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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... period Duke of Danmonium . Under the Roman domination , Devon was included in the district named BRITANNIA PRIMA : by the Saxons it was made part of the kingdom A 3 Cambrian Register , Vol . II . p . 7 . kingdom of Wessex , and so ...
... period Duke of Danmonium . Under the Roman domination , Devon was included in the district named BRITANNIA PRIMA : by the Saxons it was made part of the kingdom A 3 Cambrian Register , Vol . II . p . 7 . kingdom of Wessex , and so ...
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... period a large oyster had expanded its jaws ; and at the same period two mice , searching for prey , pounced at once on the victim , and seized it with their teeth : the oyster , shrinking at the wound , closed its shell , collapsing ...
... period a large oyster had expanded its jaws ; and at the same period two mice , searching for prey , pounced at once on the victim , and seized it with their teeth : the oyster , shrinking at the wound , closed its shell , collapsing ...
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... period of time . But the cliffs in the eastern part of the country will give us no inadequate idea of the arrangement of the different strata . A sort of lime - stone , that bears some resemblance to chalk , begins in the parish of ...
... period of time . But the cliffs in the eastern part of the country will give us no inadequate idea of the arrangement of the different strata . A sort of lime - stone , that bears some resemblance to chalk , begins in the parish of ...
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... period was probably a morass , and is almost en- compassed by the secondary hills that undulate at the feet of Dart- moor and of Haldon ; and likewise , by the lightness and appear- ance of the wood - coal ; the nuclei found in it , and ...
... period was probably a morass , and is almost en- compassed by the secondary hills that undulate at the feet of Dart- moor and of Haldon ; and likewise , by the lightness and appear- ance of the wood - coal ; the nuclei found in it , and ...
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... period when wolves and winged serpents were no strangers to the hills or the vallies . The Bovey - Heath- field has been worked in the same manner ; and , indeed , all the vallies from the Heathfield to Dartmoor bear the traces of ...
... period when wolves and winged serpents were no strangers to the hills or the vallies . The Bovey - Heath- field has been worked in the same manner ; and , indeed , all the vallies from the Heathfield to Dartmoor bear the traces of ...
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Abbey acres afterwards aisles ancient antiquity appears arches barrows beautiful belonging Bideford Bishop Bishop of Exeter borough building built called Castle Cathedral Chapel charter Church considerable Corfe Castle Courtenay Crown Dartmoor Devon Devonshire distance Domesday Book Dorchester Dorset Dorsetshire Duke Earl Earl of Devon east eminence enemy England entrance erected Exeter expence feet formerly four granted ground Hamoaze height hill horse Hutchins's Dorset inches inhabitants inscription Isle Isle of Purbeck King land late latter length Lord manor mansion Mayor miles monument nearly number of houses observes ornamented parish Parliament Plymouth possessed Powderham Castle present Prince principal Queen rampart Richard river river Exe river Frome rocks Roman ruins Saxon seat Sherborne Sherborne Castle ships side Sir John situated stone tion Tiverton tower town village walls Wareham Weymouth whole William wood
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