An autumn near the Rhine; or, Sketches of courts, society, scenery etc. in some of the German states bordering on the Rhine [by C.E. Dodd]. |
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... entered a vast rich plain , here and there diversified by undulating hills , and stretching nearly as far as the eye can reach . As I shall probably revisit the banks of the Rhine on my return , you shall then receive some description ...
... entered a vast rich plain , here and there diversified by undulating hills , and stretching nearly as far as the eye can reach . As I shall probably revisit the banks of the Rhine on my return , you shall then receive some description ...
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... entering it , the draw - bridge , the ditches , the bastions , the sentinels and examinings of passports , re- minded one of the military reign which has succeeded to that of the church . This ancient city is large , rambling , and ...
... entering it , the draw - bridge , the ditches , the bastions , the sentinels and examinings of passports , re- minded one of the military reign which has succeeded to that of the church . This ancient city is large , rambling , and ...
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... entered the Duchy of Nassau at Cassel , and quitted it on pass- ing the Main , the boundary between the two Principalities . About two leagues from Darmstadt , we entered upon a noble thick forest of firs , which continues nearly up to ...
... entered the Duchy of Nassau at Cassel , and quitted it on pass- ing the Main , the boundary between the two Principalities . About two leagues from Darmstadt , we entered upon a noble thick forest of firs , which continues nearly up to ...
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... entered into it zealously when it was no longer avoidable . His Government has the character of being mild and paternal ; and many other German States would be happy in possess- ing Sovereigns equally moderate . An attraction for which ...
... entered into it zealously when it was no longer avoidable . His Government has the character of being mild and paternal ; and many other German States would be happy in possess- ing Sovereigns equally moderate . An attraction for which ...
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... entering arm in arm with her illustrious sister from Weimar , surrounded by the ladies and gentlemen of their suites . The two Princesses then made the tour of the circle , in the ordi- nary style , and with the easy grace and ...
... entering arm in arm with her illustrious sister from Weimar , surrounded by the ladies and gentlemen of their suites . The two Princesses then made the tour of the circle , in the ordi- nary style , and with the easy grace and ...
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Page 272 - But o'er the twilight groves and dusky caves, Long-sounding aisles, and intermingled graves, Black Melancholy sits, and round her throws A death-like silence., and a dread repose: Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene, Shades ev'ry flow'r, and darkens ev'ry green, Deepens the murmur of the falling floods, And breathes a browner horror on the woods.
Page 530 - And there they stand, as stands a lofty mind, Worn, but unstooping to the baser crowd, All tenantless, save to the crannying wind, Or holding dark communion with the cloud.
Page 499 - Tis with the thankful glance of parting praise ; More mighty spots may rise, more glaring shine, But none unite in one attaching maze The brilliant, fair, and soft, — the glories of old days, The negligently grand, the fruitful bloom Of coming ripeness, the white city's sheen.
Page 24 - With goddess-like demeanour forth she went, Not unattended ; for on her, as queen, A pomp of winning graces waited still, And from about her shot darts of desire Into all eyes, to wish her still in sight.
Page 414 - Another age shall see the golden ear Imbrown the slope, and nod on the parterre, Deep harvests bury all his pride has plann'd, And laughing Ceres reassume the land.
Page 512 - The western waves of ebbing day Roll'd o'er the glen their level way ; Each purple peak, each flinty spire, Was bathed in floods of living fire. But not a setting beam could glow Within the dark ravines below...
Page 453 - No! we will have her to exalt her mitred front in courts and parliaments. We will have her mixed throughout the whole mass of life, and blended with all the classes of society. The people of England will...
Page 193 - AVENGE, O Lord, thy slaughtered saints, whose bones Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains cold ; Even them who kept thy truth so pure of old, When all our fathers worshipped stocks and stones...
Page 229 - Who gave the ball, or paid the visit last; One speaks the glory of the British queen, And one describes a charming Indian screen; A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes; At every word a reputation dies.
Page 556 - And they believe him !— oh ! the lover may Distrust that look which steals his soul away ; — The babe may cease to think that it can play With heaven's rainbow ;— alchymists may doubt The shining gold their crucible gives out ; — But Faith, fanatic Faith, once wedded fast To some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last.