Appleton's European Guide Book for English-speaking TravellersAppleton and Company, 1886 |
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Page 424
... remains have been found here , most of which have been removed to the Museums of Bale and Schaffhausen . Proceeding along the right bank of the river , we reach RHEINFELDEN ( 10 miles ) ( Hotel : Krone ) , a walled town , opposite the ...
... remains have been found here , most of which have been removed to the Museums of Bale and Schaffhausen . Proceeding along the right bank of the river , we reach RHEINFELDEN ( 10 miles ) ( Hotel : Krone ) , a walled town , opposite the ...
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... remains of a Castle ( Der Grafen- burg ) . In the neighbourhood , to the north - east , rises the Bach tel , a mountain 3675 ft . high . SCHMERIKON ( 27 miles ) , at the eastern end of the lake , near which , on the right , is the ...
... remains of a Castle ( Der Grafen- burg ) . In the neighbourhood , to the north - east , rises the Bach tel , a mountain 3675 ft . high . SCHMERIKON ( 27 miles ) , at the eastern end of the lake , near which , on the right , is the ...
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... remains of feudal castles are seen along the route . THUSIS ( 18 miles ) ( Hotel : Via Mala ) , about eleven miles beyond Reich- enau , is situated at the mouth of a gorge on the Heinzenberg , from which there is a delightful and ...
... remains of feudal castles are seen along the route . THUSIS ( 18 miles ) ( Hotel : Via Mala ) , about eleven miles beyond Reich- enau , is situated at the mouth of a gorge on the Heinzenberg , from which there is a delightful and ...
Page 439
... remains of it have been found from time to time . The Schwarze Thurm ( Black Tower ) is a Roman structure , of the time of the Later Empire . It was restored in the early part of the 15th century . Crossing the Reuss , we reach TURGI ...
... remains of it have been found from time to time . The Schwarze Thurm ( Black Tower ) is a Roman structure , of the time of the Later Empire . It was restored in the early part of the 15th century . Crossing the Reuss , we reach TURGI ...
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... remains of a glacier with holes formed by whirlpools , and rocks worn by the action of ice , discovered in 1872. Stauffer's Museum , of about 600 stuffed Alpine animals , is close by ( fee , 1 franc ) . In the Rathaus is a Museum ...
... remains of a glacier with holes formed by whirlpools , and rocks worn by the action of ice , discovered in 1872. Stauffer's Museum , of about 600 stuffed Alpine animals , is close by ( fee , 1 franc ) . In the Rathaus is a Museum ...
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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...