Appleton's European Guide Book for English-speaking TravellersAppleton and Company, 1886 |
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... rise above the line of congelation , and the immense quantities of snow accumulated on their summits are continually falling into the valleys below , where they often occasion serious devastation . The mountain chains of the Jura ...
... rise above the line of congelation , and the immense quantities of snow accumulated on their summits are continually falling into the valleys below , where they often occasion serious devastation . The mountain chains of the Jura ...
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... rises the fortress called Mun- noth Castle ; its walls are of great thickness , and it is undermined with subterranean passages . The Munster , commenced in 1104 , and finished in 1453 , was once the Abbey of All Saints . It is mas ...
... rises the fortress called Mun- noth Castle ; its walls are of great thickness , and it is undermined with subterranean passages . The Munster , commenced in 1104 , and finished in 1453 , was once the Abbey of All Saints . It is mas ...
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... 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 ancient Castle 430 SWITZERLAND . Route 99. -ZURICH TO COIRE . Zurich to Coire, and the ...
... 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 ancient Castle 430 SWITZERLAND . Route 99. -ZURICH TO COIRE . Zurich to Coire, and the ...
Page 431
... rise in this gorge , and through it runs the impetu- ous Tamina . The chasm is everywhere ex- tremely narrow in relation to its height ; in some places it cannot be more than 12 or 14 ft . wide . and its average width can scarcely be ...
... rise in this gorge , and through it runs the impetu- ous Tamina . The chasm is everywhere ex- tremely narrow in relation to its height ; in some places it cannot be more than 12 or 14 ft . wide . and its average width can scarcely be ...
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... rises the peak of the Falkniss ( 8,422 ft . ) Cross- ing a torrent at LANDQUART ( 70 miles ) we see the Convent of ... rise perpendicularly to a fearful height above it , in some places 1600 ft . , while the river rushes in a foaming ...
... rises the peak of the Falkniss ( 8,422 ft . ) Cross- ing a torrent at LANDQUART ( 70 miles ) we see the Convent of ... rise perpendicularly to a fearful height above it , in some places 1600 ft . , while the river rushes in a foaming ...
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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...