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... grand terrace at Eastbeach ? or that they pay visits in boats with gilded prows and brightly coloured sides , like those in our old Cuyp hanging up in papa's study ? Then the ingenious way by which the Dutch ladies contrive to see all ...
... grand terrace at Eastbeach ? or that they pay visits in boats with gilded prows and brightly coloured sides , like those in our old Cuyp hanging up in papa's study ? Then the ingenious way by which the Dutch ladies contrive to see all ...
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... grand , perhaps , because he lived up to the best standard of his mind , bad though it was . Tilly , the ferocious devastator of Magdeburg and Heidelberg , was utterly odious . Turenne was the faithful servant of a cruel master , and as ...
... grand , perhaps , because he lived up to the best standard of his mind , bad though it was . Tilly , the ferocious devastator of Magdeburg and Heidelberg , was utterly odious . Turenne was the faithful servant of a cruel master , and as ...
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... grand duke , were small enemies of his enemies , and therefore small helpers to his greatness . Let us hope that this beautiful Rhine , this Rhenus Superbus of the Romans , may not soon again be harassed by the passage of armies . Like ...
... grand duke , were small enemies of his enemies , and therefore small helpers to his greatness . Let us hope that this beautiful Rhine , this Rhenus Superbus of the Romans , may not soon again be harassed by the passage of armies . Like ...
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... grand , or lovely of God's handiwork . Never leave our hearts and memories , oh ! river of the fairy times and of the glowing age of knights and ladies — of the luscious grape and the sunny sky ! We have need of such joyous ...
... grand , or lovely of God's handiwork . Never leave our hearts and memories , oh ! river of the fairy times and of the glowing age of knights and ladies — of the luscious grape and the sunny sky ! We have need of such joyous ...
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... to rush from place to place just because every one else does . He likes better to see a few grand sights and see them well . At Cologne therefore we gave our time principally to the. UNCLE JOHN MAKES A MUDDLE OF HIS GERMAN COLOGNE.
... to rush from place to place just because every one else does . He likes better to see a few grand sights and see them well . At Cologne therefore we gave our time principally to the. UNCLE JOHN MAKES A MUDDLE OF HIS GERMAN COLOGNE.
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Page 79 - By Coblentz, on a rise of gentle ground, There is a small and simple pyramid, Crowning the summit of the verdant mound; Beneath its base are heroes...
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