Cities of the World: Their Origin, Progress, and Present Aspect, Volume 1Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Company, 1882 |
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... surrounded by hundreds of this immortal Danish artist's works , will delight him beyond expression . We shall not , however , confine ourselves to the sights of the city , but extend our inquiries to Elsinore , the supposed scene of ...
... surrounded by hundreds of this immortal Danish artist's works , will delight him beyond expression . We shall not , however , confine ourselves to the sights of the city , but extend our inquiries to Elsinore , the supposed scene of ...
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... surrounded by handsome hotels and the palace of the King . But we are only on the threshold of the glories of Athens . Bending our footsteps southward from the palace , there rise before us the gigantic pillars of the Temple of Zeus ...
... surrounded by handsome hotels and the palace of the King . But we are only on the threshold of the glories of Athens . Bending our footsteps southward from the palace , there rise before us the gigantic pillars of the Temple of Zeus ...
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... surrounded still with terraces on which the vine and the fig - tree flourish , and bright with its fields of growing corn and smiling green pastures . There we shall meet with David and Naomi , Ruth and Boaz , and stand beside that spot ...
... surrounded still with terraces on which the vine and the fig - tree flourish , and bright with its fields of growing corn and smiling green pastures . There we shall meet with David and Naomi , Ruth and Boaz , and stand beside that spot ...
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... surrounded by the relics of Mogul Emperors and native rulers who preceded them . Certainly not less fascinating than a visit to India will be one to China : its enormous territory , its teeming millions , its overwhelming antiquity ...
... surrounded by the relics of Mogul Emperors and native rulers who preceded them . Certainly not less fascinating than a visit to India will be one to China : its enormous territory , its teeming millions , its overwhelming antiquity ...
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... surrounded by graves , Christian churches by the side of mosques , bell - towers by the side of minarets , European palaces by the side of Turkish houses , Chinese kiosks , Moorish lattices , and arabesque arches . One moment you are ...
... surrounded by graves , Christian churches by the side of mosques , bell - towers by the side of minarets , European palaces by the side of Turkish houses , Chinese kiosks , Moorish lattices , and arabesque arches . One moment you are ...
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Page 95 - Thou shalt tread upon the lion and the adder, the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under foot.
Page 94 - Under foot and over head, a continual succession of crowded imagery, one picture passing into another, as in a dream ; forms beautiful and terrible mixed together ; dragons and serpents, and ravening beasts of prey, and graceful birds that in the midst of them drink from running fountains and feed from vases of crystal ; the passions and the pleasures of human life symbolized together, and the mystery of its redemption ; for the mazes of interwoven lines and changeful pictures lead always at last...
Page 234 - I sincerely believe that the public institutions and charities of this capital of Massachusetts are as nearly perfect, as the most considerate wisdom, benevolence, and humanity, can make them. I never in my life was more affected by the contemplation of happiness, under circumstances of privation and bereavement, than in my visits to these establishments.
Page 15 - To chase these pagans in those holy fields Over whose acres walked those blessed feet Which fourteen hundred years ago were nailed For our advantage on the bitter cross...
Page 93 - What else there is of light is from torches, or silver lamps, burning ceaselessly in the recesses of the chapels; the roof sheeted with gold, and the polished walls covered with alabaster, give back at every curve and angle some feeble gleaming to the flames...
Page 150 - For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ and him crucified.
Page 93 - ... there opens before us a vast cave, hewn out into the form of a cross, and divided into shadowy aisles by many pillars. Round the domes of its roof the light enters only through narrow apertures like large stars ; and here and there a ray or two from some far-away casement wanders into the darkness, and casts a narrow phosphoric stream upon the waves of marble that heave and fall in a thousand colours along the floor.
Page 74 - Christians set up a shout of joy and exultation, whilst the unfortunate Pagans, whose fury had given way to consternation, retired with hasty and silent steps, and eluded, by their flight or obscurity, the resentment of their enemies. Theophilus proceeded to demolish the temple of Serapis, without any other difficulties than those which he found in the weight and solidity of the materials; but these obstacles proved so insuperable that he was obliged to leave the foundations and to content himself...
Page 230 - To the men of Boston who died for their country on land and sea in the war which kept the Union whole, destroyed slavery and maintained the Constitution, the grateful city has built this monument that their example may speak to coming generations.
Page 94 - ... crystal ; the passions and the pleasures of human life symbolized together, and the mystery of its redemption, for the mazes of interwoven lines and changeful pictures lead always at last to the Cross, lifted and carved in every place and upon every stone ; sometimes with the serpent of eternity wrapped round it, sometimes with doves beneath its arms, and sweet herbage growing forth from its feet, but conspicuous most of all on the great rood that crosses the church before the altar, raised in...