Bradshaw's illustrated hand-book for travellers in Belgium, on the Rhine, and through portions of Rhenish Prussia, Volume 221853 |
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... centuries . Writers of all ages agree in describing them as the most restless , unruly , tumult - loving mortals in existence , always treating their best rulers the worst , while the bad over- awed them . In the history of no other ...
... centuries . Writers of all ages agree in describing them as the most restless , unruly , tumult - loving mortals in existence , always treating their best rulers the worst , while the bad over- awed them . In the history of no other ...
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... century , built by Jean Sans- Peur , inhabited by Charles V. , and was anciently the palace of the Dukes of Burgundy . The build- ing is in the early Gothic style , and has in one of its tourelles an exquisitely groined staircase and a ...
... century , built by Jean Sans- Peur , inhabited by Charles V. , and was anciently the palace of the Dukes of Burgundy . The build- ing is in the early Gothic style , and has in one of its tourelles an exquisitely groined staircase and a ...
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... century , in which is the library , con- taining 30,000 vols . A rather curious spectacle greets the traveller's eye here in the early part of each July , when a procession takes place called Géant Gayant ; a large osier giant , 30 feet ...
... century , in which is the library , con- taining 30,000 vols . A rather curious spectacle greets the traveller's eye here in the early part of each July , when a procession takes place called Géant Gayant ; a large osier giant , 30 feet ...
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... century , representing the " Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles , " and on the two wings , " The Sleep of Adam in Paradise , " and " The Baptism of Christ . " There is another picture by Van Man- Route 1. ] 5 TO BELGIUM AND ...
... century , representing the " Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles , " and on the two wings , " The Sleep of Adam in Paradise , " and " The Baptism of Christ . " There is another picture by Van Man- Route 1. ] 5 TO BELGIUM AND ...
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... centuries . It has manufactures of woollens , cloths , tobacco , & c . Waereghem ( Station ) . An important and ancient commune of the district of Courtray ; population , 7,220 . It has a considerable trade in linen . Situated four ...
... centuries . It has manufactures of woollens , cloths , tobacco , & c . Waereghem ( Station ) . An important and ancient commune of the district of Courtray ; population , 7,220 . It has a considerable trade in linen . Situated four ...
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Page 37 - 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 82 - ... that can render an earthly object magnificent and charming in the same degree as the Rhine. As it flows down from the distant ridges of the Alps, through fertile regions into the open sea, so...
Page xxiv - 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 41 - Was it a soothing or a mournful thought, Amid this scene of slaughter as we stood, Where armies had with recent fury fought, To mark how gentle Nature still pursued Her quiet course, as if she took no care For what her noblest work had suffer'd there.
Page 18 - When I may read of tilts in days of old, And tourneys graced by Chieftains of renown, Fair dames, grave citizens, and warriors bold, If fancy would portray some stately town, Which for such pomp fit theatre should be, Fair Bruges, I shall then remember thee.