Bradshaw's illustrated hand-book for travellers in Belgium, on the Rhine, and through portions of Rhenish Prussia, Volume 171853 |
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... attention of our fair readers to this time - honoured Estab- " lishment , where we are sure they will be loyally and honestly " dealt with . " [ Lo . - 14 . OSLER'S CRYSTAL GLASS CHANDELIERS , WALL LIGHTS & LUSTRES FOR ADVERTISEMENTS .
... attention of our fair readers to this time - honoured Estab- " lishment , where we are sure they will be loyally and honestly " dealt with . " [ Lo . - 14 . OSLER'S CRYSTAL GLASS CHANDELIERS , WALL LIGHTS & LUSTRES FOR ADVERTISEMENTS .
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... attention . Im- mediately to the rear of the choir is a modern circular chapel , and the church itself is a fine structure , built in the early Gothic style . English service at Trinity Church and in St. Pierre . The ramparts around the ...
... attention . Im- mediately to the rear of the choir is a modern circular chapel , and the church itself is a fine structure , built in the early Gothic style . English service at Trinity Church and in St. Pierre . The ramparts around the ...
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... attention ; it is highly decorated ; the handsome façade is sur- mounted by an attic , adorned with Caryatide figures , representing the four seasons . The hospi- tal and the theatre are also remarkable . agreeable promenades will be ...
... attention ; it is highly decorated ; the handsome façade is sur- mounted by an attic , adorned with Caryatide figures , representing the four seasons . The hospi- tal and the theatre are also remarkable . agreeable promenades will be ...
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... attention . Church of Saint Martin : this church was founded about the year 650 by Saint Eloi . It is remarkable for the tower ( one of the loftiest in Belgium ) which surmounts the portico . There is a tabernacle in the interior most ...
... attention . Church of Saint Martin : this church was founded about the year 650 by Saint Eloi . It is remarkable for the tower ( one of the loftiest in Belgium ) which surmounts the portico . There is a tabernacle in the interior most ...
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... attention . The portal of the collegiate church of the burgomaster and aldermen is a masterpiece of wood carving , executed in 1530 by Paul Vander Schelder . The trade in linen is extensive . The population is 6,300 . The Lys , which ...
... attention . The portal of the collegiate church of the burgomaster and aldermen is a masterpiece of wood carving , executed in 1530 by Paul Vander Schelder . The trade in linen is extensive . The population is 6,300 . The Lys , which ...
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Abbey accommodation altar ancient Antwerp apartments Baden Baths beautiful Belgian Belgium Bingen bridge Bruges Brussels building built canal Carriages castle Cathedral celebrated century chapel Charleroi château Church of St Coblenz Cologne comfort contains Counts of Flanders crosses distance Duke East Flanders Emperor English travellers erected establishment excellent families feet first-class Hotel Flanders formerly France French garden German Ghent Gothic GRAND HOTEL hill Holland inhabitants left bank Liége Louvain Luxembourg magnificent Mannheim Mayence Meuse miles moderate charges monument Moselle mountains Namur o'clock Omnibuses opposite ornamented Ostend OTEL paintings palace Paris passes picturesque population Prince Promenade Proprietor Prussia Quiévrain rail Railway Station remarkable Rhine right bank river road rock Roman Rooms Route Rubens ruins Saloons Sambre scenery Scheldt seen side situated splendid Steamers Strasburg streets style Table d'Hôte Theatre tion Tournay tower town Trèves valley village visitors wine
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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.