A Flora of Berwick-upon-Tweed, Volumen2J. Carfrae & Son; [etc., etc.,], 1829 |
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... rocks which take their rise near Bamborough , and terminate at Ky- loe , are trap - rocks , at some places covered with a shallow ver- dant soil , at others bare , and forming " lofty picturesque cliffs , in their struture approaching ...
... rocks which take their rise near Bamborough , and terminate at Ky- loe , are trap - rocks , at some places covered with a shallow ver- dant soil , at others bare , and forming " lofty picturesque cliffs , in their struture approaching ...
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... rocks , decorating them with verdure and beauty , in re- turn for the shelter and support they receive . Let us now ... rock formations of the county , or district where they grow , are undoubtedly to be regarded as among the most in ...
... rocks , decorating them with verdure and beauty , in re- turn for the shelter and support they receive . Let us now ... rock formations of the county , or district where they grow , are undoubtedly to be regarded as among the most in ...
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... rock formations , of very different eras , however , and characters . These are the transition and secondary classes of rocks , the former being those which predominate in the districts of Lauderdale and Lammermuir ; the latter , under ...
... rock formations , of very different eras , however , and characters . These are the transition and secondary classes of rocks , the former being those which predominate in the districts of Lauderdale and Lammermuir ; the latter , under ...
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... rocks , we meet with in the south - west corner of the county , as at Dryburgh , Merton , & c . There it succeeds immediately to transition - rocks on the west , and is again succeeded in its turn by the second or new red sand- stone in ...
... rocks , we meet with in the south - west corner of the county , as at Dryburgh , Merton , & c . There it succeeds immediately to transition - rocks on the west , and is again succeeded in its turn by the second or new red sand- stone in ...
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... rocks of which are greywacke , and greywacke slate . It is difficult to ascertain whether or not the old red sandstone forms the connecting link between these rocks and the new red sandstone of the Merse ; but it is probable , that with ...
... rocks of which are greywacke , and greywacke slate . It is difficult to ascertain whether or not the old red sandstone forms the connecting link between these rocks and the new red sandstone of the Merse ; but it is probable , that with ...
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apothecia Baird banks base beneath Berwick Berwickshire Blackadder bogs bracteas branched Brit brown calyx capsule capsule ovate catkins cells clusters Coldingham colour common compressed convex corolla Crypt cylindrical deans DILLW downy Edin epidermis filaments florets flower-stalks flowers frequent frond fruit fruitstalks Fung gills globular Goswick green GREV greywacke hairy heart-shaped heaths hedges Holy Island Hook imbricated inches high irregularly July June Lamberton lanceolate leaf leaflets leaves lanceolate leaves ovate Lichen LIGHTF linear lobed Longformacus margin meadows membranous minute moist moors Musc naked nearly numerous oblong obtuse panicle pastures pellucid petals pileus pinnate pinnatifid plant plentiful purple rare rocks root round roundish Scot seeds segments serrated sessile short side simple slender smooth species specimens spikes spots spreading Spring stalk stamens stem erect stigmas stipulas surface ternate Thomp toothed trees tufts umbels upper whorled woods Wooler Water yellow
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Página 205 - I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding ; and, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Página 192 - Of crow-flowers, nettles, daisies, and long purples, That liberal shepherds give a grosser name, But our cold maids do dead men's fingers call them...
Página 190 - Each passing hour sheds tribute from her wings ; And still new beauties meet his lonely walk, And loves unfelt attract him.
Página 194 - He looks abroad into the varied field Of nature, and, though poor perhaps compared With those whose mansions glitter in his sight, Calls the delightful scenery all his own. His are the mountains, and the valleys his, And the resplendent rivers. His to enjoy With a propriety that none can feel, But who, with filial confidence inspired, Can lift to Heaven an unpresumptuous eye, And smiling say —
Página 1 - Fair angel, thy desire, which tends to know The works of God, thereby to glorify The great Work-master, leads to no excess That reaches blame, but rather merits praise The more it seems excess, that led thee hither From thy empyreal mansion thus alone, To witness with thine eyes what some, perhaps, Contented with report, hear only in heaven: For wonderful indeed are all his works! Pleasant to know, and worthiest to be all Had in remembrance always with delight.
Página 149 - One Spirit — his, Who wore the platted thorns with bleeding brows. Rules universal nature. Not a flower But shows some touch in freckle, streak, or stain, Of his unrivalled pencil.
Página 186 - Tis Flora's page: — In every place, In every season, fresh and fair, It opens with perennial grace, And blossoms everywhere. On waste and woodland, rock and plain, Its humble buds unheeded rise; The Rose has but a summer reign, — The Daisy never dies.
Página vii - ... cherished woodbine. I thought I never could be sated with the sweetness and freshness of a country so completely carpeted with verdure ; where every air breathed of the balmy pasture and the honeysuckled hedge.
Página 186 - They saw, and thitherward they bent their way ; To this both knights and dames their homage made, And due obeisance to the daisy paid. And then the band of flutes began to play, To which a lady sung a virelay : And still at every close she would repeat The burden of the song, The daisy is so sweet.
Página 40 - And should my youth, as youth is apt I know, Some harshness show, All vain asperities I day by day Would wear away, Till the smooth temper of my age should be Like the high leaves upon the Holly Tree.