The Heidenmauer; Or, The Benedictines: A Legend of the Rhine, Volumes 1-2Lea & Blanchard, 1841 |
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Page viii
... seen , with that which is so well and so affectionately remembered . I had been familiar with the Hudson from childhood . The great thoroughfare of all who Sourney from the interior of the state towards the sea , necessity had early ...
... seen , with that which is so well and so affectionately remembered . I had been familiar with the Hudson from childhood . The great thoroughfare of all who Sourney from the interior of the state towards the sea , necessity had early ...
Page ix
... seen in the dis- tant view , though security was in truth the cause , while the spacious , cleanly , and cheerful villages of America must com- monly be entered , to be appreciated . In the other hemisphere , the maze of roofs , the ...
... seen in the dis- tant view , though security was in truth the cause , while the spacious , cleanly , and cheerful villages of America must com- monly be entered , to be appreciated . In the other hemisphere , the maze of roofs , the ...
Page x
... seen in countless numbers , deck- ing its waters . There is one more eloquent point of difference that should not be neglected . Drawings and engravings of the Rhine lend their usual advantages , softening , and frequently rendering ...
... seen in countless numbers , deck- ing its waters . There is one more eloquent point of difference that should not be neglected . Drawings and engravings of the Rhine lend their usual advantages , softening , and frequently rendering ...
Page xix
... seen and were about to see . It would appear by this legend , that when the pious monks were planning their monastery , a compact was made with the Devil to quarry the stones necessary for so extensive a work , and to transport them up ...
... seen and were about to see . It would appear by this legend , that when the pious monks were planning their monastery , a compact was made with the Devil to quarry the stones necessary for so extensive a work , and to transport them up ...
Page xxiii
... seen the kangaroos in the Zoological Garden in London , and was familiar with the inhabitants of a variety of caravans encountered at Rome , Naples , Dresden , and other capitals ; with the bears of Berne he had actually been on the ...
... seen the kangaroos in the Zoological Garden in London , and was familiar with the inhabitants of a variety of caravans encountered at Rome , Naples , Dresden , and other capitals ; with the bears of Berne he had actually been on the ...
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The Heidenmauer, Or the Benedictines: A Legend of the Rhine ..., Volumes 1-2 James Fenimore Cooper No preview available - 2018 |
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