Bradshaw's illustrated hand-book for travellers in Belgium, on the Rhine, and through portions of Rhenish Prussia, Volume 1Bradshaw's Guide Office, 1853 - 159 pages |
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... leaving the pillar to stand as a monument of the capriciousness of French enthusiasm . Calais has very little to interest ; and though one or two incidents in its history are fraught with deep interest , yet its objects of attraction ...
... leaving the pillar to stand as a monument of the capriciousness of French enthusiasm . Calais has very little to interest ; and though one or two incidents in its history are fraught with deep interest , yet its objects of attraction ...
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... leaving the country . The tourist will not find much to gratify his taste or fancy in the country about here , which is non - picturesque in the extreme , and altogether undiversified with any tracts of wood or water scenery ...
... leaving the country . The tourist will not find much to gratify his taste or fancy in the country about here , which is non - picturesque in the extreme , and altogether undiversified with any tracts of wood or water scenery ...
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... Leaving Courtray for Ghent , the railway runs parallel to the paved road , and after a short run arrives at HAERLEBEKE , a commune and chief place of a canton in the district of Courtray , containing a population of 4,000 souls . It was ...
... Leaving Courtray for Ghent , the railway runs parallel to the paved road , and after a short run arrives at HAERLEBEKE , a commune and chief place of a canton in the district of Courtray , containing a population of 4,000 souls . It was ...
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... Leaving Courtray for Ghent , the railway runs parallel to the paved road , and after a short run arrives at HAERLEBEKE , a commune and chief place of a canton in the district of Courtray , containing a population of 4,000 souls . It was ...
... Leaving Courtray for Ghent , the railway runs parallel to the paved road , and after a short run arrives at HAERLEBEKE , a commune and chief place of a canton in the district of Courtray , containing a population of 4,000 souls . It was ...
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... Leaving here , the railroad passes Maria Leerne , and enters a very interesting place , to the right of which meanders the river Lys . St. Dennis Western , is passed to the left ; the road leading to the village of Oude- narde is next ...
... Leaving here , the railroad passes Maria Leerne , and enters a very interesting place , to the right of which meanders the river Lys . St. Dennis Western , is passed to the left ; the road leading to the village of Oude- narde is next ...
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Abbey adorned altar ancient Antwerp architecture arrive Baden beautiful Belgian Belgium bridge Bruges Brussels building built Calais called canal castle Cathedral celebrated centre century chapel Charleroi château choir Church of St Coblenz Cologne contains Counts of Flanders Courtray crosses distance Duke edifice Emperor English miles erected establishment feet Flanders formerly France French gardens Germany Ghent Gothic Grand hill Hotel Hôtel de Ville inhabitants interesting left bank Liége Lille London Louvain magnificent manufacture marble Mayence Meuse monument Moselle mountains Namur ornamented Ostend paintings palace passes passport picturesque population present Prince principal promenade Prussian railway station remarkable residence Rhine right bank river road rock Roman Route 12 Rubens Rudesheim ruins Sambre scenery Scheldt seen side situated spot Steamers Strasburg streets style Table d'Hôte Theatre tion tourist tower town trade traveller Treves valley village visitors walls West Flanders wine
Popular passages
Page xviii - 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 40 - 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 turn'd from all she brought to those she could not bring.
Page 34 - 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 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 xviii - ... left, but by what some would think a more solid advantage — the wealth arising from the concourse of strangers whom his works continually invite to Antwerp. "To extend his glory still...