| William Gilpin - 1786 - 342 oldal
...Butermer, the bottom of which was adorned by a lake of the fame name. This This lake is fmall ^ about a mile and a half in length, and half a mile in breadth ; of an oblong form ; fweeping, at one end, round a woody promontory. But this fweep is rather forced... | |
| William Gilpin - 1788 - 334 oldal
...Butermer, the bottom of which was adorned by a lake of the fame name. This This lake is fmall ; about a mile and a half in length, and half a mile in breadth ; of an oblong form ; fweeping, at pne end, round a woody promontory. But this fweep is rather forced... | |
| Sir John Sinclair - 1792 - 640 oldal
...hiftorian, would have been more like a Chriftian. Not far from this rock is the ifland of Sanda, above a mile and a half in length, and half a mile in breadth, famed as the place of rendezvous for the Danifh fleet, in their excurfions to thefe coafts. Hence it... | |
| William Gilpin - 1808 - 374 oldal
...Butermer, the bottom of which was adorned by a lake of the fame name. This lake is fmall ; about a mile and a half in length, and half a mile in breadth; of an oblong form; fweeping at one end, round a woody promontory. But this fweep is rather forced ;... | |
| Robert Forsyth - 1808 - 598 oldal
...Sanda, situated adjacent to the Mull of Kintyre, or southern part of that peninsula. It is above a mile and a half in length and half a mile in breadth ; — famed as the place ,of rendezvous for the Dauisli fleet in their excursions to these coasts.... | |
| John Bigland - 1812 - 738 oldal
...seated on the shore. On the north side is a beautiful grove of stately oaks, elms, and beech, about a mile and a half in length, and half a mile in breadth, intersected with pleasant walks, and constituting the St. James's Park and the Thuilleries of the Hague,... | |
| Robert Bakewell - 1815 - 562 oldal
...enabled to give an account of this remarkable valley, hitherto so imperfectly known in this country. " The salt district of Cardona comprehends the hill...oval, about one mile and a half in length, and half ;< mile in breadth from east to west, extending from the Castle of Cardona to the promontory of red... | |
| John Christian Curwen - 1818 - 468 oldal
...distance, standing in the midst of this extensive field of desolation, nearly opposite to Lough Alowin, a mile and a half in length, and half a mile in breadth. Here we entered the grand and awful pass of Barnmoor, a quarter of a mite wide, and three miles long,... | |
| David Ramsay - 1819 - 328 oldal
...leads from the town. On the north side, is a beautiful grove of stately oaks, elms and beech, about a mile and a half in length, and half a mile in breadth, intersected with pleasant walks. In regard to elegance and fashion, the Hague is the London and Paris... | |
| James Playfair - 1819 - 462 oldal
...Lord of the Isles, in which Robert Bruce took refuge during his adversity. — Sunda island, above a mile and a half in length, and half a mile in breadth, is noted as the place of rendezvous for the Danish fleet, in their descents on those coasts : hence... | |
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