The Isle of Wight, with a Description of the Geology of the Island ...T. Nelson and Sons, 1859 - 121 sivua |
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Alum Bay appearance Appuldercombe Arreton beach beautiful Bembridge Binstead Blackgang Chine Bonchurch Brading Brixton Calbourne Carisbrooke Carisbrooke Castle Castle Catherine's chalk Chapel character chasm church cliff coast commands considerable cottages DISTANCES OF PLACES East Cowes elegant elevation erected feet Freshwater Gate Godshill grandeur greensand ground Helen's hill Hotel House island Isle of Wight land Lawrence Lighthouse Luccombe Luccombe Chine magnificent mainland mansion Medina miles Mottestone Needles Newport Niton objects of interest occupies Osborne parish picturesque Portsmouth present Quarr Abbey remarkable residence river road rocks route Royal Royal Yacht Squadron Ryde Sandown scene scenery Scratchell's Bay seat Shalfleet Shanklin Shanklin Chine shore Shorwell side situated Solent splendid Steephill strangers strata striking taste tion tower town trees Undercliff upper Ventnor vicinity village visitor wealden West Cowes Whippingham whole wild worthy of notice Yarmouth Yaverland
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Sivu 31 - ... her whose spirit rests with God. Lowly her lot on earth — but He who bore, Tidings of grace and blessings to the poor, Gave her, his truth, and faithfulness to prove, The choicest treasures of his boundless love — (Faith that...
Sivu 31 - Stranger ! if e'er, by chance or feeling led, Upon this hallow'd turf thy footsteps tread, Turn from the contemplation of this sod, And think on her whose spirit rests with God. " Lowly her lot on earth, but He who bore Tidings of grace, and blessings to the poor, Gave her, His truth and faithfulness to prove, The choicest treasures of His boundless love ; Faith that...
Sivu 36 - From the upper extremity of this great fissure or opening in the cliff, a small stream of water enters by a cascade, flows through the bottom, winding in a varied course of about a quarter of a mile in length, and then runs into the sea across a smooth expanse of firm hard sand, at the lower extremity of the chasm. At this point the sides of the woody banks are very lofty, and to a spectator from the bottom, exhibit a mixture of the grand and beautiful not often exceeded. Near the mouth of this opening...
Sivu 36 - ... forms. Masses of earth had recently fallen from the upper to the lower part of the precipice, carrying trees and plants down the steep descent. The character of the soil, and the unceasing influence of the stream at the bottom, seemed to threaten further slips of the land from the summit. From hence the gentle murmur of the cascade at the head of the chine stole upon the ear without much interruption to the quietness of the scene.
Sivu 36 - I walked up by a steep pathway, that winded through the trees and shrubs on the sides of one of the precipices. At every step, the extent of prospect enlarged, and acquired a new and varying character, by being seen through the trees on each side. Climbing up a kind of rude, inartificial set of stone stairs in the bank, I passed by the singularly-situated cottages, which I had viewed from beneath ; received and returned the evening salutation of the inhabitants, sitting at their doors, and just come...
Sivu 9 - from the variety which it presents in point of elevation, soil, and aspect, and from the configuration of its hills and shores, it possesses several peculiarities of climate and situation which render it a very favorable and commodious residence throughout the year for a large class of invalids.
Sivu 71 - Deep purplish red, dusky blue, bright ochreous yellow, grey nearly approaching to white, and absolute black, succeed each other, as sharply defined as the stripes in silk, and after rain the sun, which from about noon till his setting in summer, illuminates them more and...
Sivu 71 - The magical repose of this side of the bay is wonderfully contrasted by the torn forms and vivid colouring of the clay cliffs on the opposite side. These do...
Sivu 71 - The chalk forms an unbroken face everywhere nearly perpendicular, and in some parts formidably projecting, and the tenderest stains of ochreous yellow and greenish moist vegetation, vary without breaking its sublime uniformity. This vast wall extends more than a quarter of a mile and is...
Sivu 59 - ... vast courses of masonry built at different heights to sustain the mouldering hilL...