Waters' Meet Linmouth (c.1845)

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Devon West Country Studies O SC1559
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SC1559
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Page, John Ll. W. The rivers of Devon from source to sea. London: Seeley and Co., Limited, 1893. p. 331. I am tempted to quote from the guide of a sometime correspondent, which, however thorough, is not usually lavish in scenic description, and is perhaps, therefore, all the more reliable. "The character of the glen," he says, "all the way to Watersmeet is that of a lovely, narrow, thickly-timbered alley, with rock and moss and fern doing their utmost to beautify and frame the ideal of trout streams. Not a dozen yards without its waterfall or deep pool or glittering stickle! There is nothing out of harmony, and not an inch of ugliness or commonplace. The colours of the stream-bed are singularly rich, and, except after heavy rain, when the peat-brew off the moors for a little while makes the river thick, everything, save the depths of the deepest pools, is visible through the limpid water." [Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]
Format
Lithograph
Dimensions
215x298mm
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Dates
1845