| 单词 | Cheviots |
| 例句 | “That last day of the race, in the Cheviots, was so remote and so, so beautiful,” she tells me. Faster, higher, longer: how female ultra-athletes started to beat men 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z Historians have believed for centuries that the numerous hillforts across southern Scotland were deserted by native tribes when the Romans came marching through the Cheviots in about 73AD. Archaeologists dig into Eildon hillfort's secrets 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z Situated in the northern part of the county close to the Scottish border and often referred to as the "Gateway to the Cheviots", the small town of Wooler is a popular base for walkers. Friends embrace Super Saturday as pubs and bars reopen 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z She said that by the last day, she was hallucinating on the Cheviots. Nursing mother smashes 268-mile race record 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z “It is really tough,” admitted Paris after running along the full Pennine Way through the Peak District, Yorkshire Dales, North Pennines and over Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland to the Cheviots. Jasmin Paris becomes first woman to win 286-mile Montane Spine Race 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Those who don't want an international boundary at the Cheviots stress the added cost and inconvenience for businesses trading across the border, and they warn this could hinder growth. Better or worse off under independence? 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z This final demanding ascent takes you high into the Cheviots and you finish just past the remains of an ancient fort. Britain's top 10 cycle climbs 2012-07-13T08:15:37Z The Cheviots have become an American sheep by their repeated importations into this country. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z Any of our modern classical architects would delightedly "face" a heathery hill with Roman cement; and any Italian sacristan would, but for the cost of it, at once whitewash the Cheviots. Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things 2012-02-20T03:00:15.843Z The path follows the left bank of the river, there a full, broad stream, flowing through the Tang-i-Ghezi, through rounded hills, and scenery much like that of the Cheviots. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z We crossed from the Cheviots into England on the 1st of November; we proclaimed King James in Preston Market-square upon the 10th. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z Yetholm, on the borders of Northumberland, situated among the recesses of the Cheviots, has ever been the headquarters of the Gipsy tribes. English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV 2011-12-28T03:00:36.217Z The Cheviots are unquestionably inferior to the breeds above named, except in a capacity to endure a vigorous winter and to subsist on healthy herbage. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z Sympathy with all living creatures, careful observation with cautious deductions, and strong love for the bleak moors and wild scenery of the Cheviots—such are the characteristics of this most interesting book.... Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z In bad seasons, sheep are apt to prove unkind to their offspring, and none more so than the Cheviots. A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. 2011-12-04T03:00:03.890Z I am not sure whether there are not a few still left in the Cheviots and the districts of the Upper Tyne and Tweed. The Badger A Monograph 2011-07-25T02:00:12.053Z The sheep on the hill pastures are mostly Cheviots; on the lower and arable lands the Leicester breed prevails. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z Yesterday I came to Chillingham from Belford, a beautiful drive, over hills first, and then descending into moorland, purple with heather, and bounded by the Cheviots, which rose deep blue against the sunset sky. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z Glacial deposits obscure the older rocks over much of the county, they contain travelled stones from the Pennines and Cheviots. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z The upland is formed by the transition series of rocks, covered with grass; and to it the Cheviots appear indigenous. A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. 2011-12-04T03:00:03.890Z And away to the north, Scotland way, you can make out the hills called Cheviots, like a long, low, blue cloud. Deep Moat Grange It receives, besides, during the rainy months, large supplies of pebbles, sand, and mud, which numerous streams from the Grampians, Cheviots, and other chains, send down to the sea. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The way wound through wild desolate valleys of the Cheviots, and the village itself is a miserable place. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z Black-faced sheep and Highland cattle are pastured on the hilly lands and Cheviots and Ayrshires on the low grounds. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Now, it was before sunrise on such a morning in May as I have described, that a traveller left the Black Bull in Wooler, and proceeded to the Cheviots. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 I made for Galloway on foot by the tops of the Cheviots and the Border hills. The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway The Cheviots are hills rather than the "mountains blue" of poetic licence. In the Border Country It was a cold dreary day, and gusts of wind and rain blew from the Cheviots during our fourteen miles. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z They are Cheviots; for the black-faces are on the higher hills to the north of the moor. Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) Geology.—The rocks entering into the geological structure of the Cheviots belong to the Silurian, Old Red Sandstone and Carboniferous systems. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" He knew that there were lands beyond the Cheviots, and that men of other countries and other tongues joyed and sorrowed, toiled and sweated and struggled and hoped even as he did. Robert Burns Famous Scots Series Then come the uplands by Bewcastle and the Border and the pastoral Cheviots. In the Border Country Breaths come to him in song of the distant Cheviots and the ring of foraying hoofs. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 Dandie Dinmont again is a relation of Crabbe's heroes, though the fresh air of the Cheviots and the stirring traditions of the old border life have conferred upon him a more poetical colouring. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) Anyone who has travelled in the shires that run along the Cheviots and the Tweed, will conclude that poetry and romance may ever find a home there. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland Lothian was then the name of the whole of the northern part of Bernicia stretching from the Cheviots to the Forth. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII Wooler, at the base of the Cheviots, is a choice mountaineering and angling centre, from which, by way of Langleeford, is the favourite route to Cheviot top. In the Border Country The beacons were burning on the top of the Cheviots and other hills, as a signal that the French had landed. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville Betwixt here—the sea-coast—and the Cheviots, westward, there's a good many spots that Goldsmith might have drawn upon for his deserted village. Ravensdene Court There are Cheviots from the English and Scotch hill country. The Story of Wool At the view of some distant mountains, Miss Scott suddenly exclaimed, 'Look, there are the Cheviots; are you not glad to see England again?' Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) The Cheviots were already in sight, when one morning Pearson roused up Jack. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea Somewhere on the other side of the Tweed and Cheviots was the spot selected by the Celt of southern Britain. A Book of Myths After passing the Cheviots on their way back, they quarrelled about the dividing of the spoil, and from words came speedily to blows. Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North While conversing lately with some shepherds on the Scottish Cheviots, I learned that masters and servants in that district arrange the matter easily to their mutual profit and satisfaction. The Parables of Our Lord Her father had taken her to London the year before, and she was delighted to get back again, and to hail the Cheviots on her return. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) If you wish to retain your liberty, or your life indeed, you will put a hundred miles between you and the Cheviots before sundown. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea Sheep—chiefly Leicester and Cheviots—of which the wool is in especial request in consequence of its fine quality, cattle, horses and pigs are raised for southern markets. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Sixteen years later disorder broke out in north Britain, apparently in the district between the Cheviots and the Derbyshire hills, and was repressed with difficulty after four or five years' fighting. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" The Scots may cross the Cheviots anywhere between Berwick and Carlisle; and, until their movements are known, the earl and Hotspur must keep their forces at Alnwick, in readiness to march wheresoever required. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower I heard the latter from a Wiltshire shepherd; the former is used in Sussex, in the Cheviots, and in Lincolnshire, and was introduced, I believe, by the Gipsies. Lore of Proserpine But Scotland's frontier had been the line of the Cheviots and the Tweed, and save for a brief space under James IV she had never been a sea-power. Robert Burns How To Know Him Get back to them and give me your mind on Cheviots. The Half-Hearted Until then, the Welsh borders were a hundred times more insecure than the Cheviots. The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars Snow was lying deep on the Cheviots, and until spring there was little chance of the Scotch making a foray. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower Spurs of the Cheviots as these are, they rise to a considerable elevation, but are pasturable nearly to the top. Lore of Proserpine If Charles were defeated, his own escape by sea, in a country where he had many well-wishers, was possible, and the clans would have retreated through the Cheviots. A Short History of Scotland Even now it is a lonely part of the south land, that silent valley down which, from its source up amongst the Cheviots, the Rede flows eastward. Stories of the Border Marches Getting out his map, Foster noted that they were crossing the high neck where the Pennine range slopes down to meet the southern spurs of the Cheviots. Carmen's Messenger His life had, in fact, been far from dull, for they had many friends and connections in the villages at the foot of the Cheviots, and he was frequently away from home. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower Now, leaving to Greece the things that are Greek, here for an apologue follows a plain recital of facts within the knowledge of every man of the Cheviots. Lore of Proserpine The road is yet distinctly visible in all its course among the Cheviots, and in the uncultivated tracts; and occasionally also, where the plough has spared it, among the agricultural inclosures. Notes and Queries, Number 28, May 11, 1850 Flodden, Battle of, fought on Flodden Hill, a low spur of the Cheviots, 6 m. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge For this was what it came to, and before sunset was reddening the western skies behind the Cheviots. Dead Men's Money The next morning they resumed their journey, crossed the Cheviots, which were here comparatively low hills; and, after four hours' riding, arrived at Roxburgh. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower He kept about 4,000 sheep, and intended to introduce the Cheviots upon these Scotch holdings, as their bodies were much heavier and their wool worth nearly double that of the old black-faced breed. A Walk from London to John O'Groat's From the summit there was a lovely view of the valley of the Teviot, with the blue Cheviots in the distance. Views a-foot Below Bellingham the North Tyne is joined by its longest and most noted tributary, the Rede Water, which also rises in the Cheviots. Northumberland Yesterday and To-day The yacht was a speck in the distance by that time, and far beyond it the Cheviots and the Lammermoors were mere bits of grey outline against the gold and crimson of the sky. Dead Men's Money The weather was lovely, and so were the views over the wide valley of the Tweed to the distant Cheviots. Principal Cairns He said the Cheviots were equally adapted to the Highlands, and thought they would ultimately supplant the black faces. A Walk from London to John O'Groat's Travellers have described the Cheviots as being bleak and uninteresting. Views a-foot The heights which stretch eastward from the Cheviots and bound the valley of the Till add not a little to the beauty and variety of the scenery in this district. Northumberland Yesterday and To-day We subjugated England and Wales; we rolled over the Cheviots with a special adaptation containing eleven per cent. of absolute alcohol; "Tono-Bungay: Thistle Brand." Tono Bungay Breaths come to him in song of the distant Cheviots and the ring of foraying hoofs. Memories and Portraits The stock sold from the hills are for the most part Cheviots and Blackfaces; from the low grounds half-breds, being a cross between Leicester and Cheviot and crosses between the Cheviot and Blackface. Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places Therefore let no one, of a gloomy temperament, journeying over the Cheviots in dull November, arraign me for having falsely praised their beauty. Views a-foot He was reminded of an eagle he had once seen stooping at a rabbit on the Cheviots. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea The valley through which I was now passing resembled that of the lovely river Jed where it runs down from the Cheviots, and leads like a road into the secret pastures of the lowlands. The Path to Rome The soldier bowed and left the room, and presently the host entered to give me directions for a route among the Cheviots, which I contemplated taking the following day. The World of Waters A Peaceful Progress o'er the Unpathed Sea In this manner, sitting at the board of the lowly, and sleeping beneath the thatched roof, did Wallace pursue his way through Tweedale and Ettrick Forest, till he reached the Cheviots. The Scottish Chiefs But in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries the all-conquering Standard English spread like a mighty spring-tide over England and found no check to its progress till the Cheviots were reached. Yorkshire Dialect Poems (1673-1915) and traditional poems In their return through the Cheviots, they quarrelled about the division of the great booty they had acquired, and came from words to blows. Waverley: or, 'Tis sixty years since The left hand, invincible on the Cheviots, seemed no better than a bunch of thumbs in the narrow ways of Edinburgh; and after innumerable misadventures Haggart was safely lodged in Dumfries gaol. A Book of Scoundrels Beyond the Cheviots and the Tweed, Beyond the Firth of Forth, My memory returns at speed To Scotland and the North. Robert F. Murray: His Poems with a Memoir It was the Sabbath day when he mounted the Cheviots. The Scottish Chiefs Nor south of it either," returned Graham; "from the Mull of Galloway to my gallant father's government on the Tweed; from the Cheviots to the Northern Ocean, all now is our own. The Scottish Chiefs When the prisoners pass each other on the Cheviots, the armistice will terminate. The Scottish Chiefs Wallace declared himself ready to dismiss the English prisoners to the frontiers, and to maintain the armistice till they had reached the south side of the Cheviots. The Scottish Chiefs |
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