Bradshaw's illustrated hand-book for travellers in Belgium, on the Rhine, and through portions of Rhenish Prussia, Volume 171853 |
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... king , Leopold II . , born 9th April , 1835 , ascended 10th December , 1865 . He married the Archduchess Maria , 22nd August , 1853 , and has two daughters . A son died 1869 ; and the king's brother , the Count of Flanders , is present ...
... king , Leopold II . , born 9th April , 1835 , ascended 10th December , 1865 . He married the Archduchess Maria , 22nd August , 1853 , and has two daughters . A son died 1869 ; and the king's brother , the Count of Flanders , is present ...
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... King and two Chambers - the Senate and the House of Representatives , the members of which are elected by the people paying 30s . direct taxes annually . The number of representatives cannot exceed one to every 40,000 people , and in ...
... King and two Chambers - the Senate and the House of Representatives , the members of which are elected by the people paying 30s . direct taxes annually . The number of representatives cannot exceed one to every 40,000 people , and in ...
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... Prince Eugene defeated the French , 11th July , 1708. Great numbers of medals of the Gauls and first Kings of Franee have been found here . Hotel de Ville Oudenarde Place , de l'Hotel de Ville BRADSHAW'S HAND - BOOK [ Route 1 .
... Prince Eugene defeated the French , 11th July , 1708. Great numbers of medals of the Gauls and first Kings of Franee have been found here . Hotel de Ville Oudenarde Place , de l'Hotel de Ville BRADSHAW'S HAND - BOOK [ Route 1 .
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... king , pointing out the city from the top of the Beffroi . The Cathedral of Ghent is one of the handsomest Gothic buildings in Belgium . It was formerly a church dedicated to St. John , but took the name of St. Bavon in 1540 , when ...
... king , pointing out the city from the top of the Beffroi . The Cathedral of Ghent is one of the handsomest Gothic buildings in Belgium . It was formerly a church dedicated to St. John , but took the name of St. Bavon in 1540 , when ...
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... king , pointing out the city from the top of the Beffroi . The Cathedral of Ghent is one of the handsomest Gothic buildings in Belgium . It was formerly a church dedicated to St. John , but took the name of St. Bavon in 1540 , when ...
... king , pointing out the city from the top of the Beffroi . The Cathedral of Ghent is one of the handsomest Gothic buildings in Belgium . It was formerly a church dedicated to St. John , but took the name of St. Bavon in 1540 , when ...
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Page 34 - 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 89 - Drachenfels Frowns o'er the wide and winding Rhine, Whose breast of waters broadly swells Between the banks which bear the vine, And hills all rich with...
Page 176 - Dependance consist of One Hundred and Sixty Sleeping Apartments, elegant Sitting-rooms, and a Garden for the use of visitors. Extensive and airy Dining-room, and a comfortable Public Sitting-room, with Piano and Library. It is conducted under the Immediate superintendence of the Proprietor...
Page 37 - 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.