The continent in 1835, sketches in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Savoy, and France1836 |
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... seen tortured in a flaming dungeon , and their counte- nances have a truly piteous expression of beseech- ing agony . An inscription in Flemish appeared to be an appeal to the compassion of the passer by , to help the miserable souls in ...
... seen tortured in a flaming dungeon , and their counte- nances have a truly piteous expression of beseech- ing agony . An inscription in Flemish appeared to be an appeal to the compassion of the passer by , to help the miserable souls in ...
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... seen tortured in a flaming dungeon , and their counte- nances have a truly piteous expression of beseech- ing agony . An inscription in Flemish appeared to be an appeal to the compassion of the passer by , to help the miserable souls in ...
... seen tortured in a flaming dungeon , and their counte- nances have a truly piteous expression of beseech- ing agony . An inscription in Flemish appeared to be an appeal to the compassion of the passer by , to help the miserable souls in ...
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... seen walking in the streets of this city , the very marked appearance which their black robes and cocked hats give to them , their courtly and perpetual bows to the citizens , and their politeness to strangers , stamp a decided ...
... seen walking in the streets of this city , the very marked appearance which their black robes and cocked hats give to them , their courtly and perpetual bows to the citizens , and their politeness to strangers , stamp a decided ...
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... seen to more advantage than from the inside of a carriage . The next morning we set out to explore some parts of this vast city , which is three miles in length , and about seven in circumference , with a population of eighty thousand ...
... seen to more advantage than from the inside of a carriage . The next morning we set out to explore some parts of this vast city , which is three miles in length , and about seven in circumference , with a population of eighty thousand ...
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... seen since we landed . The nave of this edifice is admired for its bold and imposing effect . The organ also is remark- able , resembling a large shrine - an idea that has been imitated in the beautiful new church at Margate . The ...
... seen since we landed . The nave of this edifice is admired for its bold and imposing effect . The organ also is remark- able , resembling a large shrine - an idea that has been imitated in the beautiful new church at Margate . The ...
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