The gem of the Peak; or, Matlock Bath and its vicinityLongman & Company, 1838 - 256 pages |
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... lovely dale in which it is situated , and to the romantic beauties of which it owes its fame , and these , too , constitute its chief attraction . About a century and a half ago , what is now termed the Bath had no existence - not a ...
... lovely dale in which it is situated , and to the romantic beauties of which it owes its fame , and these , too , constitute its chief attraction . About a century and a half ago , what is now termed the Bath had no existence - not a ...
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... lovely waterfalls as they leaped in succession over the rough and broken ledges of the tufa margin into its stream , and placed amongst the rudest and most imposing forms of nature's handy work . The stupendous mural precipices , with ...
... lovely waterfalls as they leaped in succession over the rough and broken ledges of the tufa margin into its stream , and placed amongst the rudest and most imposing forms of nature's handy work . The stupendous mural precipices , with ...
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... lovely walks ) has this spirit affected the bold and rugged aspect of the past on one side of the Dale : but on the other we have fine gardens , cultivated fields , spacious hotels , and baths , splendid shops , lodging houses , and ...
... lovely walks ) has this spirit affected the bold and rugged aspect of the past on one side of the Dale : but on the other we have fine gardens , cultivated fields , spacious hotels , and baths , splendid shops , lodging houses , and ...
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... lovely scenery of the Peak , when it can be done with equal facility and safety , as on passing over any of the other lines . The entrance from the North is magnificent , which will be noticed in another place . † * Masson Cottage built ...
... lovely scenery of the Peak , when it can be done with equal facility and safety , as on passing over any of the other lines . The entrance from the North is magnificent , which will be noticed in another place . † * Masson Cottage built ...
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... the stream * Prior to this time and long after , " Pack horses , " as they were called , were universally used throughout Derbyshire as a means of transport . throughout the lovely valley of the Derwent , by way ITS EARLY HISTORY . 21.
... the stream * Prior to this time and long after , " Pack horses , " as they were called , were universally used throughout Derbyshire as a means of transport . throughout the lovely valley of the Derwent , by way ITS EARLY HISTORY . 21.
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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.