The Heidenmauer: Or, The Benedictines. A Legend of the Rhine, Volume 1Carey & Lea, 1832 - American literature |
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... Entered according to the act of congress , in the year 1832 , by Carey & Lea , in the clerk's office of the district court of the eastern district of Pennsylvania . STEREOTYPED BY J. HOWE . INTRODUCTION . " I shall crave your ...
... Entered according to the act of congress , in the year 1832 , by Carey & Lea , in the clerk's office of the district court of the eastern district of Pennsylvania . STEREOTYPED BY J. HOWE . INTRODUCTION . " I shall crave your ...
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... Artois and French Flanders , on the fifth morning we entered the new kingdom of Belgium , by the historical and respectable towns of Douaï , and Tournaï , and Ath . At every step we met the flag which A 2 INTRODUCTION. ...
... Artois and French Flanders , on the fifth morning we entered the new kingdom of Belgium , by the historical and respectable towns of Douaï , and Tournaï , and Ath . At every step we met the flag which A 2 INTRODUCTION. ...
Page ix
... entered , to be appreciated . In the other hemisphere , the maze of roofs , the church - towers , the irregular faces of wall , and frequently the castle rising to a pinnacle in the rear , give a town the appearance of some vast and ...
... entered , to be appreciated . In the other hemisphere , the maze of roofs , the church - towers , the irregular faces of wall , and frequently the castle rising to a pinnacle in the rear , give a town the appearance of some vast and ...
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... entered that of Baden , at Heidelberg . Here we sat upon the Tun , examin- ed the castle , and strolled in the alleys of the remarkable garden . Thence we proceeded to Manheim , turning our faces , once more , towards the French capital ...
... entered that of Baden , at Heidelberg . Here we sat upon the Tun , examin- ed the castle , and strolled in the alleys of the remarkable garden . Thence we proceeded to Manheim , turning our faces , once more , towards the French capital ...
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... entered the village ? ” " We call Duerckheim a city , mein Herr , " rejoined our host of the Ox ; " though none of the largest , the time has been when it was a capital ! " Here the worthy burgher munched his pipe and chuckled , for he ...
... entered the village ? ” " We call Duerckheim a city , mein Herr , " rejoined our host of the Ox ; " though none of the largest , the time has been when it was a capital ! " Here the worthy burgher munched his pipe and chuckled , for he ...
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Page 222 - By the apostle Paul, shadows to-night Have struck more terror to the soul of Richard, Than can the substance of ten thousand soldiers, Armed in proof, and led by shallow Richmond.
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Page 141 - And the gray habit lying by to shroud Her beauty and grace. When on her knees she fell, Entering the solemn place of consecration, And from the latticed gallery came a chant Of psalms, most saint-like, most angelical, Verse after verse sung out how holily, The strain returning, and still, still returning, Methought it acted like a spell upon her, And she was casting off her earthly dross ; Yet was it sad as sweet, and, ere it closed, Came like a dirge. When her fair head was shorn, And the long tresses...