The Isle of Wight visitor's book1839 |
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... ancient times to erect the splendid cathedral ; and is now worked in modern days to form the beautiful structures which adorn the adjacent town and neigh- bourhood . Extraneous fossil remains or petrifactions are among the natural ...
... ancient times to erect the splendid cathedral ; and is now worked in modern days to form the beautiful structures which adorn the adjacent town and neigh- bourhood . Extraneous fossil remains or petrifactions are among the natural ...
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... ancient borough sent its representatives to parliament . There is , how- ever , an uncertainty whether they represented this town only , or the Island at large . In the reign of James I. a charter of incorporation was granted to this ...
... ancient borough sent its representatives to parliament . There is , how- ever , an uncertainty whether they represented this town only , or the Island at large . In the reign of James I. a charter of incorporation was granted to this ...
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... ancient lords of the Island had all the power and character of feudal barons . They had their own courts of judicature , and to these the tenantry were liable in all cases of offence , except treason and murder . They possessed the ...
... ancient lords of the Island had all the power and character of feudal barons . They had their own courts of judicature , and to these the tenantry were liable in all cases of offence , except treason and murder . They possessed the ...
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... ancient piles ; and though the buildings themselves are nearly all so dilapidated as to leave scarcely a stone remaining , yet the beautiful scenes in which they once stood , will amply repay the visitor who may have curiosity enough to ...
... ancient piles ; and though the buildings themselves are nearly all so dilapidated as to leave scarcely a stone remaining , yet the beautiful scenes in which they once stood , will amply repay the visitor who may have curiosity enough to ...
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... ancient towns of Portsmouth and Gosport . The peculiar locality of Ryde , ( being the nearest regular landing place from any part of the opposite coast ) , is gradually giving it a commanding character ; as it affords the greatest ...
... ancient towns of Portsmouth and Gosport . The peculiar locality of Ryde , ( being the nearest regular landing place from any part of the opposite coast ) , is gradually giving it a commanding character ; as it affords the greatest ...
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Abbey adjacent adorned Alum Bay ancient antiquity appearance architecture Arreton Ashey attraction Bembridge bishop Bishop of Winchester Black-gang Chine bold borough Brading building Calbourne Carisbrook Carisbrook Castle castle celebrated chapel church cliffs coast commanding contains cottages court delightful Earl East Cowes edifice elegant enchanting entrance erected excursion farm Freshwater Gate give Godshill grandeur harbour Henry hill Hotel inhabitants Island Isle of Wight land little distance little village lodging houses lofty Lord lovely Luccombe magnificent main road mansion Medina miles neat Newport noble ocean opens ornamented parish Parkhurst Forest Parliament pass picturesque Portsmouth present prospect Quarr Quarr Abbey reign residence rising river rock romantic Ryde scene scenery sea view seat Shanklin ship shore short distance Shorwell side situated skirting Solent spacious spot spread stands stone summit tower town Undercliff variety vessels visitor walk watering place Wherwell winding wood Wootton Worsley Yarmouth
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Page 76 - Within a long recess there lies a bay : An island shades it from the rolling sea, And forms a port secure for ships to ride : Broke by the jutting land on either side, ^ In double streams the briny waters glide...
Page 49 - Forgive, blest shade, the tributary tear, That mourns thy exit from a world like this ; Forgive the wish that would have kept thee here, And stayed thy progress to the seats of bliss • No more confined to grov'ling scenes of night, No more a tenant pent in mortal clay, Now should we rather hail thy glorious flight, And trace thy journey to the realms of day.
Page 93 - indeed, it is matter of surprise to me, after having fully examined this favoured spot, that the advantages it possesses in so eminent a degree, in point of shelter and exposition, should have been so long overlooked in a country like this, whose inhabitants, during the last century, have been traversing half the globe in search of climate.
Page 22 - Its soil is a gravel, which, assisted with its declivity, preserves it always so dry, that immediately after the most violent rain a fine lady may walk without wetting her silken shoes. The fertility of the place is apparent from its extraordinary verdure, and it is so shaded with large and flourishing elms...
Page 22 - ... declivity, preserves it always so dry that immediately after the most violent rain a fine lady may walk without wetting her silken shoes. The fertility of the place is apparent from its extraordinary verdure, and it is so shaded with large and flourishing elms, that its narrow lanes are a natural grove or walk, which, in the regularity of its plantation, vies with the power of art, and in its wanton exuberancy greatly exceeds it...
Page 12 - ... another court of singular construction, a relic of the feudal times — the Curia Militum, or Knight's Court, instituted by William Fitzosborne, first Lord of the Island ; and so called from being originally composed of persons holding a Knight's fee, who decided, without the intervention of a jury, on all actions of debt and trespass under the value of forty shillings. Their jurisdiction comprised the whole island, except the borough of Newport, The steward of the governor, or his deputy, presides...
Page 94 - ... have been so long overlooked in a country like this, whose inhabitants during the last century have been traversing half the globe in search of climate. The physical structure of this singular district has been carefully investigated and described by the geologist, and the beauties of its scenery have been often dwelt upon by the tourist; but its far more important qualities as a winter residence for the delicate invalid seem scarcely to have attracted attention, even from the medical philosopher....