Bradshaw's illustrated hand-book for travellers in Belgium, on the Rhine, and through portions of Rhenish Prussia, Volume 171853 |
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... 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 of pilgrims to its shrine . The two ...
... 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 of pilgrims to its shrine . The two ...
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... statue of the saint in his ducal robes , and two colossal marble statues by Van Pouche , representing the apostles Peter and Paul . In front of the altar are four tall copper candlesticks , remarkable as having been the property of ...
... statue of the saint in his ducal robes , and two colossal marble statues by Van Pouche , representing the apostles Peter and Paul . In front of the altar are four tall copper candlesticks , remarkable as having been the property of ...
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... statue of the sai in his ducal robes , and two colossal mart statues by Van Pouche , representing the apostl Peter and Paul . In front of the altar are four ti copper candlesticks , remarkable as having bee the property of Charles the ...
... statue of the sai in his ducal robes , and two colossal mart statues by Van Pouche , representing the apostl Peter and Paul . In front of the altar are four ti copper candlesticks , remarkable as having bee the property of Charles the ...
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... statue of the bishop contemplating the cross borne by our Saviour . On the opposite side is a figure of the Virgin , and two small angels are stationed at the bottom of the mausoleum . The visitor should not leave St. Bavon without ...
... statue of the bishop contemplating the cross borne by our Saviour . On the opposite side is a figure of the Virgin , and two small angels are stationed at the bottom of the mausoleum . The visitor should not leave St. Bavon without ...
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... statue was set up in the Square , 1963 , on the site of one of Charles V. , which stood here till 1796 . Portes de la Ville , or City Gates . - There are seven principal gates , the most remarkable of which are those of Brussels , St ...
... statue was set up in the Square , 1963 , on the site of one of Charles V. , which stood here till 1796 . Portes de la Ville , or City Gates . - There are seven principal gates , the most remarkable of which are those of Brussels , St ...
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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.