The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'., Volumes 57-58John William Carleton 1867 |
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... river to Kingswear , and soon found ourselves comfortably seated in a first - class carriage of the Dartmouth and Newton Railway . The line between this and Tor- quay is most picturesque ; it runs at first parallel with the river , then ...
... river to Kingswear , and soon found ourselves comfortably seated in a first - class carriage of the Dartmouth and Newton Railway . The line between this and Tor- quay is most picturesque ; it runs at first parallel with the river , then ...
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... this weight of calm Were from eternity . O world of waters ! the steadfast earth Ne'er lay entranced like thee . " On reaching Kingswear , we had to leave the carriage , and cross the river in a boat . The dear old Dart 32 DEVONIA .
... this weight of calm Were from eternity . O world of waters ! the steadfast earth Ne'er lay entranced like thee . " On reaching Kingswear , we had to leave the carriage , and cross the river in a boat . The dear old Dart 32 DEVONIA .
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... river . Once on board , we soon got under weigh , and sailed out of the harbour . It was not without regret that we bid adieu to the quaint old town of Dartmouth and the peaceful river , with its grand hills and weather - beaten castles ...
... river . Once on board , we soon got under weigh , and sailed out of the harbour . It was not without regret that we bid adieu to the quaint old town of Dartmouth and the peaceful river , with its grand hills and weather - beaten castles ...
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... river is narrow for a mile from the entrance , and then widens very much half - way to Kingsbridge . Wild - fowl come to the mud flats in this broad part , but , as in other rivers , are now very few in number compared to the hundreds ...
... river is narrow for a mile from the entrance , and then widens very much half - way to Kingsbridge . Wild - fowl come to the mud flats in this broad part , but , as in other rivers , are now very few in number compared to the hundreds ...
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... river bank , a bronze cauldron of the tripod form was exhumed , and in the vicinity of the Roman road at Loanhead a brass goblet was found . On the southern side of the White - hill which rises beside the river , at the north end of the ...
... river bank , a bronze cauldron of the tripod form was exhumed , and in the vicinity of the Roman road at Loanhead a brass goblet was found . On the southern side of the White - hill which rises beside the river , at the north end of the ...
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Page 114 - FAINTLY as tolls the evening chime, Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time. Soon as the woods on shore look dim, We'll sing at St. Ann's our parting hymn. Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast, The Rapids are near and the daylight's past.
Page 347 - The hills Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun,— the vales Stretching in pensive quietness between; The venerable woods— rivers that move In majesty, and the complaining brooks That make the meadows green; and, poured round all, Old Ocean's gray and melancholy waste,— Are but the solemn decorations all Of the great tomb of man.
Page 390 - A true idea of the structure of a poisonfang will be formed by supposing the crown of a simple tooth, as that of a boa, to be pressed flat, and its edges to be then bent towards each other, and soldered together so as to form a hollow cylinder open at both ends. The flattening of the fang, and its inflection around the poison-duct...
Page 432 - There's nothing left to fancy's guess, You see that all is loneliness : And silence aids — though the steep hills Send to the lake a thousand rills ; In summer tide, so soft they weep, The sound but lulls the ear asleep ; Your horse's hoof-tread sounds too rude, So stilly is the solitude.
Page 287 - I can now excuse all his foibles; impute them to age, and to distress of circumstances: the last of these considerations wrings my very soul to think on. For a man of high spirit conscious of having (at least in one production) generally pleased the world, to be plagued and threatened by wretches that are low in every sense; to be forced to drink himself into pains of the body, in order to get rid of the pains of the mind is a misery.
Page 146 - Come away and leave him, or they will eat you also;" but when he saw them begin to play together, his fears subsided and he kept quiet. Gaining confidence by degrees, he drove them away ; but, after going a little distance, they returned, and began to play again with the boy. At last he succeeded in driving them off altogether. The night after three wolves came, and the boy and they played together. A few nights after four wolves came, but at no time did more than four come. They came four or five...
Page 432 - Twixt resignation and content. Oft in my mind such thoughts awake By lone St. Mary's silent lake ; Thou know'st it well, — nor fen, nor sedge, Pollute the pure lake's crystal edge ; Abrupt and sheer, the mountains sink At once upon the level brink ; And just a trace of silver sand Marks where the water meets the land. Far in the mirror, bright and blue, Each hill's huge outline you may view...
Page 25 - Far-gleaming, dart the same united blaze: Reviewing generals his merit own; How regular! how just! and all his cares Are well repaid, if mighty George approve. So model thou thy pack, if honour touch. Thy generous soul, and the world's just applause. But above all take heed, nor mix thy hounds Of different kinds; discordant sounds shall grate Thy ears offended, and a lagging line Of babbling curs disgrace thy broken pack.
Page 73 - Beneath those rugged elms, that yew-tree's shade, Where heaves the turf in many a mouldering heap, Each in his narrow cell for ever laid, The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep.
Page 286 - From an abbess disposed to turn author," says Mr. Warton, " we might more reasonably have expected a manual of meditations for the closet, or select rules for making salves, or distilling strong waters. But the diversions of the field were not thought inconsistent with the character of a religious lady of this eminent rank, who resembled an abbot in respect of exercising an extensive manerial jurisdiction, and who hawked and hunted in common with other ladies of distinction.