Peak scenery, or, Excursions in Derbyshire:: made chiefly for the purpose of picturesque observationauthor and published, 1899 |
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... Wirksworth road to Cromford Moor , without even casting one lingering look behind . " About a mile from Scarthing Rock , a sharp turn on the left led us over a hill covered with lead mines to a high sand - stone rock , called “ Stonnis ...
... Wirksworth road to Cromford Moor , without even casting one lingering look behind . " About a mile from Scarthing Rock , a sharp turn on the left led us over a hill covered with lead mines to a high sand - stone rock , called “ Stonnis ...
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... Wirksworth , in Derby- shire . About the time that he first turned his attention to mechanics , he formed an acquaintance with a clock - maker at Warrington , of the name of Kay in conjunction with this man , the machine for which he ...
... Wirksworth , in Derby- shire . About the time that he first turned his attention to mechanics , he formed an acquaintance with a clock - maker at Warrington , of the name of Kay in conjunction with this man , the machine for which he ...
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... Wirksworth . - Moote Hall . - Mineral Laws . - Miraculous ...... .. 95 ... 104 Escape of a Miner . - New Road from Matlock to Derby . - Unex- pected Rencontre . - General Character of the Scenery . - Beautiful effect of Light during a ...
... Wirksworth . - Moote Hall . - Mineral Laws . - Miraculous ...... .. 95 ... 104 Escape of a Miner . - New Road from Matlock to Derby . - Unex- pected Rencontre . - General Character of the Scenery . - Beautiful effect of Light during a ...
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... hills to the Ash- bourne and Buxton road ; and , leaving Tissington on our right , re- turned , by the way of Bradburn , to Hopton , and from thence to Wirksworth . M PART IV . SECTION VII . Visit to Ilam .--- Vale of Ilam.
... hills to the Ash- bourne and Buxton road ; and , leaving Tissington on our right , re- turned , by the way of Bradburn , to Hopton , and from thence to Wirksworth . M PART IV . SECTION VII . Visit to Ilam .--- Vale of Ilam.
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... on subjects of history and imagination , might produce works worthy of being associated in the same apartment with the best productions of any age or nation in the world . SECTION VIII . Wirksworth .--- Moote Hall .--- Mineral Laws.
... on subjects of history and imagination , might produce works worthy of being associated in the same apartment with the best productions of any age or nation in the world . SECTION VIII . Wirksworth .--- Moote Hall .--- Mineral Laws.
Términos y frases comunes
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
Pasajes populares
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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...
Página 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...
Página 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...
Página 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.