Bradshaw's illustrated hand-book to Spain and Portugal, Volume 6 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
Alameda Alcazar Alicante Alonso Alonso Cano ancient arches bank Barcelona Baths Bayonne Beasain beautiful bridge built Burgos Cadiz called Capilla capital Casa de Ayuntamiento castle cathedral celebrated chapel Church of San cloisters Coimbra comfort contains convent CONVEYANCES.-Rail Cordova Diligence Distance edifice English Estremadura façade feet Fonda formerly France French garden Gibraltar Gothic Granada GRAND HOTEL high altar hospital houses Irun Juan leagues Lerida Lisbon Madrid magnificent Malaga manufactures Manzana marble Miguel moderate charges Moorish Moors mountains Oporto OTEL paintings palace Pamplona Pedro Philip Plaza Population Portugal Portuguese Posada principal promenade Proprietor province Puerta Pyrenees rail Railway Station reals retablo river road Roman Rooms route royal Saloons San Sebastian Santa Maria Santiago Saragossa Seville Sierra situated Spain Spaniards Spanish statues Steamers Table d'Hôte Tagus taken Tarragona Teruel tombs tower town Valencia Valladolid Venta de Baños Vigo Virgin walls wine
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Página 164 - ... has brought the Portuguese levies into action with the enemy for the first time in an advantageous situation; and they have proved that the trouble which has been taken with them, has not been thrown away, and that they are worthy of contending in the same ranks with British troops, in this interesting cause, which they afford the best hopes of saving.
Página 149 - Maceira ; at the back, and to the westward and northward of this village is a mountain, the western point of which touches the sea, and the eastern is separated by a deep ravine from the heights, over which passes the road which leads from Lourinha and the northward to Vimiera.
Página 30 - PEARL DENTIFRICE, A White Powder, compounded of the choicest and most fragrant exotics. It bestows on the Teeth a Pearl-like Whiteness, frees them from Tartar, and imparts. to the Gums a healthy firmness, and to the breath a pleasing fragrance. Price 2s. 9d. per Box. Sold by all Chemists and Perfumers anywhere on the Continent. %* ASK FOR ROWLANDS
Página 143 - The armistice, the negotiations, the convention itself, and the execution of its provisions, were all commenced, conducted, and concluded, at the distance of thirty miles from Cintra, with which place they had not the slightest connection, political, military, or local ; yet Lord Byron has gravely asserted, in prose and verse, that the convention was signed at the Marquis of Marialva's house at Cintra ; and the author of ' The Diary of an Invalid/ improving upon the poet's discovery, detected the...
Página 146 - ... the sacristy, a magnificent vaulted hall, panelled with some beautiful varieties of alabaster and porphyry, and carpeted, as well as a chapel adjoining it, in a style of the utmost magnificence. We traversed several more halls and chapels, adorned with equal splendour, till we were fatigued and bewildered like errant knights in the mazes of an enchanted palace.
Página 99 - The launches and gun-boats went from the ships the instant the enemy were observed by the Invincible (which lay to the westward) to be collecting in their trenches; and yet, so rapid was their success, that the whole was over before we could open our fire with effect. All the boats of the squadron and transports were sent to assist those who were swimming or concealed under the rocks; and, notwithstanding a heavy fire of musketry and field-pieces, which was warmly and successfully returned by the...
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Página 99 - The launches and gunboats went from the ships the instant the enemy was observed by the ' Invincible ' — which lay to the westward — to be collecting in their trenches ; and yet so rapid was their success, that the whole was over before we could open our fire with effect.
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