Bradshaw's illustrated hand-book for travellers in Belgium, on the Rhine, and through portions of Rhenish Prussia, Volume 171853 |
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... celebrated school of that period . Though Van Eyck cannot be said to be the inventor of oil painting , yet he cannot be denied the credit of having been the perfector of , and may , in some measure , be esteemed the father of the art ...
... celebrated school of that period . Though Van Eyck cannot be said to be the inventor of oil painting , yet he cannot be denied the credit of having been the perfector of , and may , in some measure , be esteemed the father of the art ...
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... celebrated picture , is worth a short inspection . The Hôtel de Guise will also interest the English traveller , as having been the place where Henry VIII . lodged , and as the original building where was established the guild hall of ...
... celebrated picture , is worth a short inspection . The Hôtel de Guise will also interest the English traveller , as having been the place where Henry VIII . lodged , and as the original building where was established the guild hall of ...
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... celebrated Jesuits ' Col- lege ; founded in 1596 by an English Jesuit , named Parsons . In it were educated many of the con- spirators mixed up in the Gunpowder Plot , and some of the wild spirits whe intrigued against Elizabeth . This ...
... celebrated Jesuits ' Col- lege ; founded in 1596 by an English Jesuit , named Parsons . In it were educated many of the con- spirators mixed up in the Gunpowder Plot , and some of the wild spirits whe intrigued against Elizabeth . This ...
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... celebrated clock , considered at that time one of the wonders of the age , and the two figures ( Jacquemart and his wife ) which struck the hours . The regularity of the motions of these latter gave rise to a proverb which still exists ...
... celebrated clock , considered at that time one of the wonders of the age , and the two figures ( Jacquemart and his wife ) which struck the hours . The regularity of the motions of these latter gave rise to a proverb which still exists ...
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... celebrated for the miracles which , according to many , it performed ; it is now in the church of Saint Michael , and still attracts crowds of pilgrims to its shrine . The two towers , called Brotom- Torren , built in 1413 , are ...
... celebrated for the miracles which , according to many , it performed ; it is now in the church of Saint Michael , and still attracts crowds of pilgrims to its shrine . The two towers , called Brotom- Torren , built in 1413 , are ...
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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.