Bradshaw's illustrated hand-book for travellers in Belgium, on the Rhine, and through portions of Rhenish Prussia, Volume 311853 |
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Page xvii
... French , Italian , and even Swiss money was formerly current , as well as Belgian , but owing to the collapse of the arrangement between the Latin nations , it is better not to accept any currency in A 1- ( Belgium . ) Belgium other ...
... French , Italian , and even Swiss money was formerly current , as well as Belgian , but owing to the collapse of the arrangement between the Latin nations , it is better not to accept any currency in A 1- ( Belgium . ) Belgium other ...
Page xviii
... French 5 and 10 centimes will be found everywhere . At all the large towns English sovereigns will be readily exchanged , and should command the full equivalent of 25 fr . 20 cts . , or thereabouts , according to the rate of exchange ...
... French 5 and 10 centimes will be found everywhere . At all the large towns English sovereigns will be readily exchanged , and should command the full equivalent of 25 fr . 20 cts . , or thereabouts , according to the rate of exchange ...
Page xx
... French . Between 1794 and 1815 , Belgium made nine departments of France . With Holland , it formed the kingdom of the Netherlands from 1815 down to 1830 ; since which it has ranked as a separate and independent kingdom . In the August ...
... French . Between 1794 and 1815 , Belgium made nine departments of France . With Holland , it formed the kingdom of the Netherlands from 1815 down to 1830 ; since which it has ranked as a separate and independent kingdom . In the August ...
Page xxi
... French frontier from a point midway between Furnes and Dunkirk , to one 9 miles south - east of Arlon , or 52 miles east from Longwy . The kingdom , as thus described , is bounded on the north by the Dutch province of Limburg , and by ...
... French frontier from a point midway between Furnes and Dunkirk , to one 9 miles south - east of Arlon , or 52 miles east from Longwy . The kingdom , as thus described , is bounded on the north by the Dutch province of Limburg , and by ...
Page xxii
... French and the other half Flemish . All but 193,260 are native - born , and Roman Catholics ; the Protestants are about 15,000 ; Jews , 3,000 . The popula- tion of the largest towns ( 1881 ) , besides those mentioned above , is as ...
... French and the other half Flemish . All but 193,260 are native - born , and Roman Catholics ; the Protestants are about 15,000 ; Jews , 3,000 . The popula- tion of the largest towns ( 1881 ) , besides those mentioned above , is as ...
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Page 42 - There have been tears and breaking hearts for thee, And mine were nothing, had I such to give ; But when I stood beneath the fresh green tree, Which living waves where thou didst cease to live, And saw around me the wide field revive With fruits and fertile promise, and the Spring Come forth her work of gladness to contrive, With all her reckless birds upon the wing, I turned from all she brought to those she could not bring.
Page i - Shilling per yard and upwards, all marked in plain figures, and at the same price as if purchased at the Warehouse, in Regent Street. Reasonable Estimates are also given for Household Mourning, at a great saving to large or small Families. Funerals at Stated Charges conducted in London or Country.
Page xxvi - 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 36 - And Ardennes waves above them her green leaves, Dewy with nature's tear-drops as they pass, Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves, Over the unreturning brave, - alas! Ere evening to be trodden like the grass Which now beneath them, but above shall grow In its next verdure, when this fiery mass Of living valour, rolling on the foe And burning with high hope shall moulder cold and low.
Page 81 - 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 with momentous events in the history of the neighbouring nations.
Page 193 - fce.; it is most elegantly furnished. Saloons and large apartments for families. Baths in the Hotel. < Carriages. Private dinners and suppers at any hour. Prompt attendance and moderate prices. BERNE. BERNERHOF HOTEL. beautiful First Class Establishment is the most important and the best _t. situated in the Town, at two minutes' walk from the Station, and close to the House of Parliament.
Page i - 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 and distinction, according to the exigencies of the case ; it being needful only to send dresses for patterns, when every requisite will be carefully prepared and chosen to render the appointments complete, JAY'S LONDON GENERAL MOURNING WAREHOUSE, Nos.
Page xxvi - The gallery of that city is considered as containing one of the greatest collections of pictures in the world ; but if the works of Rubens were taken from it, I will venture to assert, that this great repository would be reduced to at least half its value. To extend his glory still...