Peak scenery, or, Excursions in Derbyshire:: made chiefly for the purpose of picturesque observationauthor and published, 1899 |
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... seemed to rest a part of its contracted canopy within a few fields of the place where we stood , so very limited was our horizon : shortly the clouds , which were of one unvaried cold colour , broke , and admitted a glimpse of ...
... seemed to rest a part of its contracted canopy within a few fields of the place where we stood , so very limited was our horizon : shortly the clouds , which were of one unvaried cold colour , broke , and admitted a glimpse of ...
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... seemed to make up the whole party . They followed their guide along a rude path in a winding direction , each carrying a lighted torch . Portions of the roof of the cavern were thus successively exhibited in flitting gleams and shadows ...
... seemed to make up the whole party . They followed their guide along a rude path in a winding direction , each carrying a lighted torch . Portions of the roof of the cavern were thus successively exhibited in flitting gleams and shadows ...
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... seemed gigantic . A few moments were required to reduce it to the ordinary size of man , and to convince myself that the being on the rocky pinnacle so far above me was any thing but a vision . Soon as I was satisfied that a human ...
... seemed gigantic . A few moments were required to reduce it to the ordinary size of man , and to convince myself that the being on the rocky pinnacle so far above me was any thing but a vision . Soon as I was satisfied that a human ...
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... the invigorating influence of so sweet a breeze . As evening advanced , Mam Tor became a more imposing object : the whole dale indeed seemed to contract , and the hills that environ it Curiosities of the Peak . 29 to increase in bulk.
... the invigorating influence of so sweet a breeze . As evening advanced , Mam Tor became a more imposing object : the whole dale indeed seemed to contract , and the hills that environ it Curiosities of the Peak . 29 to increase in bulk.
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... seemed like a magician framing his spells and muttering his incantations over a burning cauldron . The scene was essentially different from the one we had observed the preceding evening , yet it strongly reminded us of the night - fires ...
... seemed like a magician framing his spells and muttering his incantations over a burning cauldron . The scene was essentially different from the one we had observed the preceding evening , yet it strongly reminded us of the night - fires ...
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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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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.