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... situated on the border of the Black Forest . The Swiss Junction Railway to Turgi here crosses the Rhine . The town consists of one prin- cipal street , lined with quaint , old - fashioned houses . Near this place , the Aar falls into ...
... situated on the border of the Black Forest . The Swiss Junction Railway to Turgi here crosses the Rhine . The town consists of one prin- cipal street , lined with quaint , old - fashioned houses . Near this place , the Aar falls into ...
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Appleton D. and co. HOTEL AND PENSION CONSTANZERHOF . Formerly BATH HOTEL . SITUATED on the Lake of Constance , and surrounded by pretty Parks , with a view towards the Alps . Boarding Prices : from 6 Marks upwards , including Room , Ser ...
Appleton D. and co. HOTEL AND PENSION CONSTANZERHOF . Formerly BATH HOTEL . SITUATED on the Lake of Constance , and surrounded by pretty Parks , with a view towards the Alps . Boarding Prices : from 6 Marks upwards , including Room , Ser ...
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... situated amid delightful scenery ( 39 miles ) , ( Hotel : Zum Speer ) , near the lake of WALLENSTADT . The Speer may be ascended from Wesen in about 2 hours . A beautiful view presents itself from the summit . The railway traverses the ...
... situated amid delightful scenery ( 39 miles ) , ( Hotel : Zum Speer ) , near the lake of WALLENSTADT . The Speer may be ascended from Wesen in about 2 hours . A beautiful view presents itself from the summit . The railway traverses the ...
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... situated at a short dis- tance above the springs . LAND- QUART is a convenient starting place for DAVOS , see Route 100 below . ] On the right bank of the river the barren Grauhorner are seen in the distance . Passing ZIZERS ( 76 miles ) ...
... situated at a short dis- tance above the springs . LAND- QUART is a convenient starting place for DAVOS , see Route 100 below . ] On the right bank of the river the barren Grauhorner are seen in the distance . Passing ZIZERS ( 76 miles ) ...
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... situated at the mouth of a gorge on the Heinzenberg , from which there is a delightful and extensive prospect . Cross- ing the impetuous torrent of the Nolla we enter the VIA MALA , one of the most stupendous gorges in Switzerland . The ...
... situated at the mouth of a gorge on the Heinzenberg , from which there is a delightful and extensive prospect . Cross- ing the impetuous torrent of the Nolla we enter the VIA MALA , one of the most stupendous gorges in Switzerland . The ...
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Page 463 - 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 547 - IN the valley of the Pegnitz, where across broad meadow-lands Rise the blue Franconian mountains, Nuremberg, the ancient, stands. Quaint old town of toil and traffic, quaint old town of art and song, Memories haunt thy pointed gables, like the rooks that round them throng...
Page 888 - 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 884 - 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 878 - And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.
Page 888 - And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.
Page 883 - And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land ; neither had the children of Israel manna any more ; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.
Page 896 - And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus; and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven; and he fell to the earth and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Page 548 - Everywhere I see around me rise the wondrous world of Art : Fountains wrought with richest sculpture standing in the common mart; And above cathedral doorways saints and bishops carved in stone, By a former age commissioned as apostles to our own. In the church of sainted Sebald sleeps enshrined his holy dust...
Page 536 - By Coblentz, on a rise of gentle ground, There is a small and simple pyramid, Crowning the summit of the verdant mound ; Beneath its base are heroes...