 Rure-dean-church unfolds itself next; which 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...  The Wye tour, or Gilpin on the Wye - Page 36by Thomas Dudley Fosbroke, William Gilpin - 1834 - 199 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1783 - 508 pages
...Rure-dean-church unfolds itfelf next; which is a fcene of great grandeur. Here, both fides of the river are fteep, and both woody ; but in one the woods are intermixed with rocks. The deep umbrage of the foreft of Dean occupies the front ; and the fpire of the church rifes among the trees. The reach of... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1783 - 504 pages
...next; which is a fcene of great grandeur. Here, both fides of the river are fteep, and both woody ; bnt in one the woods are intermixed with rocks. The deep umbrage of the foreft of Dean occupies the front ; and the fpire of the church rifes among the trees. The reach of... | |
 | William Gilpin - Aesthetics - 1789 - 214 pages
...linfolds itfelf next ; which is a fcene of great grandeur. Here, both fides of the river are fteep^ and both woody; but in one the woods are intermixed with rocks. The deep umbrage of the foreft of Dean occupies the front; and the fpire of the church rifes among the trees. The reach of... | |
 | Charles Heath - 1808 - 196 pages
...Unfolds itself next, which is .a seene of great grandeur. Here both sides of the river are steep, ami both woody ; but in one, the woods are intermixed...the front; and the spire of the church rises among live tree.--. The xeach of the river, which exhibits this scene, is long; * This Is the general complexion... | |
 | William Gilpin, Thomas Dudley Fosbroke - Wye River - 1826 - 200 pages
...from the bottom, were diminished into white specks." " The view at Ruer-dean Church unfolds itsell next; and is a scene of great grandeur. Here both...front; and the spire of the church rises among the treos. The reach of the river which exhibits this scene, is long; and of course, the view, which is... | |
 | Wales - 1828 - 348 pages
...adapted to form * " The view at Rare-dean Church," says Mr. Gilpin, " is a scene of great grandeur. There both sides of the river are steep and both woody ;...is a noble piece of natural perspective, continues some time before the eye : but when the spire comes directly in front, the grandeur of the landscape... | |
 | Samuel Leigh (publisher.) - Monmouthshire (Wales) - 1835 - 394 pages
...Ruerdean. Ruerdean, or Riverdean, next presents itself. " The view at Ruerdean Church," says Mr. Gilpin, " is a scene of great grandeur. Here both sides of the...is a noble piece of natural perspective, continues some time before the eye ; but when the spire comes directly in front, the grandeur of the landscape... | |
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