10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROCK-GIRT»
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rock-girt in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Walking in the Hebrides
Redfern. Walk1 To get a good taste of the high ground I recommend a sortie to
the east, up into the rock-girt Coire Lagan below the tops of some of the island's
finest summits. From the environs of Glen Brittle Lodge (map reference: 411214)
...
2
The history of the Jews: from the earliest period to the ...
Like the other hill fortresses of Palestine, it stood on a high rock, girt with
precipitous chasms, the sides of which a goat could scarcely clamber. It was
accessible only by two narrow and very difficult paths, from the east and from the
west.
... Points to where his native tide (Roused to fury by his shell) Venged the angry
Triton well ; And the boastful Trojan bore Lifeless to that rock-girt shore A
RAMBLING CRUISE ALONG THE COASTS OF POSILYPO AND BAIJE BY W L
LE GROS ...
Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith, 1840
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A Residence at Sierra Leone: Described from a Journal Kept ...
Here appear to be neither shoals nor sandbanks, yet in stormy weather the rock-
girt shore must render this a most dangerous locality. I observe with what
eagerness the lights on the different heads are looked out for. “How does the light
bear?
Elizabeth Helen Melville, 2014
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The Minor Prophets, 2 Volumes: With a Commentary, ...
It was strongly guarded in the rock-girt dwelling, which God had assigned it. Like
the Swiss or the Tyrolese of old, or the inhabitants of Mount~ Caucasus now, it
had strength for resistance through the advantages of its situation, not" for ...
Philip Edward Pusey, 2005
[4] Fancy, ever at our side, Points to where his native tide (Roused to fury by his
shell) Venged the angry Triton well ; And the boastful Trojan bore Lifeless to that
rock-girt shore Boundless riches lo expend, Seeking for the wished-for end,
Which ...
7
Naulahka: A Story of East and West
He saw himself digging the city up. 'Where is this city?' inquired he. They pointed
across the sun-glare, and showed him a rock girt by a triple line of wall. It was
exactly like one of the many ruined cities that Tarvin had passed in the bullock-
cart.
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The Trail of the Cloven Hoof
... through a rift in the moving clouds—the dim, wavering beams not bright
enough to illuminate the recesses of the rock-girt gloom, yet sufficiently so to
reveal something which made him catch his breath sharply The Trail of the
Cloven Hoof 81.
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Minotaur: Poetry and the Nation State
... Rossetti appears to criticize English reserve; then, at the very last moment, she
offers that sea-rock image as a symbol of the British national character: But if she
found us like our sea, Of aspect colourless and chill, Rock-girt; like it she found ...
10
Colorado's Best Wildflower Hikes: The Front Range
... up from the north shore of this rock-girt bowl, pressed into the towering granite,
is the intriguing deep pink telesonix. Along with more than 60 wildflower species
along the Gem Lake Trail, discover the lake's July-blooming secret. The tiny ...
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROCK-GIRT»
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rock-girt is used in the context of the following news items.
A tunnel, a sore head and a missing treasure
Ullswater, Windermere and Thirlmere have rock-girt coves where paths along the water's edge are interrupted. Below Angler's Crag the path skirts the base of ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»
