A hand-book for travellers on the continent. [1st] [2 issues of the 16th and 17th eds. The 18th ed. is in 2 pt. Pt.1 only of the 19th ed.]. |
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... beautiful Menyanthes nymphæoides floats in the greatest profusion on the waters of the Dutch canals ; and a plant of still more unfrequent occur- rence , the Senecio paludosus , is occasionally to be detected on the banks . In general ...
... beautiful Menyanthes nymphæoides floats in the greatest profusion on the waters of the Dutch canals ; and a plant of still more unfrequent occur- rence , the Senecio paludosus , is occasionally to be detected on the banks . In general ...
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... beautiful and the best coloured . ' Sir J. R. ( 187 . ) Portrait of his Con- fessor . Vandyk , ― ( 49 . ) Portrait of Simon , a painter of Antwerp . " This is one of the very few pictures that can be seen of Vandyk which is in perfect ...
... beautiful and the best coloured . ' Sir J. R. ( 187 . ) Portrait of his Con- fessor . Vandyk , ― ( 49 . ) Portrait of Simon , a painter of Antwerp . " This is one of the very few pictures that can be seen of Vandyk which is in perfect ...
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... beautiful paintings . The Exchange is by no means a handsome building ; but it demands some respect , when it is considered that Amsterdam enjoyed at one time the commerce of the universe , and that all the extensive transactions were ...
... beautiful paintings . The Exchange is by no means a handsome building ; but it demands some respect , when it is considered that Amsterdam enjoyed at one time the commerce of the universe , and that all the extensive transactions were ...
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... beautiful herds of cattle , which here compose the wealth of the district . Except a few willows , trees have almost entirely disappeared ; the country is one vast meadow . In 1799 , an English expedition , which landed at the Helder ...
... beautiful herds of cattle , which here compose the wealth of the district . Except a few willows , trees have almost entirely disappeared ; the country is one vast meadow . In 1799 , an English expedition , which landed at the Helder ...
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... beautiful village , situated in a drained lake , called the Zype , the oldest drained land in North Hol- land . Flax of a very fine quality is cultivated in the neighbourhood , and Schágen is the market where it is sold . The country ...
... beautiful village , situated in a drained lake , called the Zype , the oldest drained land in North Hol- land . Flax of a very fine quality is cultivated in the neighbourhood , and Schágen is the market where it is sold . The country ...
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Page 259 - And in at the windows, and in at the door, And through the walls by thousands they pour; And down from the ceiling and up through the floor, From the right and the left, from behind and before, From within and without, from above and below, — And all at once to the Bishop they go. They have whetted their teeth against the stones, And now they pick the Bishop's bones; They gnawed the flesh from every limb, For they were sent to do judgment on him!
Page ix - TRAVEL, in the younger sort, is a part of education ; in the elder, a part of experience. He that travelleth into a country, before he hath some entrance into the language, goeth to school, and not to travel.
Page 238 - Drachenfels Frowns o'er the wide and winding Rhine, Whose breast of waters broadly swells Between the banks which bear the vine, And hills all rich with blossom'd trees, And fields which promise corn and wine, And scatter'd cities crowning these, Whose far white walls along them shine, Have strew'da scene, which I should see With double joy wert thou with me.
Page 151 - In its next verdure, when this fiery mass Of living valour, rolling on the foe, And burning with high hope shall moulder cold and low.
Page 238 - And peasant girls, with deep blue eyes, And hands which offer early flowers, Walk smiling o'er this paradise ; Above, the frequent feudal towers Through green leaves lift their walls of gray, And many a rock which steeply lowers, And noble arch in proud decay, Look o'er this vale of vintage-bowers. But one thing want these banks of Rhine, — Thy gentle hand to clasp in mine...
Page 244 - Brief, brave, and glorious was his young career, — His mourners were two hosts, his friends and foes; And fitly may the stranger lingering here Pray for his gallant spirit's bright repose; For he was Freedom's champion, one of those, The few in number, who had not o'erstept The charter to chastise which she bestows On such as wield her weapons; he had kept The whiteness of his soul, and thus men o'er him wept.
Page 259 - Another came running presently, And he was pale as pale could be. "Fly, my lord bishop, fly!" quoth he, "Ten thousand rats are coming this way, The Lord forgive you for yesterday!" "I'll go to my tower on the Rhine," replied he; "Tis the safest place in Germany; The walls are high, and the shores are steep And the stream is strong, and the water deep.
Page 230 - Adieu to thee, fair Rhine ! How long delighted The stranger fain would linger on his way ! Thine is a scene alike where souls united Or lonely Contemplation thus might stray ; And could the ceaseless vultures cease to prey On self-condemning bosoms, it were here, Where Nature, nor too sombre nor too gay, Wild but not rude, awful yet not austere, Is to the mellow Earth as Autumn to the year.
Page x - ... his countrymen, and diet in such places where there is good company of the nation where he travelleth. Let him, upon his removes from one place to another, procure recommendation to some person of quality residing in the place whither he removeth, that he may use his favour in those things he desireth to see or know. Thus he may abridge his travel, with much profit.
Page 229 - And there they stand, as stands a lofty mind, Worn, but unstooping to the baser crowd, All tenantless, save to the crannying wind, Or holding dark communion with the cloud.