Appleton's European Guide Book for English-speaking TravellersAppleton and Company, 1886 |
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... marble tablet with the inscription , " Ere Italo , 1805 , Nap . Imp . " Just at the exit of this gallery the Frassinone leaps from a considerable height . A bridge is carried over the fall . The rocky walls rise almost per- pendicularly ...
... marble tablet with the inscription , " Ere Italo , 1805 , Nap . Imp . " Just at the exit of this gallery the Frassinone leaps from a considerable height . A bridge is carried over the fall . The rocky walls rise almost per- pendicularly ...
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... marble . Opposite the Opera House is the Royal Guard House ( military music daily 11 to 12 ) . Beyond , on the right , is the Palace of the Crown Prince , occupied by Frede- rick the Great when Crown Prince , and in which Frederick ...
... marble . Opposite the Opera House is the Royal Guard House ( military music daily 11 to 12 ) . Beyond , on the right , is the Palace of the Crown Prince , occupied by Frede- rick the Great when Crown Prince , and in which Frederick ...
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... marble . The staircase is adorned with three fountains , with frescoes , and statues of the Emperors Con- stantine , Justinian , Charlemagne , and Rudolph II . The New Chapel , beneath the cupola , was completed in 1849 . It is circular ...
... marble . The staircase is adorned with three fountains , with frescoes , and statues of the Emperors Con- stantine , Justinian , Charlemagne , and Rudolph II . The New Chapel , beneath the cupola , was completed in 1849 . It is circular ...
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... marble , the masterpieces of Rauch . On each side are candelabra in white marble , one adorned with a group representing the Fates , by Rauch , the other with a group by Tieck representing the Hours . POTSDAM ( Hotels : Einsiedler ...
... marble , the masterpieces of Rauch . On each side are candelabra in white marble , one adorned with a group representing the Fates , by Rauch , the other with a group by Tieck representing the Hours . POTSDAM ( Hotels : Einsiedler ...
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... marble , adorn the north side of the promenade . The ROYAL PALACE , built 1660 -1701 , contains many souvenirs of Frederick the Great . The apartments which he occupied remain unchanged : we see there his writing table , his library ...
... marble , adorn the north side of the promenade . The ROYAL PALACE , built 1660 -1701 , contains many souvenirs of Frederick the Great . The apartments which he occupied remain unchanged : we see there his writing table , his library ...
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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 875 - 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 875 - 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 887 - 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 697 - 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 885 - 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 706 - 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 864 - 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...