A Londoner's Walk to the Land's End: And a Trip to the Scilly IslesChapman and Hall, 1855 - 357 pagina's |
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Pagina ix
... Waves - Trevena - Bossiney - Long- bridge The Valley - St . Nighton's Keeve - The Two Cascades - The Romantic Dell - Why the Water makes a Noise - The Dismal Ruin— The Labourer - Twelve Shillings a Week , and a Camelford Bushel ...
... Waves - Trevena - Bossiney - Long- bridge The Valley - St . Nighton's Keeve - The Two Cascades - The Romantic Dell - Why the Water makes a Noise - The Dismal Ruin— The Labourer - Twelve Shillings a Week , and a Camelford Bushel ...
Pagina 32
... waves has worn caverns , gullies , and channels of the most fantastic shapes . In the Cove large vessels may lie almost close to the shore ; yet the water , though deep , is so translucent , that the bottom is distinctly seen , white at ...
... waves has worn caverns , gullies , and channels of the most fantastic shapes . In the Cove large vessels may lie almost close to the shore ; yet the water , though deep , is so translucent , that the bottom is distinctly seen , white at ...
Pagina 40
... waves . Such steps as these , miles in length , seem a fit landing place for giants . Descending one after the other ... wave leaves them glistening in the sun , and you can choose the most brilliant - some big as turkeys ' eggs . The ...
... waves . Such steps as these , miles in length , seem a fit landing place for giants . Descending one after the other ... wave leaves them glistening in the sun , and you can choose the most brilliant - some big as turkeys ' eggs . The ...
Pagina 52
... waves rushing and foaming among the rocks below . A south - west wind sends the water up in foaming jets ; and it is said that small vessels have been driven into the cavern by stress of weather . All along here the cliffs are worn into ...
... waves rushing and foaming among the rocks below . A south - west wind sends the water up in foaming jets ; and it is said that small vessels have been driven into the cavern by stress of weather . All along here the cliffs are worn into ...
Pagina 62
... waves , sound- ings being made from time to time to note the effect , or discover disturbances . " That work , " said the boat- man , " falls to me . " The slope to seaward is never the same as that on the inside . When all is ...
... waves , sound- ings being made from time to time to note the effect , or discover disturbances . " That work , " said the boat- man , " falls to me . " The slope to seaward is never the same as that on the inside . When all is ...
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A Londoner's Walk to the Land's End ; And, a Trip to the Scilly Isles Walter White Volledige weergave - 1861 |
A Londoner's Walk to the Land's End ; And, a Trip to the Scilly Isles Walter White Volledige weergave - 1861 |
A Londoner's Walk to the Land's End: And a Trip to the Scilly Isles Walter White Volledige weergave - 1855 |
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
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Populaire passages
Pagina 99 - Give me my scallop-shell of quiet, My staff of faith to walk upon. My scrip of joy, immortal diet, My bottle of salvation, My gown of glory, hope's true gage; And thus I'll take my pilgrimage.
Pagina 316 - My good blade carves the casques of men, My tough lance thrusteth sure, My strength is as the strength of ten, Because my heart is pure.
Pagina 202 - A GOOD sword and a trusty hand ! A merry heart and true ! King James's men shall understand What Cornish lads can do. And have they fixed the where and when? And shall Trelawny die? Here's twenty thousand Cornish men Will know the reason why...
Pagina 137 - THE lark is singing in the blinding sky, Hedges are white with May. The bridegroom sea Is toying with the shore, his wedded bride, And, in the fulness of his marriage joy, He decorates her tawny brow with shells, Retires a space, to see how fair she looks, Then proud runs up to kiss her.
Pagina 244 - And bore him to a chapel nigh the field, A broken chancel with a broken cross, That stood on a dark strait of barren land : On one side lay...
Pagina 109 - ATTEND, all ye who list to hear our noble England's praise ; I tell of the thrice famous deeds she wrought in ancient days, When that great fleet invincible against her bore in vain The richest spoils of Mexico, the stoutest hearts of Spain.
Pagina 203 - And shall they scorn Tre, Pol, and Pen ? and shall Trelawny die ? Here's twenty thousand Cornishmen will know the reason why.
Pagina 203 - One and all!' and hand in hand, And who shall bid us nay? "And when we come to London Wall, A pleasant sight to view, Come forth! come forth, ye cowards all, Here's men as good as you ! "Trelawny he's in keep and hold, Trelawny he may die; But here's twenty thousand Cornish bold Will know the reason why!
Pagina 219 - That he shouts with his sister at play! 0 well for the sailor lad, That he sings in his boat on the bay! And the stately ships go on To their haven under the hill; But 0 for the touch of a vanish'd hand, And the sound of a voice that is still!
Pagina 336 - ... looking down after the noise, and seeing his cap swimming thereon, supposed that he had desperately drowned himself, gave over their further hunting, and left him liberty to shift away, and ship over into Brittany; — for a grateful remembrance of which delivery he afterwards builded in the place of his lurking a chapel.