Domestic Memoirs of a Christian Family Resident in the County of Cumberland: With Descriptive Sketches of the Scenery of the British LakesJ. Hatchard and Son, 1848 - 416 pages |
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... mountains that elevated their lofty summits to the clouds , encircling this valley of bright waters , while reflected on ... mountain range , with the foaming cas- cade rushing down the rugged heights - all combined to create a scene of ...
... mountains that elevated their lofty summits to the clouds , encircling this valley of bright waters , while reflected on ... mountain range , with the foaming cas- cade rushing down the rugged heights - all combined to create a scene of ...
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... mountains , as to bear down every barrier . It will then , not unfrequently , cut through and overwhelm its banks with impetuous fury , -tearing down the trees of the forest , —deso- lating the fruitful plains and harvests of the ...
... mountains , as to bear down every barrier . It will then , not unfrequently , cut through and overwhelm its banks with impetuous fury , -tearing down the trees of the forest , —deso- lating the fruitful plains and harvests of the ...
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... Mountains were to be ascended , valleys to be explored , waterfalls admired , lead- mines examined ; rocks , caves , torrents , with all the intricacies and mazes of a mountain wilderness , were to be visited in suc- cessive order . On ...
... Mountains were to be ascended , valleys to be explored , waterfalls admired , lead- mines examined ; rocks , caves , torrents , with all the intricacies and mazes of a mountain wilderness , were to be visited in suc- cessive order . On ...
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... mountains surrounding its lovely expanse of waters is seen to peculiar advantage . The striking and varied undulations ... mountain monarch of the valley , " rears his gigantic head , about a mile from the northern extremity of the lake ...
... mountains surrounding its lovely expanse of waters is seen to peculiar advantage . The striking and varied undulations ... mountain monarch of the valley , " rears his gigantic head , about a mile from the northern extremity of the lake ...
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... mountain torrent , and proceeded along the road to the picturesque village of Grange . It is situated at the entrance of the magnificent valley of Borrowdale , on the west bank of the Derwent . The approach to this romantic vale ...
... mountain torrent , and proceeded along the road to the picturesque village of Grange . It is situated at the entrance of the magnificent valley of Borrowdale , on the west bank of the Derwent . The approach to this romantic vale ...
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