 | Charles Heath - 1808 - 196 pages
...wtth lime at an easy ezpence, and, m and, of course, the view, which is a noble piece of na. tural perspective, continues some time before the eye ;...front, the grandeur of the landscape is gone.* THE STONE QUARRIES On the right, from which the Bridge of Bristol was built; and on the left, the Furnaces... | |
 | Wales - 1828 - 348 pages
...umbrage of the forest of Dean occupies the front ; and the spire of the Church rises among the trees. The reach of the river, which exhibits this scene...in front, the grandeur of the landscape is gone." cc the mind of Britain's glory — the virtuous Henry. The banks now became richly clothed with wood,... | |
 | Thomas Dudley Fosbroke, William Gilpin - Wye, River (Wales and England) - 1834 - 216 pages
...umbrage of the forest of Dean occupies the front, and the spire of the church rises among the trees. The reach of the river which exhibits this scene,...is a noble piece of natural perspective, continues sometime before the eye ; but when the spire comes directly in front, the grandeur of the landscape... | |
 | Samuel Leigh (publisher.) - Monmouthshire (Wales) - 1835 - 394 pages
...umbrage of the Forest of Dean occupies the front, and the spire of the church rises among the trees. The reach of the river which exhibits this scene is...front, the grandeur of the landscape is gone." The Church of Ruerdean exhibits various styles of architecture, from the reign of Stephen to that of Henry... | |
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Church unfolds itsell next; and is a scene of great grandeur. Here both sides of the river are steep, and both woody; but in one, the woods are intermixed with rocks. The deep umbrage of the forest of Dean occupies the front; and the spire of the church... 