The continent in 1835, sketches in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Savoy, and France1836 |
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... miles , but land was not out of sight more than two or three . hours . This harbour is one of the finest in Europe : and the basin and the sluices , chiefly the work of Jo- seph II . of Austria , deserve notice . The town it- self is ...
... miles , but land was not out of sight more than two or three . hours . This harbour is one of the finest in Europe : and the basin and the sluices , chiefly the work of Jo- seph II . of Austria , deserve notice . The town it- self is ...
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... miles from Ostend ; and is a very fine city , -exceedingly clean , and with a considerable appearance of business . The lofty and curious tower of the Town - House , in the spa- cious square , is a striking object , consisting of two ...
... miles from Ostend ; and is a very fine city , -exceedingly clean , and with a considerable appearance of business . The lofty and curious tower of the Town - House , in the spa- cious square , is a striking object , consisting of two ...
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... traveller to abound in images and memorials of decayed grandeur . It was the dusk of the evening before we arrived at the Hotel de Flandre , having been seven hours travelling about thirty miles - the distance from Bruges . 16 GHENT ,
... traveller to abound in images and memorials of decayed grandeur . It was the dusk of the evening before we arrived at the Hotel de Flandre , having been seven hours travelling about thirty miles - the distance from Bruges . 16 GHENT ,
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... miles in length , and about seven in circumference , with a population of eighty thousand . This town was once larger than Paris , which led to the bon- mot of Charles V. , who said he could put all Paris into his glove , ( Gand ...
... miles in length , and about seven in circumference , with a population of eighty thousand . This town was once larger than Paris , which led to the bon- mot of Charles V. , who said he could put all Paris into his glove , ( Gand ...
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... miles . The most disagreeable part of this journey was crossing the Scheldt , in a small crowded boat , from the TĂȘte de Flandre to Antwerp , which in rough weather , must be a great inconvenience , as the dis- tance is nearly half a mile ...
... miles . The most disagreeable part of this journey was crossing the Scheldt , in a small crowded boat , from the TĂȘte de Flandre to Antwerp , which in rough weather , must be a great inconvenience , as the dis- tance is nearly half a mile ...
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adorned Alemanni Alps altar amidst ancient Antwerp appearance arms ascend Assembly Austria avalanche Basle beautiful became Belgium Bern Bonaparte Brussels canton castle cathedral Catholic century Chamonix Charlemagne Charles Christianity church clergy containing cross crown dominion Duke effect Emperor empire English Europe evangelical feet feudal France French Freyburg Geneva German German empire Girondists glacier grand Grindelwald House of Capet houses hundred immense infidelity inhabitants Interlachen King lake lofty Louis Louis XIII Louis XIV Lucerne magnificent masses Mechlin miles ministers monarch Mont Blanc moun mountains noble ornamented palace Paris party picturesque popular priests Prince Protestant Reformation reign religion religious revolution Rhine Rhone river road rock Roman Romish royal ruin Savoy scene seemed seen side snow splendid storm summit Swiss Switzerland tains thousand throne tion towers town traveller Unterwalden Valais valley vast Vaud village whole