Bradshaw's illustrated hand-book for travellers in Belgium, on the Rhine, and through portions of Rhenish Prussia, Bind 331853 |
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Side xxiii
... beautiful fields , gardens , and luxuriant trees . In the province of Liége the north bank overlooks a fertile plain , producing all kinds of grain and vegetables , and affording excellent pasturage for cattle and for dairy husbandry ...
... beautiful fields , gardens , and luxuriant trees . In the province of Liége the north bank overlooks a fertile plain , producing all kinds of grain and vegetables , and affording excellent pasturage for cattle and for dairy husbandry ...
Side xxvii
... beautiful garden ; and the product of its wheat is often not less than sixteen to one , and oats ten to one , whilst scarcely in any part of Britain does wheat give more than eight or ten to one . East and West Flanders alone produce ...
... beautiful garden ; and the product of its wheat is often not less than sixteen to one , and oats ten to one , whilst scarcely in any part of Britain does wheat give more than eight or ten to one . East and West Flanders alone produce ...
Side 2
... beautiful examples of mechanism in the world . The view from the summit of the tower presents a panoramic scene of great beauty , comprising , on a clear day , the distant cliffs of England and the outlines of Dover Castle . The public ...
... beautiful examples of mechanism in the world . The view from the summit of the tower presents a panoramic scene of great beauty , comprising , on a clear day , the distant cliffs of England and the outlines of Dover Castle . The public ...
Side 6
... beautiful view of the city . The park of Saint George is likewise a delightful place ; but by far the most agreeable of the public walks is the esplanade ; it is planted with chestnut and lime trees , and has nicely laid out plots of ...
... beautiful view of the city . The park of Saint George is likewise a delightful place ; but by far the most agreeable of the public walks is the esplanade ; it is planted with chestnut and lime trees , and has nicely laid out plots of ...
Side 11
... beautiful in Belgium . It is com- posed of white marble and oak . The tree of life supports the pulpit , and covers the sounding - board with its branches . At the foot of the tree is seated a figure of Time , represented as a venerable ...
... beautiful in Belgium . It is com- posed of white marble and oak . The tree of life supports the pulpit , and covers the sounding - board with its branches . At the foot of the tree is seated a figure of Time , represented as a venerable ...
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ancient Antwerp appearance arrive bank Baths beautiful Belgium branch bridge Brussels building built called carried castle Cathedral celebrated centre century chapel charges church Church of St CLASS CLASS HOTEL close collection Cologne comfort contains crosses direct Duke Emperor English erected established excellent extensive Families feet fine formerly founded France French Garden German Ghent Gothic GRAND HOTEL Hall hill Holland inhabitants interesting Italy King leaving magnificent manufactures mark miles moderate monument mountains Museum opposite originally paintings Palace passes persons picture picturesque population present Prince principal Proprietor rail railway remains remarkable representing residence Rhine river road Roman Rooms round Route Royal ruins seen side situated splendid Station statue Steamers streets style Table tower town traveller valley village walls wine worth
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Side 30 - Ere evening, to be trodden like the grass Which now beneath them, but above shall grow 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.
Side 71 - 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. There was a day when they were young and proud, Banners on high, and battles pass'd below; But they who fought are in a bloody shroud, And those which waved are shredless dust ere now, And the bleak battlements shall bear no future blow.
Side 67 - As it flows down from the distant ridges of the Alps, through fertile regions into the open sea, so it comes down from remote antiquity, associated in every age with momentous events in the history of the neighbouring nations.
Side xxvi - ... left, but by what some would think a more solid advantage, — the wealth arising from the concourse of strangers whom his works continually invite to Antwerp.
Side 142 - Town, at two minutes' walk from the Station, and close to the House of Parliament. It is surrounded by a beautiful garden, with a large terrace, and commands a full view of the Alps.
Side 142 - Ac.; it is most elegantly furnished. Saloons and large apartments for families. Baths in the Hotel. Carriages. Private dinners and suppers at any hour. Prompt attendance and moderate prices.
Side 71 - ... miles of uninterrupted navigation, from Basle to the sea, and enables the inhabitants of its banks to exchange the rich and various products of its shores; whose cities, famous for commerce, science, and works of strength, which furnish protection to Germany, are also famous as the seats of Roman colonies, and of ecclesiastical councils, and are associated with many of the most important events recorded in the history of mankind...
Side xxvi - Rubens stands in the esteem of the world is alone a sufficient reason for some examination of his pretensions. His fame is extended over a great part of the Continent, without a rival: and it may be justly said that he has enriched his...
Side xxviii - Belgium is the first State in Europe in which a general system of railways has been planned and executed by the government, at the public cost ; and, certainly, it is an honorable distinction to have given the first example of such a national and systematic provision of the means of rapid communication.
Side 30 - And they whom human succor could not save, Here, in its precincts, found a hasty grave. And here, on marble tablets, set on high, In English lines by foreign workmen traced, The names familiar to an English eye, Their brethren here the fit memorial placed; Whose unadorned inscriptions briefly tell THEIR GALLANT COMRADES...