 | Joseph Payne - 1868 - 530 pagini
...every window. The town, clean and well built, surrounded by its old stone walls, with their towers and gateways, stands at the point of a peninsula, and opens full south to an arm of the sea (the Southampton water), which, having formed two beautiful bays on each hand of it, stretches away... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1872 - 786 pagini
...every window ; the town, clean and well-built, surrounded by its old stone walls, with their towers and gateways, stands at the point of a peninsula, and...of the sea. which, having formed two beautiful bays en each hand of it. stretches away in direct view till it joins the British Channel : ii is skirted... | |
 | 1876 - 638 pagini
...window. The town — clean and well built, surrounded by its old stone walls, with their towers and gateways — stands at the point of a peninsula, and...British Channel. It is skirted on either side with gentle rising grounds, clothed with thick wood, and directly across its mouth rise the high lands of... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1881 - 842 pagini
...with their towers and gateways, stands at the point of a peninsula, And opeaa full smith to an prm of the sea, which, having formed two beautiful bays...direct view, till it joins the British Channel ; it ie skirted 011 either side with gently rising grounds, eloUiert with thick wond, and directly across... | |
 | Short essays - 1885 - 208 pagini
...every window ; the town, clean and well-built, surrounded by its old stone walls with their towers and gateways, stands at the point of a peninsula, and...gently-rising grounds, clothed with thick wood, and directly across its mouth rise the high lands of the Isle of Wight, at a distance, but distinctly seen. In the... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - 1895 - 660 pagini
...every window. The town, clean and well built, surrounded by its old stone walls, with their towers and gateways, stands at the point of a peninsula, and...British Channel. It is skirted on either side with gently rising grounds, clothed with thick wood ; and directly across its mouth rise the high lands... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - 1895 - 670 pagini
...every window. The town, clean and well built, surrounded by its old stone walls, with their towers and gateways, stands at the point of a peninsula, and...British Channel. It is skirted on either side with gently rising grounds, clothed with thick wood ; and directly across its mouth rise the high lands... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1902 - 860 pagini
...every window ; the town clean and well-built, surrounded by its old stone walls, with their towers and gateways, stands at the point of a peninsula, and...British Channel ; it is skirted on either side with gently rising grounds, clothed with thick wood, and directly across its mouth rise the highlands of... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1902 - 864 pagini
...every window ; the town clean and well-built, surrounded by its old stone walls, with their towers and ratulation. This office of gratitude to Heaven was...commander. They threw themselves at the feet of Columbus, lili it joins the British Channel ; it is skirted on either side with gently rising grounds, clothed... | |
 | Sir Henry Craik - 1911 - 664 pagini
...every window. The town, clean and well built, surrounded by its old stone walls, with their towers and gateways, stands at the point of a peninsula, and...British Channel. It is skirted on either side with gently rising grounds, clothed with thick wood ; and directly across its mouth rise the high lands... | |
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Guernsey lilies bloom in every window ; the town, clean and well-built, surrounded by its old stone walls, with their towers and gateways, stands at the point of a peninsula, and opens full south to an arm of the sea. which, having formed two beautiful... 
