Author : Anna Eliza Bray
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330137321
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)
Book Synopsis Legends, Superstitions, and Sketches of Devonshire on the Borders of the Tamar and the Tavy, Vol. 3 of 3 by : Anna Eliza Bray
Download or read book Legends, Superstitions, and Sketches of Devonshire on the Borders of the Tamar and the Tavy, Vol. 3 of 3 written by Anna Eliza Bray and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-24 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Legends, Superstitions, and Sketches of Devonshire on the Borders of the Tamar and the Tavy, Vol. 3 of 3: Illustrative of Its Manners, Customs, History, Antiquities, Scenery, and Natural History; Illustrated by Wood Cuts My Dear Sir, There is a scene in this neighbourhood, situated about half a mile from Tavistock, that I always visit with the greatest interest, not only for the pleasing objects which are there found combined, but from the poetical associations with which they are connected. The scene I allude to is the Walla Brook, a little stream of unpretending character, that, over a rocky bed, comes murmuring down the gentle descent of some sloping grounds, and unites itself with the Tavy nearly opposite to Rowdon woods. The Walla was, till very lately, overhung by some vestiges of oak trees so old and decaying, that I never could look at them without fancying that in the days of Browne the poet he had often reclined under their picturesque branches on the margin of the stream; and there, perhaps, employed his imagination in composing the beautiful episode he introduced in his 'Britannia's Pastorals,' called the 'Loves of the Walla and the Tavy.' But the old oaks are now gone; somebody has cut them down, most probably for fire-wood, since as timber they could be of no value; and there now lies the stream, stripped of its overhanging branches, and looks melancholy, and seems to murmur for the loss of its old neighbours. I conclude the person, whoever he might be, who committed this act of spoliation had never heard of the poet, else he could never thus have laid low the sylvan patriarchs so long the tenants of his favourite brook. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
