Reminiscences of half a century, by an accurate observer1838 |
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... , to what became the family residence for the first ten happy , I may add the happiest , years of my life ; my first school was about two miles from the house , B where I went in the morning with my bottle of REMINISCENCE. ...
... , to what became the family residence for the first ten happy , I may add the happiest , years of my life ; my first school was about two miles from the house , B where I went in the morning with my bottle of REMINISCENCE. ...
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... miles , to one of the great public schools , and carried with me a testimonial of my juvenile proficien- cy and general good conduct , to be presented to my next master . I must not omit the men- tion of a very remarkable character ...
... miles , to one of the great public schools , and carried with me a testimonial of my juvenile proficien- cy and general good conduct , to be presented to my next master . I must not omit the men- tion of a very remarkable character ...
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... miles round - the house grand but massive , and if I recollect right , was built by Vanbrugh ; it was said of him when dead , " Lie heavy on him earth , for many a heavy load he has laid on thee . " Also of Capability Brown , who formed ...
... miles round - the house grand but massive , and if I recollect right , was built by Vanbrugh ; it was said of him when dead , " Lie heavy on him earth , for many a heavy load he has laid on thee . " Also of Capability Brown , who formed ...
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... miles ! His carriage match , nineteen miles in one hour , with the same horses and these four of the highest bred ones of the day , was un- doubtedly a great undertaking , nor do I be- lieve that it has ever been exceeded . His sin ...
... miles ! His carriage match , nineteen miles in one hour , with the same horses and these four of the highest bred ones of the day , was un- doubtedly a great undertaking , nor do I be- lieve that it has ever been exceeded . His sin ...
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... mile a minute , & c . Old Q. was no great honour to the Peerage . A far different character was another noble duke not long deceased , 1837 , whose escutcheon is without a blot , he was lieutenant of two coun- ties in North Britain ...
... mile a minute , & c . Old Q. was no great honour to the Peerage . A far different character was another noble duke not long deceased , 1837 , whose escutcheon is without a blot , he was lieutenant of two coun- ties in North Britain ...
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afterwards amongst ancient appeared arrived ascended battle battle of Marengo battle of Morat beautiful Berne boat bronze building built Buonaparte called cantons cathedral celebrated châlet chapel château church of St Clonmel dined dressed Duke Elba Emperor entered erected feet high formerly France garden grand Grindelvald handsome heard honour horse hundred immense interred Julius Cæsar King ladies lake leagues lived Lord Lucerne Lungern Madame magnificent marble Martigny Mer de Glace miles Monsieur Mont Mont Blanc monument Morat morning mountain Naples Napoleon neat never night o'clock observed painted palace Palermo Paris particularly party passed Payerne peasants Peter's Pope procured public walk Quirinal Palace remains residence returned Rhone road rock Roman Rome route ruins scenery seen side spot stands statue stone Swiss Switzerland temple thousand inhabitants toises town Turin Tyrol valley Vevey village visited wine wood
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Página 217 - But these are deeds which should not pass away, And names that must not wither, though the earth Forgets her empires with a just decay, The enslavers and the enslaved, their death and birth...
Página 66 - Vevay — visitez le pays, examinez les sites, promenez.vous sur le lac, et dites si la Nature n'a pas fait ce beau pays pour une Julie, pour une Claire, et pour un St. Preux ; mais ne les y cherchez pas.
Página 217 - And there — oh! sweet and sacred be the name! — Julia— the daughter, the devoted— gave Her youth to Heaven ; her heart, beneath a claim Nearest to Heaven's, broke o'er a father's grave.
Página 165 - It is the curse of kings, to be attended By slaves, that take their humours for a warrant To break within the bloody house of life ; And, on the winking of authority, To understand a law ; to know the meaning Of dangerous majesty, when, perchance, it frowns More upon humour, than advis'd respect.
Página 66 - J'allai à Vevay loger à la Clef; et pendant deux jours que j'y restai sans voir personne, je pris pour cette ville un amour qui m'a suivi dans tous mes voyages, et qui m'ya fait établir enfin les héros de mon roman.
Página 216 - Tis the last remnant of the wreck of years, And looks as with the wild-bewilder'd gaze Of one to stone converted by amaze, Yet still with consciousness ; and there it stands Making a marvel that it not decays, When the coeval pride of human hands, Levell'd Aventicum, 21 hath strew'd her subject lands.