Tour of the Isle of Wight: The Drawings Taken and Engraved by J. Hassell. ... In Two Volumes. ...John Jarvis, 1790 |
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Halaman 195 - So the pure limpid stream, when foul with stains Of rushing torrents and descending rains. Works itself clear, and as it runs, refines; Till, by degrees, the floating mirror shines, Reflects each flower that on the border grows. And a new heaven in Its fair bosom shows.
Halaman 164 - Rufus, being slain, as is before related, was laid in a cart belonging to one Purkess, and drawn from hence to Winchester, and was buried in the cathedral church of that city.
Halaman 53 - Rifing now on the high grounds, we had more diilinft views of the hills round Carifbrook than before. The evening at the fame time clofing in, one of the heavy purple harbingers of approaching night had nearly dropt its aerial curtain before the declining fun.
Halaman 40 - The greateft part of this ancient building is demoliihed ; a few of the walls only ftill remain. The architecture, as far as can be now judged of, was a mixture of Saxon and Gothic. The church or chapel of the monaftery may yet be traced at the eaft end ; and fome vaulted cellars are difcernible at the weft end. Of the walls that are ftandmg, fome are converted into barns, by being covered with thatch, and others degraded into (lies or fiables.
Halaman 72 - ... four regular fronts, of the Corinthian order, the principal of which is adorned with two wings, and has a lawn before it. The...
Halaman 17 - Which, clear and vigorous, warbles from the beech. O then, ye friends of love and love-taught fong, Spare the foft tribes, this barbarous art forbear ; If on your bofom innocence can win, Mufic engage, or piety perfuade. 710 BUT let not chief the nightingale lament Her ruin'd care, too delicately fram'd To brook the harfh confinement of the cage. Oft when, returning with her loaded bill, Th...
Halaman 40 - Cistercian order that came into England. It probably received its name of Quarr, or, as it is called in some of the old grants, Quarraria, from the stone quarries which were in its vicinity.
Halaman xiii - On this rural and romantic fpot are feveral fprings, the water of which is of the pureft kind. Thefe fprings empty themfelves into the fea, and form fmall cafcades. From this place we returned to the main road, and continued our route through Bonchurch, the name of which feems to be an abbreviation of the church of St. Boniface. The cottages that compofe this place are ilrewed in a very picturefque manner.
Halaman 10 - Was there a poflibility of procuring a bathing machine at this place, there is no doubt but the well-known hofpitality to be found at the houfe of Mrs. Williams, would attract numbers to partake of the pleafures of this heavenly fpot. Under her peaceful...
Halaman 70 - The church is old, but not interefting ; nor is there any thing out of the common line in the appearance of the houfes, which are chiefly inhabited by tradefmen and labourers. The view from the church-yard is the beft the place affords. — From thence the hills of Gatcombe appear to join thofe of Arreton, and, blending with Knighton, terminate with Culver cliffs. The valley was the moft interefting ; after which Knighton houfe formed the next principal fubjecT: ; and both were clofed by Afhey down....