Bradshaw's illustrated hand-book for travellers in Belgium, on the Rhine, and through portions of Rhenish Prussia, Volume 51853 |
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... walls are two considerable suburbs , between which and Clairmarais are situated , amid extensive marshes , several floating islands , covered with trees and excellent pasture . The proprietors row them like a boat to land their ! cattle ...
... walls are two considerable suburbs , between which and Clairmarais are situated , amid extensive marshes , several floating islands , covered with trees and excellent pasture . The proprietors row them like a boat to land their ! cattle ...
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... walls ; they are united by a bridge over the Lys , built in the year 1465 . The Market Houses are seen in all their ancient simplicity in the centre of the town ; the front of the building is adorned by five elegant turrets . There was ...
... walls ; they are united by a bridge over the Lys , built in the year 1465 . The Market Houses are seen in all their ancient simplicity in the centre of the town ; the front of the building is adorned by five elegant turrets . There was ...
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... and be noticed . ' ivory statue of Oroenin accordin chure of pil Bro [ Route 1 for the extreme strength and thickness of the walls ; they are united by a bridge over the Lys , Route 1 ] East Flanders , passes Zulte , a.
... and be noticed . ' ivory statue of Oroenin accordin chure of pil Bro [ Route 1 for the extreme strength and thickness of the walls ; they are united by a bridge over the Lys , Route 1 ] East Flanders , passes Zulte , a.
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... walls ; they are united by a bridge over the Lys , built in the year 1465 . The Market Houses are seen in all their ancient simplicity in the centre of the town ; the front of the building is adorned by five elegant turrets . There was ...
... walls ; they are united by a bridge over the Lys , built in the year 1465 . The Market Houses are seen in all their ancient simplicity in the centre of the town ; the front of the building is adorned by five elegant turrets . There was ...
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... wall and moat . The house at Ghent , called the Grand Béguinage , is situated in the Rue des Bruges , and was founded by Jane , Countess of Constantinople , in 1234. The first chapel was built in 1242. The sisters live in separate ...
... wall and moat . The house at Ghent , called the Grand Béguinage , is situated in the Rue des Bruges , and was founded by Jane , Countess of Constantinople , in 1234. The first chapel was built in 1242. The sisters live in separate ...
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Abbey altar ancient Antwerp architecture arrive Baden baths beautiful Belgian Belgium Bingen bridge Bruges Brussels building built called canal castle Cathedral celebrated centre century chapel Charleroi château choir Church of St Coblenz Cologne contains Counts of Flanders Courtray crosses distance Duke Duke of Brabant East Flanders edifice Emperor English erected excellent excursion feet formerly fortress France French gardens Germany Ghent Gothic Grand Hall hill Hotel inhabitants interesting left bank Liége Louvain magnificent Mannheim manufactures marble Mayence ment Meuse miles monument Moselle mountains Namur ornamented Ostend paintings palace pass passport picturesque population present Prince promenade Prussia railway station remarkable residence Rhine right bank river road rock Roman Route 18 Rubens Rudesheim ruins scenery Scheldt seen side situated Spires spot steamer stone Strasburg streets style Table d'Hôte Theatre tion tourist tower town traveller Treves valley village visitors wine
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Page 80 - The castled Crag of Drachenfels Frowns o'er the wide and winding Rhine, Whose breast of waters broadly swells Between the banks which bear the vine...
Page 150 - A most refreshing preparation for the complexion, dispelling the cloud of languor and relaxation, allaying all heat and irritability, and immediately affording the pleasing sensation attending restored elasticity and healthful state of the Skin. Freckles, Tan Spots, Pimples, Flushes, and Discoloration fly before its application, and give place to ,a healthy and clear complexion.
Page 150 - ROWLANDS' ODONTO; or, Pearl Dentifrice. A White Powder, compounded of the rarest and most fragrant exotics. It bestows on the teeth a Pearl-like Whiteness, frees them from Tartar, and imparts to the gums a healthy firmness, and to the breath a grateful sweetness and purity.
Page xxiii - Rubens stands in the esteem of the world is alone a sufficient reason for some examination of his pretensions. His fame is extended over a great part of the Continent, without a rival: and it may be justly said that he has enriched his...
Page 143 - It is also much frequented by English Travellers for the comfort and first-rate accommodation it affords, as well as for the invariable civility shown to visitors. Cold and warm baths may be had at any hour — Carriages for hire. Table d'Hote at half-past fonr, or dinner
Page 16 - Yet everywhere its monuments remain : Temples which rear their stately heads on high, Canals that intersect the fertile plain — "Wide streets and squares, with many a court and hall, Spacious and undefaced — but ancient all.
Page 150 - Price 4s. 6d. and 8s. 6d. per bottle. The heat of Summer also frequently communicates a dryness to the Hair, and a tendency to fall off, which may be completely obviated by the use of ROWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL, A DELIGHTFULLY FRAGRANT AND TRANSPARENT PREPARATION, and as an invigoratorand beautifler of the Hair beyond all precedent.
Page 76 - ... miles of uninterrupted navigation, from Basle to the sea, and enables the inhabitants of its banks to exchange the rich and various products of its shores; whose cities, famous for commerce, science, and works of strength, which furnish protection to Germany, are also famous as the seats of Roman colonies, and of ecclesiastical councils, and are associated with many of the most important events recorded in the history of mankind...
Page 8 - Mourning, are always kept made up ; and a note, descriptive of the relation of the parties to the deceased, will ensure at any time the proper supply of Mourning being forwarded, both as to quality...
Page xxv - As it flows down from the distant ridges of the Alps, through fertile regions into the open sea, so it comes down from remote antiquity, associated in every age wiih momentous events in the history of the neighboring nations.