A handbook for travellers in southern Germany [by J. Murray. 1st, 2nd] 3rd, 5th, 7th-9th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th ed. [2 issues of the 7th ed. The 15th ed. is in 2pt.].1873 |
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Seite 146 - Proud names, who once the reins of empire held ; In arms who triumph'd, or in arts excell'd ; Chiefs, grac'd with scars, and prodigal of blood; Stern patriots, who for sacred freedom stood ; Just men, by whom impartial laws were given ; And saints who taught, and led, the way to Heaven...
Seite 39 - MINERALS: these are found in masses, in beds, or in veins, and occasionally in the beds of rivers. Specimens of the following are contained in the Cabinet : — Iron, Manganese, Lead, Tin, Zinc, Copper, Antimony, Silver, Gold, Platina, &c.
Seite 18 - Hills on the other. Of Great Malvern — the salubrity of the air and the purity of the water, its invigorating effects in summer and winter, and the beauties of the place — it is superfluous to speak. As a winter residence, also, the dryness and high temperature of Malvern is shown by conclusive and trustworthy testimony, and is confirmed by comparative tables of winters in other localities.
Seite 65 - It is impossible to form an adequate idea of the powers of Rubens, without having seen this picture: he seems here to have given a loose to the most capricious imagination in the attitudes and invention of his fallen angels, who are tumbling one over the other, " with hideous ruin and combustion) down to bottomless perdition.
Seite 121 - Salutation, and continuing with the Adoration of the Magi, the Presentation in the Temple, and the Crucifixion.
Seite 49 - ELSKES.— This very comfortable first-class hotel, delightfully situated on the banks of the Lake, is the only one in the town commanding an entire view of the Alps from Mont Blanc to the summit of the Appenzell.
Seite 99 - Emigravit is the inscription on the tomb-stone where he lies ; Dead he is not, — but departed, — for the artist never dies.
Seite 61 - This magnificent Hotel is now one of the first in the town. It is managed in the same style as the largest and best hotels on the Continent. By its exceptional situation, the house presents three fronts, from which the most beautiful views are to be had ; and from its balconies is heard the excellent Band of the Casino.
Seite 351 - For two or three leagues there was little variation in the scenery ; cliffs, nearly perpendicular on both sides, and the Brenta foaming and thundering below. Beyond, the rocks began to be mantled with vines and gardens. Here and there a cottage shaded with mulberries, made its appearance, and we often discovered, on the banks of the river, ranges of white buildings, with courts and awnings, beneath which numbers of women and children were employed in manufacturing silk. As we advanced, the stream...
Seite 19 - Penzance stands unrivalled for the variety and quiet beauty of its scenery, whilst the mildness of its climate is admirably adapted to invalids. Ladies