon us ... stone bridge , thrown across a mountain stream , that connects the two sides of a deep valley , through which the ...
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... stone structure of three arches , --- the groups of trees and cottages near , --- the dells , woods , and plantations about High Low and Leam , were pleasing objects in the landscape directly before us . On our left lay a magnificent ...
... stone structure of three arches , --- the groups of trees and cottages near , --- the dells , woods , and plantations about High Low and Leam , were pleasing objects in the landscape directly before us . On our left lay a magnificent ...
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... stones placed at the head and foot of his grave ; they are nearly four yards apart , and they are said to designate the stature of this gigantic man . However fabulous this account may be , the body here interred appears to have been of ...
... stones placed at the head and foot of his grave ; they are nearly four yards apart , and they are said to designate the stature of this gigantic man . However fabulous this account may be , the body here interred appears to have been of ...
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... stone as the castle , and it is so situated as easily to be made available for an abundant supply of water . Night was now rapidly closing in upon us : we therefore descended the steep side of Castle Hill , and on re - entering the ...
... stone as the castle , and it is so situated as easily to be made available for an abundant supply of water . Night was now rapidly closing in upon us : we therefore descended the steep side of Castle Hill , and on re - entering the ...
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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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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.