Appleton's European Guide Book for English-speaking TravellersAppleton and Company, 1886 |
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Page 427
... built close to and almost over the foaming waters . The castle contains a collec- tion of oil paintings by celebrated artists , wood carvings , engrav- ings , Swiss embroideries and laces , and other articles , which are of fered for ...
... built close to and almost over the foaming waters . The castle contains a collec- tion of oil paintings by celebrated artists , wood carvings , engrav- ings , Swiss embroideries and laces , and other articles , which are of fered for ...
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... built on the face of the rock , and the roofs of some of its houses serve as pave- ment for the street above it . The inhabitants are curiously divided in respect of language , those of the upper town speaking French , and those of the ...
... built on the face of the rock , and the roofs of some of its houses serve as pave- ment for the street above it . The inhabitants are curiously divided in respect of language , those of the upper town speaking French , and those of the ...
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... built houses , hospital , schools , and or- phan asylum . The public walks are finely kept . The celebrated teacher , Pestalozzi , first esta- blished his school here . Pass- ing HERZOGENBUCHSEE , we reach OLTEN ( 124 miles ) . For the ...
... built houses , hospital , schools , and or- phan asylum . The public walks are finely kept . The celebrated teacher , Pestalozzi , first esta- blished his school here . Pass- ing HERZOGENBUCHSEE , we reach OLTEN ( 124 miles ) . For the ...
Page 482
... built about A.D. 500. It was probably con- structed under the Burgundian dynasty . It is square - built , with- out windows , and rises to a height of nearly 80 ft . A Latin inscrip- tion on it pronounces Soleure to be the most ancient ...
... built about A.D. 500. It was probably con- structed under the Burgundian dynasty . It is square - built , with- out windows , and rises to a height of nearly 80 ft . A Latin inscrip- tion on it pronounces Soleure to be the most ancient ...
Page 493
... built of wood , are of great antiquity , some of them bearing dates of the fifteenth century . The chief object of interest is the MUSEUM , which contains an excellent gal- lery of paintings , by Titien , Rubens , Rembrandt , and other ...
... built of wood , are of great antiquity , some of them bearing dates of the fifteenth century . The chief object of interest is the MUSEUM , which contains an excellent gal- lery of paintings , by Titien , Rubens , Rembrandt , and other ...
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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, and all nature was silent.
Page 853 - And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night because the sun was set ; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
Page 853 - And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.
Page 543 - Emigravit is the inscription on the tomb-stone where he lies ; Dead he is not, — but departed, — for the artist never dies. Fairer seems the ancient city, and the sunshine seems more fair, That he once has trod its pavement, that he once has breathed its air...
Page 458 - But in it there were three tall trees, And o'er it blew the mountain breeze, And by it there were waters flowing, And on it there were young flowers growing Of gentle breath and hue.
Page 865 - 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 681 - Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona ; for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock will I build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Page 863 - And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
Page 690 - Then with their sharpen'd fangs their limbs and bodies grind. The wretched father, running to their aid With pious haste, but vain, they next invade ; Twice round his waist their winding volumes roll'd ; And twice about his gasping throat they fold. The priest thus doubly choked — their crests divide, And towering o'er his head in triumph ride.
Page 842 - Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne...