The American Travellers' Guides: Hand-books for Travellers in Europe and the East, Being a Guide Through Great Britain and Ireland, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Egypt, Syria, Turkey, Greece, Switzerland, Tyrol, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Spain, and Portugal, Volúmenes11-12Fetridge & Company, 1872 |
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... tower , one of the antiquities of Ireland , which was used for the double purpose of a belfry and for safety and defense . The height of this tower is one hundred feet , but the embat- tlements , which are ten feet high , are mod- ern ...
... tower , one of the antiquities of Ireland , which was used for the double purpose of a belfry and for safety and defense . The height of this tower is one hundred feet , but the embat- tlements , which are ten feet high , are mod- ern ...
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... tower . portance and celebrity from its immediate proximity to the lakes . It was formerly noted for its uncleanliness , but of late years it has much improved in that respect . The new cathedral is a very handsome build- ing , with ...
... tower . portance and celebrity from its immediate proximity to the lakes . It was formerly noted for its uncleanliness , but of late years it has much improved in that respect . The new cathedral is a very handsome build- ing , with ...
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... tower of the castle of Kil- dare , erected in the fifteenth century . is at present the property of the Duke of Leinster , and will well repay a visit . Fifty miles from Dublin we pass through Mul- lingar , a town of considerable ...
... tower of the castle of Kil- dare , erected in the fifteenth century . is at present the property of the Duke of Leinster , and will well repay a visit . Fifty miles from Dublin we pass through Mul- lingar , a town of considerable ...
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... tower of this last dates from the ninth century . There are some fine antique crosses here , the largest of which is twenty - seven feet high , and contains a Gaelic inscription concerning Muredach , a king of Ireland , who died in 534 ...
... tower of this last dates from the ninth century . There are some fine antique crosses here , the largest of which is twenty - seven feet high , and contains a Gaelic inscription concerning Muredach , a king of Ireland , who died in 534 ...
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... tower where Wallace was confined , a Gothic structure , 115 feet high , was erect- ed in 1835 : it is called the " Wallace Tow- er . " In front there is a statue of the hero ; at the top are the clock and bells of the old dungeon ...
... tower where Wallace was confined , a Gothic structure , 115 feet high , was erect- ed in 1835 : it is called the " Wallace Tow- er . " In front there is a statue of the hero ; at the top are the clock and bells of the old dungeon ...
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Página 196 - It is my wish that my ashes may repose on the banks of the Seine, in the midst of the French people, whom I have loved so well.
Página 597 - A double dungeon wall and wave Have made — and like a living grave Below the surface of the lake The dark vault lies wherein we lay...
Página 594 - And this is in the night : — Most glorious night ! Thou wert not sent for slumber ! let me be A sharer in thy fierce and far delight, — A portion of the tempest and of thee...
Página 552 - Persians' grave, I could not deem myself a slave. A king sate on the rocky brow Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis; And ships by thousands lay below, And men in nations; — all were his! He counted them at break of day, And when the sun set, where were they?
Página 594 - Sky, mountains, river, winds, lake, lightnings ! ye, With night, and clouds, and thunder, and a soul To make these felt and feeling, well may be Things that have made me watchful ; the far roll Of your departing voices is the knoll Of what in me is sleepless, — if I rest. But where of ye, O tempests ! is the goal ? Are ye like those within the human breast ? Or do ye find, at length, like eagles, some high nest...
Página 1 - ... gazed at among a foreign people. None want an excuse : if rich, they go to enjoy; if poor, to retrench ; if sick, to recover ; if studious, to learn ; if learned, to relax from their studies.
Página 294 - The elevated situation on which 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...
Página 523 - Each took the example as their chieftains led, With naked feet the hallowed soil they tread ; Each throws his martial ornaments aside, The crested helmets with their plumy pride ; To humble thoughts their lofty hearts they bend, And down their cheeks the pious tears descend.
Página 549 - Fair Venus ! how I pity both ! For me, degenerate modern wretch, Though in the genial month of May, My dripping limbs I faintly stretch, And think I've done a feat today. But since he...
Página 491 - Englishman, leaning far over to hold his loved India, will plant a firm foot on the banks of the Nile, and sit in the seats of the Faithful, and still that sleepless rock will lie watching, and watching the works of the new, busy race with those same...