Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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Page 33
... rise again to the surface , on which , in bright weather , they reflect a variety of splendid colours , like a field bespangled with the most precious gems , in which , or rather in a much more valuable light , should this stupendous ...
... rise again to the surface , on which , in bright weather , they reflect a variety of splendid colours , like a field bespangled with the most precious gems , in which , or rather in a much more valuable light , should this stupendous ...
Page 43
... rises in Gloucestershire ; the second from the Downs in Wiltshire , near a village of the same name ; the third rises in Hamp shire , is a small stream traversing a charming country , and adds a considerable ornament to the delightful ...
... rises in Gloucestershire ; the second from the Downs in Wiltshire , near a village of the same name ; the third rises in Hamp shire , is a small stream traversing a charming country , and adds a considerable ornament to the delightful ...
Page 45
... rises in Yorkshire , and after passing through or rather dividing this county from Lancashire , falls into the Irish Sea near Liverpool Haven . The second springs from two fountains in Merioneth- shire , North Wales , which uniting ...
... rises in Yorkshire , and after passing through or rather dividing this county from Lancashire , falls into the Irish Sea near Liverpool Haven . The second springs from two fountains in Merioneth- shire , North Wales , which uniting ...
Page 46
... rises not far from St. Columb , and swells into a large basin near Truro , and runs from north to south into the British Channel , forming the Haven of Fal- mouth . The Fowey takes its rise in a downish tract between Bodmin and ...
... rises not far from St. Columb , and swells into a large basin near Truro , and runs from north to south into the British Channel , forming the Haven of Fal- mouth . The Fowey takes its rise in a downish tract between Bodmin and ...
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... rises in the wild district of Borrodale , whence emerging towards the north , it forms the justly admired Lake of Keswick , and after passing by Cockermouth , reaches the Irish Sea near Workington . The Derwent is throughout a rapid ...
... rises in the wild district of Borrodale , whence emerging towards the north , it forms the justly admired Lake of Keswick , and after passing by Cockermouth , reaches the Irish Sea near Workington . The Derwent is throughout a rapid ...
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