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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... covered with vast masses of scattered granite , and im- mense rocks , which seem to have been precipitated from the steep declivities into the vallies . These huge and craggy fragments are spread confusedly over the ground , and have ...
... covered with vast masses of scattered granite , and im- mense rocks , which seem to have been precipitated from the steep declivities into the vallies . These huge and craggy fragments are spread confusedly over the ground , and have ...
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... covered with a strong succulent grass . Besides the com- mon peat , they furnish what the natives call Blackwood , an intri- cate combination of earth , fibres of the roots of heath , and other plants , rotten leaves , and various ...
... covered with a strong succulent grass . Besides the com- mon peat , they furnish what the natives call Blackwood , an intri- cate combination of earth , fibres of the roots of heath , and other plants , rotten leaves , and various ...
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... covered with reeds : when rough cast , and kept dry , these kind of buildings are very durable : the walls are gene- rally from fourteen inches to two feet in thickness . The district called the South - Hams , is frequently termed the ...
... covered with reeds : when rough cast , and kept dry , these kind of buildings are very durable : the walls are gene- rally from fourteen inches to two feet in thickness . The district called the South - Hams , is frequently termed the ...
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... covering spread across the first . Under the gigantic presses just mentioned , the pile is four or five feet square , and nearly as much in height . On the top , a broad strong covering of wood is laid , and upon this the lever is ...
... covering spread across the first . Under the gigantic presses just mentioned , the pile is four or five feet square , and nearly as much in height . On the top , a broad strong covering of wood is laid , and upon this the lever is ...
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... covered with thatch , to procure which , with as little injury to the straw as possible , the wheat and rye in this district , and , indeed , in most other parts of the west of England , are threshed in the following singular manner ...
... covered with thatch , to procure which , with as little injury to the straw as possible , the wheat and rye in this district , and , indeed , in most other parts of the west of England , are threshed in the following singular manner ...
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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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