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... height , and curious by its arches being built one above another . This fine work was executed in order to form the highway , which formerly passed through the village of Juvisy , but was dan- gerous and difficult on account of the ...
... height , and curious by its arches being built one above another . This fine work was executed in order to form the highway , which formerly passed through the village of Juvisy , but was dan- gerous and difficult on account of the ...
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... height , and distinguished by elegance and solidity of construction . It was erected at the expence of Cardinal Rollin . " The interior of this steeple is quite smooth , and has the shape of an inverted drinking- glass . Architects ...
... height , and distinguished by elegance and solidity of construction . It was erected at the expence of Cardinal Rollin . " The interior of this steeple is quite smooth , and has the shape of an inverted drinking- glass . Architects ...
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... height . It is rather more than half a mile from the town , in a place called the Field of Urns . The Seminaire , out of the town , is a fine building . The manufactures of Autun are cotton velvet , water - watches , and English glue ...
... height . It is rather more than half a mile from the town , in a place called the Field of Urns . The Seminaire , out of the town , is a fine building . The manufactures of Autun are cotton velvet , water - watches , and English glue ...
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... height , and extreme lightness of the spire which is 280 feet high . There were some fine marble tombs in this church , most of which have been destroyed , but some still remain , exe- cuted by different artists of this town . The porch ...
... height , and extreme lightness of the spire which is 280 feet high . There were some fine marble tombs in this church , most of which have been destroyed , but some still remain , exe- cuted by different artists of this town . The porch ...
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... heights , and encloses them within the town . Its destruction will widen the road , but it will be a loss to the admirer of pictu- resque scenery . The houses on the bank of the Saone are also to be demolished to form a quay , which ...
... heights , and encloses them within the town . Its destruction will widen the road , but it will be a loss to the admirer of pictu- resque scenery . The houses on the bank of the Saone are also to be demolished to form a quay , which ...
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Página 63 - Here the self-torturing sophist, wild Rousseau, The apostle of affliction, he who threw Enchantment over passion, and from woe Wrung overwhelming eloquence, first drew The breath which made him wretched; yet he knew How to make madness beautiful, and cast O'er erring deeds and thoughts, a heavenly hue Of words, like sunbeams, dazzling as they past The eyes, which o'er them shed tears feelingly and fast.
Página 168 - A blending of all beauties ; streams and dells, Fruit, foliage, crag, wood, cornfield, mountain, vine, And chiefless castles breathing stern farewells From gray but leafy walls, where Ruin greenly dwells.
Página 158 - They never saw each other, but in the hour of public service ; excepting on a Sunday, when they were allowed to go to the proper officer, who gave them their portions of food for the week. Every one cooked his provision in his own cell. Their only sustenance is coarse brown bread, and vegetables. They are likewise allowed to receive fish, whenever it is given them. In case of illness, they are allowed two spoonfuls of wine to a pint of water. On high festivals they are allowed cheese. The cells are...
Página 417 - The sky is changed! — and such a change! Oh, night, And storm, and darkness, ye are wondrous strong, Yet, lovely in your strength, as is the light Of a dark eye in woman! Far along, From peak to peak, the rattling crags among Leaps the live thunder! Not from one lone cloud, But every mountain now hath found a tongue, And Jura answers, through her misty shroud, Back to the joyous Alps, who call to her aloud!
Página 22 - She had superadded likewise to her jacket, a pale green ribband, which fell across her shoulder to the waist ; at the end of which hung her pipe. Her goat had been as faithless as her lover ; and she had got a little dog in lieu of him, which she had kept tied by a string to her girdle. As I looked at her dog, she drew him towards her with the string. Thou shalt not leave me, Sylvio, said she.
Página 35 - They then returned to the church, to begin the morning office; and on that occasion, several received on their naked bodies a number of pails of water. At the respective divisions of the service, great care was taken to supply the Ass with drink and provender. In the middle of it, a signal was given by an anthem, Conductus ad ludos, &c.
Página 443 - ... fir trees to be laid across to give it firmness. The villages and hamlets stand on spots of fertile ground, scattered like islands among the sands. The appearance of a corn-field on each side of the road, fenced by green hedges, a clump of trees at a little distance, and the spire of a rustic church tapering from among them, gives notice of the approach to an inhabited spot.
Página 36 - Conductus ad ludos, &c. (Brought to play, &c.) and the Ass was conducted into the nave of the church, where the people, mixed with the clergy, danced round him, and strove to imitate his braying. When the dancing was over, the Ass was brought again into the choir, where the clergy terminated the festival.
Página 29 - It is not uncommon to have the swallows flying into your chamber, and awakening you by early dawn with their twittering. When these windows open into gardens, nothing can be more pleasant : the purity of the air, the splendour of the stars, the singing of nightingales, and the perfume of flowers, all concur to charm the senses.
Página 464 - So thro' the vales of Loire the bee-hives glide, The light raft dropping with the silent tide ; So, till the laughing scenes are lost in night, The busy people wing their various flight, Culling unnumbered sweets from nameless flowers, That scent the vineyard in its purple hours. Rise, ere the watch-relieving clarions play. Caught thro