Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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Page 44
... streams , unites with the Cam about four miles from Cam- bridge , from which place it is by locks rendered navigable to ELY . The Cam soon sinks below Cambridge into the Fens , where the Cathedral of Ely appears finely elevated over the ...
... streams , unites with the Cam about four miles from Cam- bridge , from which place it is by locks rendered navigable to ELY . The Cam soon sinks below Cambridge into the Fens , where the Cathedral of Ely appears finely elevated over the ...
Page 50
... streams in abund- The TAMAR , already mentioned , divides this county from Cornwall , and becomes so very large and deep for near two leagues before it opens into Plymouth Sound , that the Salmon , which are remarkable for their ...
... streams in abund- The TAMAR , already mentioned , divides this county from Cornwall , and becomes so very large and deep for near two leagues before it opens into Plymouth Sound , that the Salmon , which are remarkable for their ...
Page 51
... streams incline to the north - west to find their mouth , where the Bristol Channel loses itself in the open sea . All these rivers abound with excellent Salmon , ( which altho ' very fat , are not so large as in the North of England ) ...
... streams incline to the north - west to find their mouth , where the Bristol Channel loses itself in the open sea . All these rivers abound with excellent Salmon , ( which altho ' very fat , are not so large as in the North of England ) ...
Page 52
... streams at Stourton , in Wiltshire , three of which are in the park of Stourhead , winding through Gil- lingham Forest , round the hill on which Shaftesbury stands exalted , runs to Stourminster , afterwards pursues nearly a south ...
... streams at Stourton , in Wiltshire , three of which are in the park of Stourhead , winding through Gil- lingham Forest , round the hill on which Shaftesbury stands exalted , runs to Stourminster , afterwards pursues nearly a south ...
Page 54
... streams , except at their mouths . The upper branch which bears the name of the Blackwater throughout , rises near ... stream ; the Estuary of the Blackwater , which is formed below Malden , after the union of the two rivers , is very ...
... streams , except at their mouths . The upper branch which bears the name of the Blackwater throughout , rises near ... stream ; the Estuary of the Blackwater , which is formed below Malden , after the union of the two rivers , is very ...
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