An excursion from Sidmouth to Chester, in the summer of 1803, 1. köideC. Whittingham and H.D. Symonds, 1805 - 462 pages |
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... delightful . The foliage is so rich and various , the undulations of the valley so pic- turesque , and the verdure so bright , that a plea- santer path for a ride on horseback can scarcely be conceived . About six miles from Sidmouth ...
... delightful . The foliage is so rich and various , the undulations of the valley so pic- turesque , and the verdure so bright , that a plea- santer path for a ride on horseback can scarcely be conceived . About six miles from Sidmouth ...
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... delightful ; its neighbourhood is the finest part of Devonshire ; it is surrounded with fine arable and pasture lands . The river Otter , which runs near it , is but small , but its windings enrich the landscape . It is a po- pulous ...
... delightful ; its neighbourhood is the finest part of Devonshire ; it is surrounded with fine arable and pasture lands . The river Otter , which runs near it , is but small , but its windings enrich the landscape . It is a po- pulous ...
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... delightful situation of the place is thus noticed by the poet Gay : " Now from the steep , ' midst scatter'd farms and groves , Our eye through Honiton's fair valley roves . " At about eight o'clock , recruited with our breakfast , and ...
... delightful situation of the place is thus noticed by the poet Gay : " Now from the steep , ' midst scatter'd farms and groves , Our eye through Honiton's fair valley roves . " At about eight o'clock , recruited with our breakfast , and ...
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... they are termed the weed of the country , and in no part of England do they attain to a greater height , or spread their branches to a greater extent , than in this delightful situa 差 tion . At the first view from Black - Down 15.
... they are termed the weed of the country , and in no part of England do they attain to a greater height , or spread their branches to a greater extent , than in this delightful situa 差 tion . At the first view from Black - Down 15.
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... delightful . The village of Bedminster , through which we now passed , proclaimed , by the superior size of its houses , and the embellishments with which they were surrounded , our approach to some large and opulent town . The distant ...
... delightful . The village of Bedminster , through which we now passed , proclaimed , by the superior size of its houses , and the embellishments with which they were surrounded , our approach to some large and opulent town . The distant ...
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