Bradshaw's illustrated hand-book for travellers in Belgium, on the Rhine, and through portions of Rhenish Prussia, Volume 171853 |
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... stands in the esteem of the world , is a sufficient reason for some examination of his pretensions . His fame is extended over a great part of the Continent without a rival ; and it may justly be said that he enriched his country , not ...
... stands in the esteem of the world , is a sufficient reason for some examination of his pretensions . His fame is extended over a great part of the Continent without a rival ; and it may justly be said that he enriched his country , not ...
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... stand as a monument of the eapriciousness of French enthusiasm . Calais has very little to interest ; and though one or two inci- dents in its history are fraught with deep interest , particularly the recent embarkation of French troops ...
... stand as a monument of the eapriciousness of French enthusiasm . Calais has very little to interest ; and though one or two inci- dents in its history are fraught with deep interest , particularly the recent embarkation of French troops ...
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... stands in the Place St. Pharailde , near the Marché aux Poissons . It consists of an old turreted gate- way , called the Oudeburg , or the count's stone or castle , built in 868 , by Baldwin Bras de fer . It is incorporated with a ...
... stands in the Place St. Pharailde , near the Marché aux Poissons . It consists of an old turreted gate- way , called the Oudeburg , or the count's stone or castle , built in 868 , by Baldwin Bras de fer . It is incorporated with a ...
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... stands , when it approached the bank and remained firm ; of course a sacred edifice to enshrine the image was immediately built ; and equally , of course , the image repaid the devotion of the inhabitants by performing numerous and ...
... stands , when it approached the bank and remained firm ; of course a sacred edifice to enshrine the image was immediately built ; and equally , of course , the image repaid the devotion of the inhabitants by performing numerous and ...
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... stand for Vigilantes is by the Post Office and Place de Meir . " Astonished , I beheld the adjoining port , Belgium's emporium , and the famed repute , Of riches maritime ; a wondrous sight . " The commercial capital of Belgium is ...
... stand for Vigilantes is by the Post Office and Place de Meir . " Astonished , I beheld the adjoining port , Belgium's emporium , and the famed repute , Of riches maritime ; a wondrous sight . " The commercial capital of Belgium is ...
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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.