A hand-book of travel round the southern coast of England1849 - 324 páginas |
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... length the boat reached the strand in safety . All night long its brave crew passed in making fruitless attempts to reach the sinking vessel , but not till morning were their efforts crowned with success . As they neared the wreck the ...
... length the boat reached the strand in safety . All night long its brave crew passed in making fruitless attempts to reach the sinking vessel , but not till morning were their efforts crowned with success . As they neared the wreck the ...
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... length of the entire fabric . But " risum teneatis , " the use , to which it is applied , shall cause the want of taste in its projectors to be overlooked , in a grateful record to their humanity . It is connected by leaden pipes ...
... length of the entire fabric . But " risum teneatis , " the use , to which it is applied , shall cause the want of taste in its projectors to be overlooked , in a grateful record to their humanity . It is connected by leaden pipes ...
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... length , the entrance to the Harbour sepa- rating them by a width of 200 feet . There are five angles to each , and both elevations are respec- tively terminated by an octagon 60 feet long . The 16 THE SOUTHERN COAST.
... length , the entrance to the Harbour sepa- rating them by a width of 200 feet . There are five angles to each , and both elevations are respec- tively terminated by an octagon 60 feet long . The 16 THE SOUTHERN COAST.
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... length of 400 feet between the two branches , and renders the harbour one of per- fect safety , and which may be entered securely , even during the raging of the most tempestuous weather . Near to the mouth of the harbour on the Western ...
... length of 400 feet between the two branches , and renders the harbour one of per- fect safety , and which may be entered securely , even during the raging of the most tempestuous weather . Near to the mouth of the harbour on the Western ...
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... length . It rises from the centre of an extensive pavement , under ground , and the foundations are supposed to be on a level with the bank itself . The castle formed a regular parallelogram , the walls were flanked by round projecting ...
... length . It rises from the centre of an extensive pavement , under ground , and the foundations are supposed to be on a level with the bank itself . The castle formed a regular parallelogram , the walls were flanked by round projecting ...
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Abbey adjoining aisles amongst ancient arches Bathing Machines Baths beach beautiful Brighton Britons BRUNSWICK TOWN building built Cæsar Castle chancel Chapel CHURCH OF ST Cinque Ports cliffs columns consists Cottage decorated distance Dover Duke Earl east Eastbourne edifice Edward Engraved erected feet high Folkstone formed Freckleton gate George gilt leaves half bound morocco Harbour Hastings height Henry VIII High Street Hill Hotel House hundred Hythe island Isle of Wight John Kemp Town Kent King land Lewes London Lord Marine miles monuments morocco morocco elegant nave Norman old church parish Pevensey picturesque Pier Plates portion Portsmouth Portus present Queen RAILWAY Ramsgate Reculver reign of Henry residence rising road rocks Roman round Royal ruins Ryde SALTWOOD CASTLE Sandgate Saxon Seaford seat ships shore side Southampton Southern Coast square Steyne stone style Sussex tion tower town village walls Walmer whilst William Winchelsea
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Página 68 - Come on, sir; here's the place: — stand still. — How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so low! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon...
Página 68 - tis to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows, and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles. Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! Methinks he seems no bigger than his head. The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice ; and yon' tall, anchoring bark, Diminished to her cock ; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight. The murmuring surge, That on the unnumbered idle pebbles chafes, Cannot be heard so high. I'll look no more ; Lest my...
Página 9 - Books that you may carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are the most useful after all.
Página 2 - Hints on ornamental gardening; consisting of a series of designs for garden buildings, useful and decorative gates, fences, railings, &c., accompanied by observations on the principles and theory of rural improvement, interspersed with occasional remarks on rural architecture.
Página 7 - Blake, whose wild designs accompany a splendid folio edition of the "Night Thoughts," which you may have seen, in one of which he pictures the parting of soul and body...
Página 7 - COMPANION to the BOOK of COMMON PRAYER, of the United Church of England and Ireland.
Página 8 - Entomology; a selection of some of the rarer and more beautiful species of insects, natives of India and the adjacent islands, the greater portion of which are now for the first time described and figured.
Página 12 - Historical Parallels. — The Plagues of London, Florence, and Constantinople, — Massacre of the De Witts. From the Original Historians, illustrHting the most celebrated events in Grecian and Roman History: comparing or contrasting them with other Incidents of Ancient or Modern Times. By JH MALKIN, and OTHERS. With 34 wood engravings. 2 vols.
Página 165 - The barbarians drive us to the sea; the sea throws us back on the barbarians; thus two modes of death await us; we are either slain or drowned.
Página 7 - Syntax's Three Tours, in Search of the Picturesque, in Search of Consolation, and in Search of a Wife.