The Isle of Wight visitor's book1839 |
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... stand on the north- ern shore of the Island , are all of modern date . Whilst the sacred edifices of the Island have suffered only the ravages of time , the religion of this " suckling of the seas " has partaken of all the changes which ...
... stand on the north- ern shore of the Island , are all of modern date . Whilst the sacred edifices of the Island have suffered only the ravages of time , the religion of this " suckling of the seas " has partaken of all the changes which ...
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... stands the principal commercial street . Upper Ryde was situated at the top of the hill , and consisted of a few mean built cot- tages . Lower Ryde skirted the shore , and consisted chiefly of buildings of a similar description . Such ...
... stands the principal commercial street . Upper Ryde was situated at the top of the hill , and consisted of a few mean built cot- tages . Lower Ryde skirted the shore , and consisted chiefly of buildings of a similar description . Such ...
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... stand insulated ; while the intermediate spaces are filled with shrubs , with poplars , with myrtles , or rose trees in addition to which , the shady verandah , the elegant French window , opening on a plat of vel- vet green , and a ...
... stand insulated ; while the intermediate spaces are filled with shrubs , with poplars , with myrtles , or rose trees in addition to which , the shady verandah , the elegant French window , opening on a plat of vel- vet green , and a ...
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... stands the Royal Marine Library : the front is adorned with a balcony and verandah , from which a fine sea view presents itself . The reading rooms are well fitted up , and supplied with a good variety of daily and weekly newspapers ...
... stands the Royal Marine Library : the front is adorned with a balcony and verandah , from which a fine sea view presents itself . The reading rooms are well fitted up , and supplied with a good variety of daily and weekly newspapers ...
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... stands in that distant village . Ryde chapel , dedicated to St. Thomas , was originally built A.D. 1719 , by Thomas Player , Esq . who endowed it with an annual stipend of ten pounds , payable to the vicar of Newchurch , to officiate ...
... stands in that distant village . Ryde chapel , dedicated to St. Thomas , was originally built A.D. 1719 , by Thomas Player , Esq . who endowed it with an annual stipend of ten pounds , payable to the vicar of Newchurch , to officiate ...
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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....