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The Tour of the Don, Extempore Sketches [chiefly by J. Holland]. Originally Publ. in the Sheffield Mercury
The Tour of the Don Extempore Sketches Originally Publ in the Sheffield Mercury - chiefly by J. Holland Author:John Holland General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1837 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: No. IV. -- THE MOORS. January 13, 1836. " My soul this vast horizon fills, Within whose undulating line, Thick stand the multitude of hills, And clear the waters shine." MONTGOMEBY. -IT was a beautiful morning at the beginning of August, when I found myself, after one of the most delightiful rides I ever enjoyed, standing on that high table land of the English Appenines, in which so many important streams have their origin -- streams, which, after rising within short distances of each other, and flowing in widely different directions, become rivers of consequence, carrying the waters, collected during their progress through several counties, to those great ocean receptacles which wash the northern and western shores of our island. The scenery, by which I was surrounded, was of a most interesting character -- for with all its amplitude and want of cultivation, there was nothing of savageness -- nothing that could properly be called dreary; for the absence of rugged rocks precluded the idea of the former characteristic; while the rich purple tinge caused by the heath in flower, forbade that impression of sterility which seems essential to tbe latter appellation, -- at all events in this country, and when the mind is in tune to enjoy nature. The exclamation, which I felt most inclined to indulge on the spot was " majestic !" followed by the chastened ejaculation of the Poet: -- , " Ah, who can look on nature's face, And feel unholy passions move ? Her forms of majesty and grace, I cannot choose but love." Peak Mountains. But, how much are the emotions with which even such an impressive...« less