... and not of stone, so that on a nearer view they disgrace and disfigure the edifice. Imagine this seen over a wide plain, this the only object, than which the power of man could produce no finer. The nearer we approached, the more dreary was the country,... Letters from England - Página 204de Robert Southey - 1808Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1816 - 262 páginas
...the country — it was one wide fen, — • the more beautiful the city, and the more majestic th« cathedral : never was an edifice more happily placed...harmonize with the sky, and with the fading foliage. " The exterior of Lincoln cathedral is far more beautiful than that of York, the inside is far inferior.... | |
| Thomas Allen - 1830 - 478 páginas
...could produce no finer. The nearer we appraoched, the more dreary was the country, it was one wide fen, the more beautiful the city, and the more majestic the cathedral; never was an edifice more happ'ly placed, it overtops a city built on the aclivity of a steep hill, its houses intermingled with... | |
| 1835 - 132 páginas
...produce no finer. The nearer we approached, the more dreary was the country — it was one wide fen; — the more beautiful the city, and the more majestic...roofs, and red brick houses, would harmonize with the sty, and with the fading foliage." The structure as built by Remigius, was almost wholly burnt down... | |
| George J. Lockyer - 1854 - 130 páginas
...could produce no finer. The nearer we approached, the more dreary was the country, it was one wide fen, the more beautiful the City, and the more majestic...To see it in full perfection, it should be in the sunshine of an autumnal evening, when the red roofs and red brick houses would harmonize with the sky,... | |
| Traveller - 1853 - 162 páginas
...produce no finer. The nearer we approached, the more dreary was the country — it was one wide fen — the more beautiful the city, and the more majestic...built on the acclivity of a steep hill, its houses interГТ & SON, GREAT NORTHERN FAMILY & COMMERCIAL HOTEL. THIS FIBST-CLASS HOTEL IS REPLETE WITH EVERY... | |
| Ruddock, J.W., publisher - 1901 - 216 páginas
...Southey's enthusiastic remarks upon his first view of the Cathedral will be appreciated. He says, " Never was an edifice more happily placed ; it overtops...harmonize with the sky and with the fading foliage." The butts for rifle practice have been closed for some time, but new arrangements are being made, and... | |
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