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A Winding Rill of Thought in Relation to Nature, Providence and Grace
A Winding Rill of Thought in Relation to Nature Providence and Grace Author:Lady General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1870 Original Publisher: Simpkin, Marshall Subjects: History / General Juvenile Nonfiction / History / General 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... more » of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: The mines of Cornwall, as a source of wealth, And a commercial feature, oft have drawn The traveller to her shores ; and royal guests "Within their precincts lingered, charm'd alike With natural scenery and works of art: Deep as the print of Queen Victoria's foot Upon the landing stair towards the Mount, Appear'd the impression on the public mind, When its proprietors as guests received The heir and heiress of the British crown, E'en the Princess who graced that Western tour, More than a jewelled robe, or diamonds From Cornwall's shore, would e'er herself adorn, By scattering favour to the little ones, Who, with the Bible as the best of gifts, At first had greeted her on England's soil. What bridal gift like this from such a source 1 May wisdom's amaranthine flowers be strewn Along her path ; and Truth its witness yield As contrasted with the fading garlands Of triumphal arches, loyal Cornwall's Tribute to th' admired consort of its Duke. At various points, the coast of Lizard Head, Ear-famed for Serpentine and other rocks, In captivating scenery abounds. The " Brighton of the West," Porthleven boasts A harbour and a pier; th' Atlantic rolls In awful grandeur o'er the wave-worn beach ; And striking combinations both of art And nature deck the seam'd o'erhanging cliff; Isa. xl. 6 -- 8; 1 Peter i. 23-25. Mid variegated charms of hill and vale, And added to a glowing summer sea Reflecting deep the tinted clouds of eve, There smiles a tidal lake which from its source Is separated by a shin...« less