The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County: Devonshire ; DorsetshireT. Maiden, 1803 - 736 страница |
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... considerable improvement , at present scarcely afford more than a scanty pasturage to a few thousand sheep and cattle . The right of depasture belongs to different interests ; the Forest Forest itself , being the property of the Prince ...
... considerable improvement , at present scarcely afford more than a scanty pasturage to a few thousand sheep and cattle . The right of depasture belongs to different interests ; the Forest Forest itself , being the property of the Prince ...
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... considerable magnitude ; but the central and more southern parts preserve the vale character . The area of this district contains about 200 square miles : its boundaries on the north , are the hills that range from Clanaborough , by ...
... considerable magnitude ; but the central and more southern parts preserve the vale character . The area of this district contains about 200 square miles : its boundaries on the north , are the hills that range from Clanaborough , by ...
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... considerable extent of country . The upper grounds of the South - Hams are appropriated alter- nately to pasture and to tillage ; the lower grounds are chiefly culti- vated as meadows . The principal kind of soil is a strong red loam ...
... considerable extent of country . The upper grounds of the South - Hams are appropriated alter- nately to pasture and to tillage ; the lower grounds are chiefly culti- vated as meadows . The principal kind of soil is a strong red loam ...
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... considerable quantity of butter is made in this district ; the method by which the cream is produced is almost peculiar to Devonshire : it is raised by heating the milk in earthen or brass pans , and is then worked into butter by the ...
... considerable quantity of butter is made in this district ; the method by which the cream is produced is almost peculiar to Devonshire : it is raised by heating the milk in earthen or brass pans , and is then worked into butter by the ...
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... considerably smaller than in the northern district ; and their quality in every respect lower . " " Oxen have time ... considerable distance , encourages and animates the team , like the music of a marching army , or the song of the ...
... considerably smaller than in the northern district ; and their quality in every respect lower . " " Oxen have time ... considerable distance , encourages and animates the team , like the music of a marching army , or the song of the ...
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Abbey acres afterwards aisles ancient antiquity appears arches barrows beautiful belonging Bideford Bishop Bishop of Exeter borough building built called Castle Cathedral Chapel charter Church considerable Corfe Castle Courtenay Crown Dartmoor Devon Devonshire distance Domesday Book Dorchester Dorset Dorsetshire Duke Earl Earl of Devon east eminence enemy England entrance erected Exeter expence feet formerly four granted ground Hamoaze height hill horse Hutchins's Dorset inches inhabitants inscription Isle Isle of Purbeck King land late latter length Lord manor mansion Mayor miles monument nearly number of houses observes ornamented parish Parliament Plymouth possessed Powderham Castle present Prince principal Queen rampart Richard river river Exe river Frome rocks Roman ruins Saxon seat Sherborne Sherborne Castle ships side Sir John situated stone tion Tiverton tower town village walls Wareham Weymouth whole William wood
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