The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County: Devonshire ; DorsetshireT. Maiden, 1803 - 736 pages |
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... heights in many parts , but particularly in Dartmoor , and its vicinity , swell into mountains ; the altitudes of the principal eminences being from 1500 to 1800 feet . On ap- proaching this tract from the south and south - east , the ...
... heights in many parts , but particularly in Dartmoor , and its vicinity , swell into mountains ; the altitudes of the principal eminences being from 1500 to 1800 feet . On ap- proaching this tract from the south and south - east , the ...
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... heights of Sidmouth - hill , East - down , and Woodbury ; and on the west , by the mountainous tract of Haldon , and the undulating eminences that stretch towards Bow . The soils in this district vary exceedingly ; but the most ...
... heights of Sidmouth - hill , East - down , and Woodbury ; and on the west , by the mountainous tract of Haldon , and the undulating eminences that stretch towards Bow . The soils in this district vary exceedingly ; but the most ...
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... heights of Chudleigh , on the north ; Ply- mouth Sound , on the west ; Torbay , on the east ; and on its southern point , the English Channel . Its area , including the rich valley of the Dart , which extends towards Ashburton ...
... heights of Chudleigh , on the north ; Ply- mouth Sound , on the west ; Torbay , on the east ; and on its southern point , the English Channel . Its area , including the rich valley of the Dart , which extends towards Ashburton ...
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... height . On the top , a broad strong covering of wood is laid , and upon this the lever is lowered : the pressing of one of the enormous cheeses of the larger presses , takes two days to complete . When the pile has acquired sufficient ...
... height . On the top , a broad strong covering of wood is laid , and upon this the lever is lowered : the pressing of one of the enormous cheeses of the larger presses , takes two days to complete . When the pile has acquired sufficient ...
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... height of the ground near the place where they issue , the one has a course of nearly a hundred miles due south , and the other of full sixty miles to the north . Torridge , no sooner gotten from his head , Is by a turning , crooked ...
... height of the ground near the place where they issue , the one has a course of nearly a hundred miles due south , and the other of full sixty miles to the north . Torridge , no sooner gotten from his head , Is by a turning , crooked ...
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