Teign Head in Dartmoor ([1828?])

Tickler. Devonshire sketches: Dartmoor & its borders. Exeter: Tozer & Spicer, "Devon Weekly Times", 1869. pp. 5 - 6.The difficulty of "farming the Moor" is indicated by the favourite expression of the Moormen: "If thee scratches my back thee shall pay vor et." Heights, crowned with granite tors; noble downs, covered with scanty herbage?their sides rugged with huge granite boulders, and bright with golden gorse and purple heather, in Summer and Autumn; treacherous bogs here and there, where the silken cotton grass flourishes in abundance; and numerous rivers and streams, teeming with delicious trout?these are some of the main, natural characteristics of Dartmoor. The atmospheric effects, as seen from the breezy hills, are sometimes very beautiful and remarkable. A sunset in Summer and Autumn is a gorgeous and imposing sight. The solitude and wildness of the Moor, in many parts, is most impressive. The wind, dallying with the rushes and heather, or sweeping over the tors; the music of the streams, and the melody of the birds, are sounds that captivate the ear and delight the heart. […]. The principal rivers that rise on the Moor are the Dart, the Teign, the Tavy, the Taw, the Plym, and the Ockments. On either side of these streams are pictures of entrancing beauty, some of which have been well painted by local artists, like the venerable Traies, and the self-taught Widgery. [Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]

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