Reminiscences of half a century, by an accurate observer1838 |
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... road lay over a large moor , and I recollect to this day the harmonious singing of the lavroks ( sky- larks ) ; in the winter months a small white pony was put into a covered cart , which , driven by a boy , conveyed me to school and ...
... road lay over a large moor , and I recollect to this day the harmonious singing of the lavroks ( sky- larks ) ; in the winter months a small white pony was put into a covered cart , which , driven by a boy , conveyed me to school and ...
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... road also . There were formerly to be seen con- stantly about town from thirty to forty four - in- hand stylish equipages . The Tommy Onslows are extinct . I subjoin the well known doggerel epigram . " What can Tommy Onslow do ? He can ...
... road also . There were formerly to be seen con- stantly about town from thirty to forty four - in- hand stylish equipages . The Tommy Onslows are extinct . I subjoin the well known doggerel epigram . " What can Tommy Onslow do ? He can ...
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... road has been made at an immense expense ; very mountainous , and very beautiful views all along . Saw Lord Lans- downe's property ; ordered saddle - horses , and passed over a mountainous track of country to Glengariff ; next morning ...
... road has been made at an immense expense ; very mountainous , and very beautiful views all along . Saw Lord Lans- downe's property ; ordered saddle - horses , and passed over a mountainous track of country to Glengariff ; next morning ...
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... road to Cove is very beautiful , and many fine villas we observed , the weather being fine , and the Cove covered with innumer- able boats , steamers , & c .; the heights thronged with people ; the flag - admiral's ship , Paget , was ...
... road to Cove is very beautiful , and many fine villas we observed , the weather being fine , and the Cove covered with innumer- able boats , steamers , & c .; the heights thronged with people ; the flag - admiral's ship , Paget , was ...
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... a little village , taking its name from Madame Genlis , who had a château in the neighbourhood . The road through Poligny and Morez abounds with very grand scenery ; mountains and forests of sapins ( firs REMINISCENCE . 63.
... a little village , taking its name from Madame Genlis , who had a château in the neighbourhood . The road through Poligny and Morez abounds with very grand scenery ; mountains and forests of sapins ( firs REMINISCENCE . 63.
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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.