My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideChapman & Hall, Ld., 1905 |
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Page 24
... river Usk , by which we reached the town , which was and is entirely confined to the east side of the river , while we lived on the west . The walk there was a very pleasant one , with the clear , swift - flowing river on one side and ...
... river Usk , by which we reached the town , which was and is entirely confined to the east side of the river , while we lived on the west . The walk there was a very pleasant one , with the clear , swift - flowing river on one side and ...
Page 25
... river close below it , the bridge with the cottage near its foot , the narrow fields between us and the bridge , the steep wooded bank at the back , the stone quarry and the very shape and position of the flat slabs on which we stood ...
... river close below it , the bridge with the cottage near its foot , the narrow fields between us and the bridge , the steep wooded bank at the back , the stone quarry and the very shape and position of the flat slabs on which we stood ...
Page 26
... river , where , between the bridge and Llanbadock , not a new house had been built , and our cottage and garden , the path up to the front door , and the steep woody bank behind it , remained exactly as pictured in my memory . Even the ...
... river , where , between the bridge and Llanbadock , not a new house had been built , and our cottage and garden , the path up to the front door , and the steep woody bank behind it , remained exactly as pictured in my memory . Even the ...
Page 33
... rivers and streams in the immediately surrounding country , affording pleasant walks through flowery meads , many pic- turesque old mills , and a great variety of landscape . The river Lea , coming from the south - west , passes through ...
... rivers and streams in the immediately surrounding country , affording pleasant walks through flowery meads , many pic- turesque old mills , and a great variety of landscape . The river Lea , coming from the south - west , passes through ...
Page 34
... river flowed on among houses and workshops , and was again dammed up to supply another mill about half a mile away , and to form the river Lea navigation . There was also , in my time , a small lateral stream carried off to pump water ...
... river flowed on among houses and workshops , and was again dammed up to supply another mill about half a mile away , and to form the river Lea navigation . There was also , in my time , a small lateral stream carried off to pump water ...
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