Peak scenery, or, Excursions in Derbyshire:: made chiefly for the purpose of picturesque observationauthor and published, 1899 |
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... Derwent SECTION VII . - High - low . - Leam . - Padley . - Approach to Calver . - Calver Lime . - Morning Scene . - Hassop Hall . - Longstone . - Godfrey Row- land - his imprisonment in the Castle of the Peak SECTION VIII . - Money ...
... Derwent SECTION VII . - High - low . - Leam . - Padley . - Approach to Calver . - Calver Lime . - Morning Scene . - Hassop Hall . - Longstone . - Godfrey Row- land - his imprisonment in the Castle of the Peak SECTION VIII . - Money ...
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... Derwent , we had a noble prospect , finely diversified , spread before us . We stood rude stone bridge , thrown across a mountain stream , that connects the two sides of a deep valley , through which the Burbage runs amongst huge ...
... Derwent , we had a noble prospect , finely diversified , spread before us . We stood rude stone bridge , thrown across a mountain stream , that connects the two sides of a deep valley , through which the Burbage runs amongst huge ...
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... Derwent , which it enters near Grindleford Bridge . We had now , though only seven miles from Sheffield , come sud- denly upon the fine scenery of the Peak , and as we proceeded towards Hathersage it became more and more imposing . A ...
... Derwent , which it enters near Grindleford Bridge . We had now , though only seven miles from Sheffield , come sud- denly upon the fine scenery of the Peak , and as we proceeded towards Hathersage it became more and more imposing . A ...
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... an ample sweep to the left of the village , and enters it in the front of the family residence of the Shuttleworths . Neither myself nor my companion were intimately acquainted with 6 Derwent Dale . the route we had taken .
... an ample sweep to the left of the village , and enters it in the front of the family residence of the Shuttleworths . Neither myself nor my companion were intimately acquainted with 6 Derwent Dale . the route we had taken .
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made chiefly for the purpose of picturesque observation Ebenezer Rhodes. 6 Derwent Dale . the route we had taken . We nevertheless anticipated a variety of pleasing prospects as we approached the vale that shapes the course of the Derwent ...
made chiefly for the purpose of picturesque observation Ebenezer Rhodes. 6 Derwent Dale . the route we had taken . We nevertheless anticipated a variety of pleasing prospects as we approached the vale that shapes the course of the Derwent ...
Common terms and phrases
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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Էջ 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...
Էջ 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.
Էջ 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...
Էջ 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...
Էջ 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...
Էջ 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...
Էջ 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.