Hidden fields
Books Books
" It stands surrounded with so many noble scenes, diversified with elegance, as well as with grandeur ; the country on the approach to it is so very wild and uncommon, and the place itself is now so embellished by art, that it will be difficult, I believe,... "
The Cambrian directory, or, Cursory sketches of the Welsh territories, with ... - Page 74
by Cambrian directory - 1800 - 80 pages
Full view - About this book

A descriptive account of the Devil's bridge, Hafod, Strata Florida abbey ...

Devil's bridge - 1799 - 62 pages
...the woods, is a grand and moft pleafing objeft. " Hafod," fays Mr. Cumberland, " is a place in itfelf fo pre-eminently beautiful, that it highly merits...itfelf is now fo embellifhed by art, that it will be difficult, I believe, to point out a fpot that can be put in competition with it, confidered either...
Full view - About this book

The Cambrian Directory, Or, Cursory Sketches of the Welsh Territories: With ...

1800 - 236 pages
...beauties of Havod, I fhall beg leave to borrow the elegant defcription of it, drawn by the mafterly pen of Mr. Cumberland. " Havod," fays Mr. Cumberland,...is now fo embellifhed by art, that it will be dif" iicult, I believe, to point out a fpot that can be put «' in competition with it, confidered either...
Full view - About this book

The Annual Biography and Obituary for the Year ..., Volume 1

1817 - 630 pages
...expresses himself thus : — " Havod, orHtfod, stands surrounded by ao many noble scenes, diversified with elegance as well as with grandeur; the country, on the approach to it, is sn very wild and uncommon, and the place itself a now so embellished by art, that it will be difficult,...
Full view - About this book

The Annual biography and obituary, Volume 1

1817 - 630 pages
...expresses himself thus : — " Havod, or Hafod, stands surrounded by so many noble scenes, diversified with elegance as well as with grandeur; the country, on the approach to it, is so very wild and uncommon, and the place itself is now so embellished by art, that it will be difficult,...
Full view - About this book

The European Magazine, and London Review, Volume 78

1820 - 612 pages
...highly merits a particular description. It stands surrounded with so many noble scene*, diversified with elegance, as well as with grandeur, the country on the approach to it is so very wild and uncommon, and the place is now so embellished by art, that'll will he difficult, I...
Full view - About this book

The new Aberystwyth guide

Thomas Jeffery Llewelyn Prichard - 1824 - 224 pages
...it highly merits a particular description. It stands surrounded by so many noble scenes, diversified with elegance as well as with grandeur; the country on the approach to it, is so very wild and uncommon, and the place itself is now so embellished by art, that it will be difficult,...
Full view - About this book

The Cambrian Tourist; Or, Post-chaise Companion Through Wales ...

1828 - 348 pages
...highly merits a particular description. It stands surrounded with so many noble scenes, diversified with elegance, as well as with grandeur ; the country on the approach to it is so very wild and uncommon, and the place itself is now so embellished by art, that it will be difficult,...
Full view - About this book

Wales illustrated, views engr. from drawings by H. Gastineau, accompanied by ...

1830 - 482 pages
...highly merits a particular description. It stands surrounded with so many noble scenes, diversified with elegance as well as with grandeur : the country, on the approach to it, is so very wild and uncommon, and the place itself is now so embellished by art, that it will be difficult,...
Full view - About this book

Leigh's guide to Wales & Monmouthshire

Samuel Leigh (publisher.) - 1835 - 394 pages
...highly merits a particular description. It stands surrounded with so many noble scenes, diversified with elegance as well as with grandeur ; the country, on the approach to it, is so very wild and uncommon, and the place itself is now so embellished by art, that it will be difficult,...
Full view - About this book

Leigh's guide to Wales & Monmouthshire

Samuel Leigh (Publisher.) - 1839 - 414 pages
...best days, we subjoin the elegant though flattering description of it given by Mr. Cumberland : — elegance as well as with grandeur ; the country, on the approach to it, is so very wild and uncommon, and the place itself is now so embellished by art, that it will be difficult,...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF