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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... rises on the east side of the town . A part only of Sidmouth is included ; but the Beach , and the distinguishing features of its coast , are sketched with fidelity and spirit . The cliffs of Torbay are seen in the western dis- tance ...
... rises on the east side of the town . A part only of Sidmouth is included ; but the Beach , and the distinguishing features of its coast , are sketched with fidelity and spirit . The cliffs of Torbay are seen in the western dis- tance ...
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... rises all the way to the little village of Up - Ottery , which stands upon a considerable eminence , and , in every direction , commands not very extensive , but very charming views of the surrounding country . A neat church and a ...
... rises all the way to the little village of Up - Ottery , which stands upon a considerable eminence , and , in every direction , commands not very extensive , but very charming views of the surrounding country . A neat church and a ...
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... rise in many places perpendicularly to the height of 400 feet , and in others fall into obliquities of more than double that elevation . Whilst pacing their awful involutions ( through which now runs the turnpike road to Bristol ) it ...
... rise in many places perpendicularly to the height of 400 feet , and in others fall into obliquities of more than double that elevation . Whilst pacing their awful involutions ( through which now runs the turnpike road to Bristol ) it ...
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... rises a humble cot- tage , the calm retreat of health and peace ; and on the opposite side the ground swells into a steep , sufficiently covered , however , with verdure and vegetation , to form a soft feature in the scene ; but a step ...
... rises a humble cot- tage , the calm retreat of health and peace ; and on the opposite side the ground swells into a steep , sufficiently covered , however , with verdure and vegetation , to form a soft feature in the scene ; but a step ...
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... rise in the air , not to interrupt the navigation below , and the great span of the arch , are difficulties which have always been started against the scheme - it has also been thought that the commercial advantages to be derived from ...
... rise in the air , not to interrupt the navigation below , and the great span of the arch , are difficulties which have always been started against the scheme - it has also been thought that the commercial advantages to be derived from ...
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