Bradshaw's illustrated hand-book for travellers in Belgium, on the Rhine, and through portions of Rhenish Prussia, Volume 171853 |
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Page 1
... contains about 15,000 inhabitants . It is surrounded by sand - hills on one side and by morasses on the other , which , though detracting from its beauty , yet add much to its military strength . The town is situated in a very barren ...
... contains about 15,000 inhabitants . It is surrounded by sand - hills on one side and by morasses on the other , which , though detracting from its beauty , yet add much to its military strength . The town is situated in a very barren ...
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... containing a chime of bells . The tower and steeple of the principal church , built when Calais appertained to England ... contains the ashes of Lady Hamilton ( Nelson's Emma ) , who expired here , destitute and impoverished . avoid much ...
... containing a chime of bells . The tower and steeple of the principal church , built when Calais appertained to England ... contains the ashes of Lady Hamilton ( Nelson's Emma ) , who expired here , destitute and impoverished . avoid much ...
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... containing an interesting and rich collection of drawings by the old masters , occupies one division of the building ... contains many curious old portraits of the Dukes of Burgundy and of the Counts of Flanders , besides a painting by ...
... containing an interesting and rich collection of drawings by the old masters , occupies one division of the building ... contains many curious old portraits of the Dukes of Burgundy and of the Counts of Flanders , besides a painting by ...
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... contains a population of 5,536 souls . The country about is rich and well culti- vated , producing wheat and rich pastures . Pass- ports and baggage are examined at this station . Facing Mouscron , to the left , is the village of ...
... contains a population of 5,536 souls . The country about is rich and well culti- vated , producing wheat and rich pastures . Pass- ports and baggage are examined at this station . Facing Mouscron , to the left , is the village of ...
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... contains a superb pulpit , a masterpiece of Decreux , of Tournay . It was formerly an important fortress , and ... containing 2,000 inhabitants , and arrives at Deynze , after running in a right line , passing Olsene and then Mochelen ...
... contains a superb pulpit , a masterpiece of Decreux , of Tournay . It was formerly an important fortress , and ... containing 2,000 inhabitants , and arrives at Deynze , after running in a right line , passing Olsene and then Mochelen ...
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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.