 Its soil is a gravel, which, assisted with its declivity, preserves it always so dry, that immediately after the most violent rain a fine lady may walk without wetting her silken shoes. The fertility of the place is apparent from its extraordinary verdure,...  The Isle of Wight visitor's book - Page 22by Wight Isle of - 1839Full view - About this book
 | Henry Fielding - 1755 - 260 pages
...that immediately after the moft violent rain, a fine lady may walk without wetting her filken fhoes. The fertility of the place is apparent from its extraordinary verdure, and it is fo fhaded with large and flourifhing elms, that its harrow lanes are a natural grove or walk, which... | |
 | Henry Fielding, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 484 pages
...affords that charming prospect^I have above described. Its soil is a gravel, which, assisted with its declivity, preserves it always so dry that immediately...extraordinary verdure, and it is so shaded with large and flourishing elms that its narrow lanes are a natural grove or walk, which, in the regularity of its... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 400 pages
...affords that charming pro<pect I have above described. Its soil is a gravel, which, assisted with its declivity, preserves it always so dry, that immediately...extraordinary verdure, and it is so shaded with large and flourishing elms, that its narrow lanes are a natural grove or walk, which in the regularity of its... | |
 | 1816
...affords that charmin; prospect I have above described. Its soil is a gravel, which assisted with its declivity preserves it always so dry that immediately...the most violent rain a fine lady may walk without wciting her silken shoes. The fertility of the place is apparent from its extraordinary verdure, and... | |
 | 1816 - 598 pages
...affords that charming prospect I have above described. Its soil is a gravel, which assisted with its declivity preserves it always so dry that immediately after the most violent rain я fine lady may walk witheut wetting her silken shoes. The fertility of the place is apparent from... | |
 | 1861 - 336 pages
...affords that charming prospect I have already described. Its soil is a gravel, which, associated with its declivity, preserves it always so dry, that immediately...extraordinary verdure ; and it is so shaded with large and flourishing elms that its narrow lanes are a natural Route 1. RYDE—PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 829 grove or... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1864 - 284 pages
...affords that charming prospect I have above described. Its soil is a gravel, which, associated with its declivity, preserves it always so dry, that immediately...extraordinary verdure, and it is so shaded with large and flourishing elms that its narrow lanes are a natural grove or walk, which in the regularity of its... | |
 | 1871 - 176 pages
...affords that charming prospect I have already described. Its soil is a gravel, which, associated with its declivity, preserves it always so dry that immediately...extraordinary verdure ; and it is so shaded with large and flourishing elms that its narrow lanes are a natural grove or walk, which in the regularity of its... | |
 | James Redding Ware - 1871 - 226 pages
...that immediately after the moft violent rain a fine lady may walk without wetting her filken fhoes. The fertility of the place is apparent from its extraordinary verdure, and it is fo fhaded with large and flourifhing elms that its narrow lanes are a natural grove or walk, which... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1873 - 272 pages
...affords that charming prospect I have above described. Its soil is a gravel, which, associated with its declivity, preserves it always so dry, that immediately...extraordinary verdure, and it is so shaded with large and flourishing elms that its narrow lanes are a natural grove or walk, which in the regularity of its... | |
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