The gem of the Peak; or, Matlock Bath and its vicinityLongman & Company, 1838 - 256 pages |
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... This ridge rises rapidly at an angle of from 70 to 80 degrees to the height of 800 feet , clothed to the top with the pine , fir , and glossy beech , and extending right across the Dale , blocking up apparently all further egress.
... This ridge rises rapidly at an angle of from 70 to 80 degrees to the height of 800 feet , clothed to the top with the pine , fir , and glossy beech , and extending right across the Dale , blocking up apparently all further egress.
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... heights and is very conspicuous . + Thisroad enters the Dale at Cromford , where it has been cut through the solid rock 20 feet in depth , it takes the direction of the Dale westward , close by the side of the river , then turns to the ...
... heights and is very conspicuous . + Thisroad enters the Dale at Cromford , where it has been cut through the solid rock 20 feet in depth , it takes the direction of the Dale westward , close by the side of the river , then turns to the ...
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... height of the rocks by 150 feet , and a break occurs , of nearly a quarter of a mile , about the middle , where the limestone disappears , and the " talus " of mill- stone grit from Riber Hill , descends to the river's edge . From this ...
... height of the rocks by 150 feet , and a break occurs , of nearly a quarter of a mile , about the middle , where the limestone disappears , and the " talus " of mill- stone grit from Riber Hill , descends to the river's edge . From this ...
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... thick foliage which crowns the height , is a fine object from the bridge . Here the dale expands considerably , presenting some fine pasture ground and meadows on which the greater part of Matlock village stands GEOLOGICAL CHARACTER . 7.
... thick foliage which crowns the height , is a fine object from the bridge . Here the dale expands considerably , presenting some fine pasture ground and meadows on which the greater part of Matlock village stands GEOLOGICAL CHARACTER . 7.
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... Heights of Abraham , assumes the ap- pearance of a vast Amphitheatre , and with its fine sweep and salient points , at intervals throughout its course , con- trasted with the stupendous rocks opposite with their bold faces and angular ...
... Heights of Abraham , assumes the ap- pearance of a vast Amphitheatre , and with its fine sweep and salient points , at intervals throughout its course , con- trasted with the stupendous rocks opposite with their bold faces and angular ...
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The Gem of the Peak; Or, Matlock Bath and Its Vicinity: An Account of Derby ... William Adam Affichage du livre entier - 1843 |
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Page 28 - How charming is divine Philosophy! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose, But musical as is Apollo's lute, And a perpetual feast of nectared sweets, Where no crude surfeit reigns.
Page 17 - So now, where Derwent guides his dusky floods, Through vaulted mountains, and a night of woods, The nymph Gossypia...
Page 199 - Place in the Peke, and there decide their pretensions by the use of arms; declaring at the same time, that whoever vanquished his competitors, should receive his daughter, with his castle at Whittington, as a reward for his skill and valour.
Page 81 - ... .Then said he unto me, prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, Son of man, and say to the wind, thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
Page 95 - Kennet) with workmen to pull down " the south side of that good old seat, and to rebuild it on a plan he gave to them, for a front to his gardens, so fair and august, that it looked like a model only of what might be done in after ages. When he had finished this part he meant to go no further ; till seeing public affairs in a happier settlement, for a testimony of ease and joy, he undertook the east side of the quadrangle...
Page 18 - First, with nice eye, emerging Naiads cull From leathery pods the vegetable wool ; With wiry teeth revolving cards release The tangled knots, and smooth the ravell'd fleece : Next moves the iron hand with fingers fine, Combs the wide card, and forms th
Page 9 - Have the gates of death been opened unto thee ? Or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
Page 203 - ... and pleasure, astonishment and delight, which is one of the most interesting feelings of the mind.