The Eastern Arboretum: Or, Register of Remarkable Trees, Seats, Gardens, &c. in the County of Norfolk : with Popular Delineations of the British SylvaLongman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1841 - 371 páginas |
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... trunk , and , thus protected , it bids fair to with- stand the inroads of time for many years . Its successor , a young tree of the same species , stands at the opposite corner of the churchyard . St. John's Sepulchre has its limes ...
... trunk , and , thus protected , it bids fair to with- stand the inroads of time for many years . Its successor , a young tree of the same species , stands at the opposite corner of the churchyard . St. John's Sepulchre has its limes ...
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... trunk is about thirty - six feet in height ; and the tree altogether soars to the altitude of eighty feet . On looking upon this gigantic specimen of vegetable beauty , one cannot help giving way to some anxiety lest its subse- quent ...
... trunk is about thirty - six feet in height ; and the tree altogether soars to the altitude of eighty feet . On looking upon this gigantic specimen of vegetable beauty , one cannot help giving way to some anxiety lest its subse- quent ...
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Or, Register of Remarkable Trees, Seats, Gardens, &c. in the County of Norfolk : with Popular Delineations of the British Sylva James Grigor. POPLAR house ; the trunk measures eight feet in circumference ,. ST . FAITH S LANE.
Or, Register of Remarkable Trees, Seats, Gardens, &c. in the County of Norfolk : with Popular Delineations of the British Sylva James Grigor. POPLAR house ; the trunk measures eight feet in circumference ,. ST . FAITH S LANE.
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... trunk measures eight feet in circumference , whilst that of the space covered by the branches is some- where about two hundred feet . Since seeing the delightful place where this tree grows , we are convinced that the description which ...
... trunk measures eight feet in circumference , whilst that of the space covered by the branches is some- where about two hundred feet . Since seeing the delightful place where this tree grows , we are convinced that the description which ...
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... trunk measuring four feet and a half in cir- cumference . There are also several trees here of the Levant oak , of similar dimensions . An elegant tree of the far- famed Sir Charles Wager's maple ( Acer eriocarpum ) , stands on the lawn ...
... trunk measuring four feet and a half in cir- cumference . There are also several trees here of the Levant oak , of similar dimensions . An elegant tree of the far- famed Sir Charles Wager's maple ( Acer eriocarpum ) , stands on the lawn ...
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admiration amongst ancient appearance Arboretum arborist Aylsham beauty beech branches cedar of Lebanon character charming chestnut church cluster pine common common hawthorn considerable Crataegus delightful distance districts elegant England English elm evergreen feet high feet in circumference feet in height finest five feet flowers foliage forest front garden goodly grandeur green ground growing growth hall handsome inches in circumference lake land larch lawn lofty magnificent mansion measuring Nature neighbourhood noble Norfolk Norwich notice object observed ornamental park perfect picturesque Pinus Pinus sylvestris plantations planted Platanus pleasure-ground poplar present proprietor quarter racter remarkable residence rising scenery scenes Scotch pine season seat seen shelter shrubs side silver firs situated sixteen feet soil species specimens spot Sprowston stands stem Stratton Strawless surrounded sweet chestnut sylvan taste thriving timber trees tribe trunk twelve feet variety verdure weeping whilst willow Winfarthing wood worthy yards
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Página 104 - The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
Página 107 - The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Shar'on, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God.
Página 108 - And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom. And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon. And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
Página 247 - There at the foot of yonder nodding beech That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless length at noontide would he stretch, And pore upon the brook that babbles by.
Página 109 - Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature ; and his top was among the thick boughs.
Página 195 - Here I am, probably for the last time of my life, though not for the last time, every clock that strikes tells me I am an hour nearer to yonder church — that church, into which I have not yet had courage to enter, where lies that mother on whom I doated, and who doated on me ! There are the two rival mistresses...
Página 196 - What a dissonant idea of pleasure! those groves, those allees, where I have passed so many charming moments, are now stripped up or overgrown— many fond paths I could not unravel, though with a very exact...
Página v - There is a serene and settled majesty in woodland scenery, that enters into the soul, and dilates and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations. The ancient and hereditary groves, too, that embower this island, are most of them full of story. They are haunted by the recollections of great spirits of past ages, who have sought for relaxation among them from the tumult of arms, or the toils of state, or have wooed the muse beneath their shade.
Página iv - It argues, I think, a sweet and generous nature, to have this strong relish for the beauties of vegetation, and this friendship for the hardy and glorious sons of the forest. There is a grandeur of thought connected with this part of rural economy. It is, if I may be allowed the figure, the heroic line of husbandry. It is worthy of liberal, and freeborn, and aspiring men.
Página vii - How many fond and how many lively thoughts have been nurtured under this tree ! how many kind hearts have beaten here ! Its branches are not so numerous as the couples they have invited to sit beside it, nor its blossoms and leaves as the expressions of tenderness it has witnessed. What appeals to the pure all-seeing heavens ! what similitudes to the everlasting mountains ! what protestations of eternal truth and constancy ! from those who now are earth ; they, and their shrouds, and their coffins...