Bradshaw's illustrated hand-book for travellers in Belgium, on the Rhine, and through portions of Rhenish Prussia, Volume 261853 |
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... centre of the battle- field . The public buildings and monuments of Courtray are not numerous . We will describe shortly the principal . Hotel de Ville : the interior possesses two chim- neys , one placed in the police court or hall ...
... centre of the battle- field . The public buildings and monuments of Courtray are not numerous . We will describe shortly the principal . Hotel de Ville : the interior possesses two chim- neys , one placed in the police court or hall ...
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... centre of the town ; the front of the building is adorned by five elegant turrets . There was formerly a high tower in the centre of the structure , in which the celebrated clock pre- viously mentioned was placed . A modern building has ...
... centre of the town ; the front of the building is adorned by five elegant turrets . There was formerly a high tower in the centre of the structure , in which the celebrated clock pre- viously mentioned was placed . A modern building has ...
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... centre of the town , and nearest to the railway station , a first - class hotel - highly recommended to English travellers . Hotel de la Poste , Place d'Armes . - This old established first - rate hotel is highly recommended . Hotel de ...
... centre of the town , and nearest to the railway station , a first - class hotel - highly recommended to English travellers . Hotel de la Poste , Place d'Armes . - This old established first - rate hotel is highly recommended . Hotel de ...
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... horizon are supposed to represent the New Jerusalem , are painted from those of Maes- tricht , which town the artists were born . Iv of pl in of th is in the centre 8 [ Route 1 . BRADSHAW'S HAND - BOOK PAGE ROUTE PAGE.
... horizon are supposed to represent the New Jerusalem , are painted from those of Maes- tricht , which town the artists were born . Iv of pl in of th is in the centre 8 [ Route 1 . BRADSHAW'S HAND - BOOK PAGE ROUTE PAGE.
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George Bradshaw. Iv of pl in of th is in the centre of the right nave , and is considered t is com- ee of life ng - board is seated rable old tick veil , plate the lf before en book , ai dormis Lou that At the The four : manship ...
George Bradshaw. Iv of pl in of th is in the centre of the right nave , and is considered t is com- ee of life ng - board is seated rable old tick veil , plate the lf before en book , ai dormis Lou that At the The four : manship ...
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Page 177 - CARL WEISS, Proprietor. THIS first-rate establishment, situated near the great Public Promenade, combines comfort with elegance, and has the advantage of possessing a spacious and beautiful garden. Two superior Table d'Hotes daily.
Page 142 - Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned Eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche — the thunderbolt of snow ! All that expands the spirit, yet appals, Gather around these summits, as to show How Earth may pierce to Heaven, yet leave vain man below.
Page 32 - 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!
Page 34 - 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.