| 单词 | Scilly Islands |
| 例句 | His image, of a compass jellyfish, was taken while snorkelling off the Scilly Islands. Shark feeding frenzy wins photo award 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z Scilly Islands, thirty miles from the Land’s End, are 140 in number, and range in extent from one to 1,600 acres, several of the larger being fully inhabited. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z He attended the king in his exile to Jersey and the Scilly Islands. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z The Scilly Islands off the coast of Cornwall can reasonably be identified as the Casserterrides of the Phœnicians, where the merchants of Tyre and Sidon bought tin, giving cloth in exchange. England 2012-02-09T03:00:12.957Z He has robbed you, he has robbed me, and he will reach the Scilly Islands first. The Watchers A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:08.560Z He gives it to me and some others in an oilskin case, and sends me with one of his sailors to the Scilly Islands. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z The Scilly Islands own certain plants peculiar to them; thus, Trifolium repens, var. Cornwall 2011-12-05T03:00:38.530Z Of this species only four occurrences recorded until recently—in Scilly Islands, Norfolk and Devon. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Island, from a very high and strong light-house erected here, to warn the mariner from the rocks, which are more numerous about this than any other of the Scilly Islands. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z With the wind thus in our favour, it was not long before we had lost sight of Cardigan Bay, passed the Scilly Islands, and entered the ocean, the broad Atlantic. Richard Galbraith, Mariner Life among the Kaffirs 2011-08-04T02:00:26.337Z A mythical region, said to have extended from Land's End, in Cornwall, to the Scilly Islands. School Reading by Grades Sixth Year 2011-07-31T02:00:11.420Z We are almost in the English Channel, I should say, due south of the Scilly Islands.” Molly Brown of Kentucky 2011-07-16T02:00:18.603Z This station is now nearly, if not quite, deserted; but colonies still exist in Annet, one of the Scilly Islands, on the south coast of Wales, in the Orkneys, and in the Shetlands. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Think of a lad of one-and-twenty, pressed by half a dozen ships among the Scilly Islands, conceiving that plan of boarding and capturing the Adventure! Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z In a little while it would be dark enough to make out the light on the Scilly Islands, blinking like a great red eye over the Atlantic. The Princess Galva A Romance He was continued in his office of admiral and general of the sea; and in May following he took, in conjunction with Ayscue, the Scilly Islands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Tradition of loss of land in Cornwall.—The oldest historians mention a tradition in Cornwall, of the submersion of the Lionnesse, a country said to have stretched from the Land's End to the Scilly Islands. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology In the Scilly Islands, where they are called 'Hackbolts', they are said to be yet more frequent. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The vessel narrowly escaped shipwreck on the Scilly Islands as they were approaching the town of Falmouth. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 The Scilly Islands, which form part of the ancient county of Cornwall, without being ranked as an administrative county, are provided with a county council and have separate administration. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" In January, 1651, a fleet was made ready for this purpose, but being employed in the reduction of the Scilly Islands, it could not be got ready for the West Indies until June following. The West Indies and the Spanish Main When beyond the Scilly Islands they were left to the care of a smaller force, and continued together till in the neighbourhood of Madeira, when they separated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" They make their appearance about April or May, not scattering themselves indiscriminately along the coast, but resorting in vast numbers to various selected breeding-places, from the Scilly Islands to the Orkneys. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Our first glimpses of art may have come to us by Phœnician traders, touching at the Scilly Islands and thence sailing to the coasts of Cornwall and Ireland. Needlework As Art From the Channel and Scilly Islands, vegetables, especially seasonable vegetables, and also flowers which, owing to the peculiar climatic conditions of these islands, come early to perfection, are imported to the London market. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" The faint outlines of the Scilly Islands are seen on the distant horizon, but all else is a view over the boundless sea. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel The run from the Scilly Islands to Spithead was made at the rate of 11½ knots an hour, before a south-westerly gale. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' The first of these was the steamer Housatonic, sunk on February 3, 1917, near the Scilly Islands without loss of life. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources They discovered tin in the Scilly Islands, off the coast of Cornwall, and wrought those mines for centuries. Prehistoric Structures of Central America Who Erected Them? My messmate and I, having absolutely made up our minds to go to the Scilly Islands, received the expressions of opinion quoted above, with the supreme composure which distinguishes all resolute men. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot We read our favourite books, and when we have reached the end of our tether, we recommence as if we were in the Scilly Islands, and there were no more obtainable or permissible. The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time In May 1591, Raleigh was hurriedly sent down the Channel in a pinnace to warn Lord Thomas Howard that Spanish ships had been seen near the Scilly Islands. Raleigh Next on the list was the steamer Algonquin, sunk on March 12, 1917, near the Scilly Islands without loss of life. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources In this house Sir Cloudesley Shovel's body lay in state before its interment, after having been found cast up on one of the Scilly Islands. The Strand District The Fascination of London By daybreak we are all on the watch for the Scilly Islands. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot No lights were allowed owing to the danger from submarines which had been busy within the last few days in the Bristol Channel and about the Scilly Islands. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" The storeships held on till they sighted the Scilly Islands, and then, finding they had parted from the fleet, turned back. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima We could see through our glasses the Longships Lighthouse on one side and the light-vessel on the other, while the Scilly Islands rose blue and indistinct out of the ocean. A Yacht Voyage Round England The Fox reached the Scilly Islands on the 1st of August, having at this date been on the ocean fifty-five days. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 The Scilly Islands seem, at a rough glance, to form a great irregular circle, enclosing a kind of lagoon of sea, communicating by various channels with the main ocean all around. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot The Scilly Islands especially afforded shelter to a squadron of vessels under Sir Thomas Seymour, who, sailing forth into the chops of the channel, laid wait for any richly-laden craft he might happen to espy. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 Raiding in the Irish Sea, Olaf Tryggveson made a stay in a harbour of the Scilly Islands, and there he became a convert to Christianity. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima Though at one time the inhabitants of the Scilly Islands were noted for their barbarous customs, they have now become as peaceably disposed and civilised as any of Her Majesty’s subjects. A Yacht Voyage Round England Smeaton, agreeing with them, lay-to the whole of the 24th, and then, casting anchor, debated whether it were better to make for the coast of France or try to reach the Scilly Islands. The Story of the Rock Mr. Migott and I took counsel together solemnly, unrolled the charts, and then astonished our trusty crew by announcing that the end of the voyage was to be the Scilly Islands. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot He was at first employed in reducing the Scilly Islands and various places in the West Indies and America, which still held out for the king. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 They traded with the Scilly Islands, and brought back tin, copper, skins, slaves, and dogs, objects of traffic with other nations. Brittany & Its Byways I was, some years since, investigating the case of a derelict ship which had been found off the Scilly Islands, and towed by the pilots into a safe anchorage for the night. Folklore as an Historical Science The captain, the first-lieutenant, the master, the officer of the watch, and the channel pilot that we had taken on board off the Scilly Islands, with myself; were all on deck. Rattlin the Reefer By seven o'clock we were alongside the jetty again, after a run of only forty-three hours from the Scilly Islands. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot We had got a long way to the nor’ard before this easterly gale sprung up, and we can’t be so very far off the Land’s End or the Scilly Islands. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor Two days’ sail brought us in sight of the Scilly Islands, slumbering quietly on the surface of the bright blue ocean. The Boy who sailed with Blake The skipper told me he intended to run through the passage between the Scilly Islands and the main. Paddy Finn To-day all that is left of the lost land are the beautiful Scilly Islands and the cluster of rocks between the Scillies and Land's End, known as the Seven Stones. Legend Land, Volume 2 Being a Collection of Some of The Old Tales Told in Those Western Parts of Britain Served by The Great Western Railway He has succoured, reformed, and taught them; and there is now, probably, no place in England where the direr hardships of poverty are so little known as in the Scilly Islands. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot As day drew on, it cleared a little, and looking round, he made out the Scilly Islands directly to leeward of us. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor They were brought to England, and left in the Scilly Islands, A.D. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. The sun rose toward the centre of a colourless, cloudless sky, the shadows of the camels shortened upon the sand, and the sand itself glistened white as a beach of the Scilly Islands. The Four Feathers Lieutenant-Commander Bagley, with five others, landed in a small boat on the Scilly Islands while other survivors reached shore in various ways. Our Navy in the War We are a parcel of Lotos-Eaters; and we know nothing, except that we are poking our way along anyhow to the Scilly Islands in the Tomtit. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot The Cassiterides are commonly identified with the Scilly Islands. 329-6 The fifth clime or climate is a term in Ptolemy’s geographical system. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 Hotham's division joined the main body under Lord Hood, off the Scilly Islands, on the 23d of May, the total force then consisting of eleven sail-of-the-line, with the usual smaller vessels. The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain They live on each other, just as the natives of the Scilly Islands are feigned to eke out a precarious livelihood by taking in each other’s washing. Lost Leaders There are however Dieppe boats employed in this fishery which go as far as the Scilly Islands and Ushant, towards the middle of April. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One Before you, stretches the wide, wild ocean; the largest of the Scilly Islands being barely discernible on the extreme horizon, on clear days. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot The two steamers officially reported sunk were the Invergyle and the Indian City, which was torpedoed off the Scilly Islands on March 12. New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 April-September, 1915 The Scilly Islands are held to have been the western limit of this fabulous country. Selections from Wordsworth and Tennyson Mr. Rodd, however, tells me he does not believe in its breeding in the Scilly Islands, though it is seen about there throughout the year, as it is in the Channel Islands. Birds of Guernsey (1879) And the Neighbouring Islands: Alderney, Sark, Jethou, Herm; Being a Small Contribution to the Ornitholony of the Channel Islands At nine we got round them, and named them Scilly Islands. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 12 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Lyonesse was the name of the district which formerly existed between the Land's End and the Scilly Islands, quite twenty-five miles away. From John O'Groats to Land's End The steamer Headlands was torpedoed on March 12 off the Scilly Islands. New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 April-September, 1915 The gallant Sir Cloudesley Shovel, who had risen from the position of cabin-boy, was drowned in a great storm off the Scilly Islands, England thereby losing one of her ablest admirals. With Marlborough to Malplaquet A Story of the Reign of Queen Anne It is generally believed, that the Cassiterides were the Scilly Islands, off the coast of Cornwall. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson Returning home, the admiral, Sir Cloudesley Shovel, with several ships-of-the-line, was lost on the Scilly Islands, in one of those shipwrecks which have become historical. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 But I always steer outside the Scilly Islands. The Man Who Laughs At that moment she was sitting motionless, immersed in thought, her chin on her hand, looking across the water to the horizon, where the Scilly Islands shimmered and disappeared in a grey, melting mist. The Moon Rock Cassiter`ides, islands in the Atlantic, which the Phoenician sailors visited to procure tin; presumed to have been the Scilly Islands or Cornwall, which they adjoin. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge After hopelessly witnessing for many months a course of disastrous and ill-conducted warfare in the West, the council fled with the Prince, first to the Scilly Islands, near Cornwall, and thence to Jersey. The Illustrated London Reading Book In 1655, ten years after Bidle's first imprisonment, the Protector sent him to the Scilly Islands, obviously to spare him a worse fate, and allowed him a yearly sum for maintenance. Unitarianism Mail steamer Schiller wrecked in fog on Scilly Islands; 200 lives lost. Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters Our only hope lies in making the nearest land, which, unless I am mistaken, is the Scilly Islands, off the southwest coast of England. The Lost Continent Scilly Islands, a rugged group of islands belonging to Cornwall, 27 m. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge Later they had built fortified trading posts along the coasts of Spain and Italy and Greece and the far-off Scilly Islands where the valuable tin was found. Ancient Man The Beginning of Civilizations I rather think I do, Mr. Dodge, with many thanks for your hints, and I believe I know what the Scilly Islands are, too. Homeward Bound or, the Chase Bursting out of an ominous peace the storm had fallen suddenly upon them when westward of the Scilly Islands. Lying Prophets It reminds me of the inhabitants of the Scilly Islands, who, it is said, earn a precarious livelihood by taking in each other's washings! Olivia in India This happened about four hundred and fifty miles southwest of the Scilly Islands, Land's End. Notes By the Way in a Sailor's Life We discharged the pilot when we had the Scilly Islands over the taffrail, and Mr. Poke took command of the vessel in good earnest. The Monikins On May 30, in sight of Land's End, it passed between the lowermost tip of England and the Scilly Islands, which it left behind to starboard. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea But he silenced the lad quickly enough when Tom began to talk with some gasconade concerning greet deeds done westward of the Scilly Islands. Lying Prophets Their trade with the Scilly Islands and the coast of Cornwall was especially for the procuring of tin. History of Phoenicia They are very busy round the Scilly Islands but we seem to have been able to keep them out of the Channel. Kingdom of the Blind |
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