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The Tourist's Picturesque Guide To The Isle Of Wight George Shaw (Publishers ). No preview available - 2019 |
The Tourist's Picturesque Guide To The Isle Of Wight George Shaw (Publishers ). No preview available - 2019 |
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Abbey of Lire Alum Bay ancient arch beautiful Bishop Bishop of Winchester Blackgang Chine Bonchurch Boniface borough Brading Brixton built Calbourne Carisbrooke Castle Catherine's chancel chapel CHLORODYNE cliffs coast colour contains cottages dedicated to St East Cowes eastern extremity Eastern Yar edifice erected Esplanade feet foot formed formerly Freshwater Godshill Harbour High Street hill inhabitants interest Island Isle of Wight land London Lord Lugeley manor marine Medina miles monument National Schools Needles neighbourhood neighbouring Newport Newtown Newtown River Osborne picturesque Pier portion Portsmouth present Prince Consort Princess principal Queen Railway Railway-station reign of Henry residence River road rocks Roman Royal Yacht Royal Yacht Squadron Ryde Sandown scenery Shanklin shore side situated Solent Southampton spire spot Stations stream style of architecture tourist tower Town Hall Undercliff valley Ventnor Victoria village visitor Wesleyan West Cowes western Winchester Worsley Yarmouth
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Page 38 - 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 81 - You'll have no scandal while you dine, But honest talk and wholesome wine, And only hear the magpie gossip Garrulous under a roof of pine...
Page 51 - The stream was small, the task was tedious, and the Chevalier d'Eulx, who, with a few companies, was appointed to guard the watering parties, seeing no signs of danger, wandered inland, attended by some of his men, to the top of the high down adjoining. The English, who had been engaged with the other detachments two days before, had kept on the hills, watching the motions of the fleet. The chevalier was caught in an ambuscade, and, after defending himself like a hero, he was killed, with most of...
Page 52 - O traveller, stay thy weary feet; Drink of this fountain pure and sweet; It flows for rich and poor the same. Then go thy way, remembering still The wayside well beneath the hill, The cup of water in His name.