The Italian Lakes: Being the Record of Pilgrimages to Familiar and Unfamiliar Places of the "lakes of Azure, Lakes of Leisure," Together with a Description of Their Quaint Towns and Villa Gardens and the Treasures of Their Art and HistoryL.C. Page & Company, 1907 - 362 Seiten |
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alpine Alps Arco Arona artistic ASTOP Austrian Baveno beauty Bellagio Bergamo blue boat Borromean Islands Brescia Brianza Cadenabbia castle charm church clouds colour Desenzano Donizetti famous gardens Garibaldi Goethe green harbour heights houses Iseo Isola Bella Isola dei Pescatori Italian lakes Italy Lago d'Iseo Lago Maggiore Lake Como Lake Garda Lake Lugano Lake of Varese land Lecco LENOX AND TILD Locarno Lombardy look Malcesine Manzoni Milan miles Monte Generoso Monte Motterone Monte Rosa mountain noble Orta painted painter Pallanza pass peaks picture picturesque plain Pliny PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR quay railroad region rise Riva road rock Roman San Giulio seen Segantini shore side silk slopes snow southern stands steamboat Stresa Swiss Switzerland terraces TILD N FOUNDATIONS tion Torbole tower town traveller trees Tremezzo trip valley Varallo Varese villa visitor walls water-front wind YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
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Seite 158 - Vesuvius flamed out in several places with much violence, which the darkness of the night contributed to render still more visible and dreadful. But my uncle in order to soothe the...
Seite 161 - ... any wicked design, but never to commit any fraud, theft, or adultery, never to falsify their word, nor deny a trust when they should be called upon to deliver it up ; after which it was their custom to separate, and then reassemble, to eat in common a harmless meal. From this custom, however, they desisted after the publication of my edict, by which, according to your commands, I forbade the meeting of any assemblies.
Seite 162 - For it appears to be a matter highly deserving your consideration, more especially as great numbers must be involved in the danger of these prosecutions, which have already extended, and are still likely to extend, to persons of all ranks and ages, and even of both sexes. In fact, this contagious superstition is not confined to the cities only, but has spread its infection among the neighboring villages and country.
Seite 161 - ... for I was persuaded, whatever the nature of their opinions might be, a contumacious and inflexible obstinacy certainly deserved correction. There were others also brought before me possessed with the same infatuation, but being citizens of Rome, I directed them to be carried thither.
Seite 161 - ... purpose I had ordered to be brought, together with those of the gods), and even reviled the name of Christ: whereas there is no forcing, it is said, those who are really Christians into any of these compliances: I thought it proper, therefore, to discharge them.
Seite 156 - ... it appeared sometimes bright and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was either more or less impregnated with earth and cinders.
Seite 157 - When hastening to the place from whence others fled with the utmost terror, he steered his direct course to the point of danger, and with so much calmness and...
Seite 156 - YOUR request that I would send you an account of my uncle's death, in order to transmit a more exact relation of it to posterity, deserves my acknowledgments ; for, if this accident shall be celebrated by your pen, the glory of it, I am well assured, will be rendered forever illustrious.
Seite 262 - Perhaps I shall succeed better in describing my manner of life, which is as regular as that of any monastery. I generally rise at six, and as soon as I have breakfasted, put myself at the head of my needle-women, and work with them till nine. I then inspect my dairy, and take a turn among my poultry, which is a very large inquiry.