Bradshaw's illustrated hand-book for travellers in Belgium, on the Rhine, and through portions of Rhenish Prussia, Volume 171853 |
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... of Theatre , The Academy , The ........ Church of the Holy Blood 26 OSTEND : - 34 .................................... Plan of 34 OUDENARDE : - Hôtel de Ville ..... Palais de la Nation ....................................
... of Theatre , The Academy , The ........ Church of the Holy Blood 26 OSTEND : - 34 .................................... Plan of 34 OUDENARDE : - Hôtel de Ville ..... Palais de la Nation ....................................
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... church , built when Calais appertained to England , deserve 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 ...
... church , built when Calais appertained to England , deserve 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 ...
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... church is in good preservation , and the small Chapel of the Virgin has been lately redecorated . At the extreme end of the street in which this church is situated are to be seen the remains of the once famous Abbey of St. Bertin ...
... church is in good preservation , and the small Chapel of the Virgin has been lately redecorated . At the extreme end of the street in which this church is situated are to be seen the remains of the once famous Abbey of St. Bertin ...
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... church built of bricks . Its chief importance arises from the fact of its being situated on the frontier . It is the ... Church of Saint Martin : this church was founded about the year 650 by Saint Eloi . It is remarkable for the tower ...
... church built of bricks . Its chief importance arises from the fact of its being situated on the frontier . It is the ... Church of Saint Martin : this church was founded about the year 650 by Saint Eloi . It is remarkable for the tower ...
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... church once possessed the small ivory statue of the Virgin , known as the Virgin of Oroeningen , celebrated for the miracles which , according to many , it performed ; it is now in the church of Saint Michael , and still attracts crowds ...
... church once possessed the small ivory statue of the Virgin , known as the Virgin of Oroeningen , celebrated for the miracles which , according to many , it performed ; it is now in the church of Saint Michael , and still attracts crowds ...
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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.