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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... road to Ex- mouth , exhibits the western side of Sidmouth val- ley . Peak - house , the residence of Mr. Baruh , and the elegant cottage of Miss Floyd , are seen above the town . CONTENTS . PART I. LETTER I. DEPARTURE from Sidmouth .
... road to Ex- mouth , exhibits the western side of Sidmouth val- ley . Peak - house , the residence of Mr. Baruh , and the elegant cottage of Miss Floyd , are seen above the town . CONTENTS . PART I. LETTER I. DEPARTURE from Sidmouth .
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... road now begins to ascend , and the valley , which thus far lay on the right , now runs on the left hand of the traveller . The road is narrow , and the prospect confined , but in every other re- spect it is most delightful . The ...
... road now begins to ascend , and the valley , which thus far lay on the right , now runs on the left hand of the traveller . The road is narrow , and the prospect confined , but in every other re- spect it is most delightful . The ...
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... road descends'on the Honiton side of the hill , we gain a view of the town , stretching it- self in the vale below , and apparently running away from its church , which , in solitary state , is perched upon a hill , about half a mile ...
... road descends'on the Honiton side of the hill , we gain a view of the town , stretching it- self in the vale below , and apparently running away from its church , which , in solitary state , is perched upon a hill , about half a mile ...
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... road , about a quarter of a mile from the town , which , with a chapel , was founded and endowed for four lepers , by one Thomas Chard , an abbot . By a regulation made in 1642 , other poor persons are admitted as well as lepers ...
... road , about a quarter of a mile from the town , which , with a chapel , was founded and endowed for four lepers , by one Thomas Chard , an abbot . By a regulation made in 1642 , other poor persons are admitted as well as lepers ...
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... road side , with only a mere cottage in its vicinity , gives one a vivid sensation of that modesty and quiet in which the religious sentiment best flourishes . The road itself is so narrow and secluded , that its proximity does not seem ...
... road side , with only a mere cottage in its vicinity , gives one a vivid sensation of that modesty and quiet in which the religious sentiment best flourishes . The road itself is so narrow and secluded , that its proximity does not seem ...
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