The north coast of Brittany is eaten into bays from which the sea retreats to considerable distances, and is fringed with reefs and islands. It is a favourite resort of Parisians throughout its stretch, from Dinard to Plestin. Sabine Baring-Gould baybrittanycoast share on social
In art, S. Bridget is usually represented with her perpetual flame as a symbol, sometimes with a column of fire, said to have been seen above her head when she took the veil. Sabine Baring-Gould artbridgetcolumn Change image and share on social
Cyder was anciently the main drink of the country people in the West of England. Sabine Baring-Gould ancientlycountrycyder Change image and share on social
Dartmoor proper consists of that upland region of granite, rising to nearly 2,000 feet above the sea, and actually shooting above that height at a few points, which is the nursery of many of the rivers of Devon. Sabine Baring-Gould 000consistdartmoor share on social
God's truth is helped by no man's ignorance. Sabine Baring-Gould godhelpignorance Change image and share on social
I look back with the greatest pleasure to the kindness and hospitality I met with in Yorkshire, where I spent some of the happiest years of my life. Sabine Baring-Gould backgreathappy Change image and share on social
I have wandered over Europe, have rambled to Iceland, climbed the Alps, been for some years lodged among the marshes of Essex - yet nothing that I have seen has quenched in me the longing after the fresh air, and love of the wild scenery, of Dartmoor. Sabine Baring-Gould airalpclimb share on social
In North Germany, a troublesome ghost is bagged, and the bag emptied in some lone spot or in the garden of a neighbour against whom a grudge is entertained. Sabine Baring-Gould bagemptyentertain Change image and share on social
Cornwall, peopled mainly by Celts, but with an infusion of English blood, stands and always has stood apart from the rest of England, much, but in a less degree, as has Wales. Sabine Baring-Gould bloodceltcornwall Change image and share on social
Cornish wrestling was very different from that in Devon - it was less brutal, as no kicking was allowed. Sabine Baring-Gould allowbrutalcornish Change image and share on social
