Appleton's European Guide Book for English-speaking Travellers: Illustrated ... To which is Appended a Vocabulary of Travel-talk, in English, German, French, and Italian, a Hotel List, and "specialties of European Cities, Volume 2D. Appleton, 1888 |
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... ancient tower built by the Roman Emperor Constantius in the fourth century . There is a beautiful view up the valley of the Rhine . To the north - east rises the peak of the Falkniss ( 8,422 ft . ) Cross- ing a torrent at LANDQUART ( 70 ...
... ancient tower built by the Roman Emperor Constantius in the fourth century . There is a beautiful view up the valley of the Rhine . To the north - east rises the peak of the Falkniss ( 8,422 ft . ) Cross- ing a torrent at LANDQUART ( 70 ...
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... ancient church and a suppressed monastery . Two miles farther is PARPAN , from which the ascent of the Staetzerhorn may be made , from the top of which there is seen a grand panorama . The summit of the pass is soon reached ( 5087 feet ) ...
... ancient church and a suppressed monastery . Two miles farther is PARPAN , from which the ascent of the Staetzerhorn may be made , from the top of which there is seen a grand panorama . The summit of the pass is soon reached ( 5087 feet ) ...
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... ancient structure , originally the residence of the Princes of Neuchatel , and the old Gothic church , built in the 12th century , containing several curious ancient monuments ; the Hotel de Ville , a large building , with a Grecian ...
... ancient structure , originally the residence of the Princes of Neuchatel , and the old Gothic church , built in the 12th century , containing several curious ancient monuments ; the Hotel de Ville , a large building , with a Grecian ...
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... ancient city in the north - west of Europe , with the exception of Treves . The Arsenal contains a good collection of arms and armour , and several banners taken in various battles , one of them bearing a portrait of Charles the Bold ...
... ancient city in the north - west of Europe , with the exception of Treves . The Arsenal contains a good collection of arms and armour , and several banners taken in various battles , one of them bearing a portrait of Charles the Bold ...
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... ancient of all in Hamburg . It was rebuilt after the plan of the old one burned in 1842 . The Church of St Catharine , on the Grimm , in the old town , dates from the 13th century . The Church of St James , near the Steinstrasse , is ...
... ancient of all in Hamburg . It was rebuilt after the plan of the old one burned in 1842 . The Church of St Catharine , on the Grimm , in the old town , dates from the 13th century . The Church of St James , near the Steinstrasse , is ...
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Page 458 - It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June, 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last lines of the last page in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, 1 Memoirs, p. 166. and all nature was silent.
Page 873 - Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold I bring him forth to you that ye may know that I find no fault in him.
Page 896 - the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.
Page 885 - And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water : and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him : And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Page 885 - And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
Page 891 - And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
Page 887 - And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai; 4 Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the Lord.
Page 874 - And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.
Page 702 - But thou, of temples old, or altars new, Standest alone — with nothing like to thee — Worthiest of God, the holy and the true. Since Zion's desolation, when that He Forsook His former city, what could be, Of earthly structures, in His honour piled, Of a sublimer aspect? Majesty, Power, Glory, Strength, and Beauty, all are aisled In this eternal ark of worship undefiled.
Page 900 - And Saul arose from the earth ; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man : but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus. And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.