 A more pleasing retreat could not easily be found. The woods and glades intermixed; the winding of the river; the variety of the ground; the splendid ruin, contrasted with the objects of nature; and the elegant line formed by the summits of the hills,...  The Wye tour, or Gilpin on the Wye - Page 74by Thomas Dudley Fosbroke, William Gilpin - 1834 - 199 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Leigh (publisher.) - Monmouthshire (Wales) - 1835 - 394 pages
...valley, beautifully screened on all sides by woody hills, through which the river winds its course. A more pleasing retreat could not easily be found....the summits of the hills, which include the whole, making altogether a very enchanting piece of scenery. The principal portion of the ruins is the Church,... | |
 | 1834 - 464 pages
...adopt the language of one who has been pronounced an oracle in all that concerns the picturesqe,)- — the winding of the river, — the variety of the ground,—...make altogether a very enchanting piece of scenery. Everything around breathes an air so calm and tranquil, so sequestered from the commerce of life, that... | |
 | George Nicholson - 1840 - 692 pages
...entrance and exit, they leave no room for inclement blasts to enter. A more pleasing retreat could not be found. The woods and glades intermixed ; the winding...make, altogether, a very enchanting piece of scenery. From the length of the nave, the height of the walls, the aspiring form of the pointed arches, and... | |
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