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Title: The Argosy
Year: 1865 (1860s)
Authors: Wood, Henry, Mrs., 1814-1887 Wood, Charles W. (Charles William), b. 1850?
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Publisher: London (etc.) R. Bentley (etc.)
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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VOL. XLV (, H K 5o6 A Week in Jersey, the sunlight was reflected in a myriad jewels upon the water. Downthe full curve of the bay you might trace the tide, breaking in long,white, clear hnes upon the sparkling sand. Even the gloomy fortressof St. Elizabeth, which knew its best days in the time of the VirginQueen, looked iDright, picturesque and dignified, worthy its tradition.The tide was high, and it was now surrounded by the shimmeringwater, and small white-winged boats flitting about the bay lent theirenchantment to the scene. Just beyond the Castle were the ruins ofthe Hermitage, of far greater antiquity than the Castle itself, and ofmore romantic interest. It is rudely constructed of small stones, andhere St. Helier is said to have been murdered by Norman pirates. Passing beyond all this, and leaving behind us the small housesthat here and there enliven the bay, if they do not add to its beauty,we turned our backs upon the sea, and entered Mill-brook Valley. It is perhaps the mos

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