A tour through Holland ... to the south of Germany, in ... 18061807 |
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... miles , left us as a legacy to the tardy tides . Indeed , we almost tided it over to Holland , in the achievement of which we were six long days and nights ; but then the days were serene and warm , and the nights were adorned by a ...
... miles , left us as a legacy to the tardy tides . Indeed , we almost tided it over to Holland , in the achievement of which we were six long days and nights ; but then the days were serene and warm , and the nights were adorned by a ...
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... fishing boat was provided to take us up to Rotterdam , a distance of twenty - five miles , at half - a - guinea a head . Gladly we bade adieu to our miserable ark , and about MAAS RIVER . 13 six o'clock in the evening embarked.
... fishing boat was provided to take us up to Rotterdam , a distance of twenty - five miles , at half - a - guinea a head . Gladly we bade adieu to our miserable ark , and about MAAS RIVER . 13 six o'clock in the evening embarked.
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... mile , lessening but in a little degree as it reaches Rotterdam . The water of this river is rather foul , its shores are beautifully lined with villages , farm - houses , and avenues of trees . A botanical gentleman informed me that ...
... mile , lessening but in a little degree as it reaches Rotterdam . The water of this river is rather foul , its shores are beautifully lined with villages , farm - houses , and avenues of trees . A botanical gentleman informed me that ...
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... mile from the new to the old head , the two places where the water enters the city , and fills the canals , which are seven in number : this street is very broad and truly magnificent ; and the prospect from it , over the river , and ...
... mile from the new to the old head , the two places where the water enters the city , and fills the canals , which are seven in number : this street is very broad and truly magnificent ; and the prospect from it , over the river , and ...
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... miles from Rotterdam , resides a celebrated artist of the name of Varestage , aged about fifty ; he is justly cele- brated for his candlelight subjects , which are masterly— one of his works , a school by candlelight , and a number of ...
... miles from Rotterdam , resides a celebrated artist of the name of Varestage , aged about fifty ; he is justly cele- brated for his candlelight subjects , which are masterly— one of his works , a school by candlelight , and a number of ...
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admirable afterwards agreeable amongst Amsterdam ANECDOTE antient appearance arms artist bank Batavian republic beautiful Berghem boat building called canals carriage celebrated chamber church colouring consequence CONSTITUTION council Delft displayed Douw Duke Dutch elegant Emperor England English expence exquisite florins formed France French frequently gardens grand grand pensionary Guelderland guilders Haarlem Hague handsome high mightinesses Holland honor hour house of Orange illustrious inhabitants Jan Steen John of Leyden king laws Leyden Maas magnificent majesty manner master ment merchants miles minister Napoleon nation never noble officers opulent painted painter palace passed persons picture present Prince of Orange principal prisoners province racter received Rembrandt resided Rhine river Rotterdam royal scarcely scenery Scheveling side spirit STADT-HOUSE Stadtholder stiver piece stranger streets taste thousand tion town traveller treckschuyt trees troops Utrecht vast visited whilst wood
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الصفحة 185 - The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne, Burn'd on the water: the poop was beaten gold ; Purple the sails, and so perfumed that The winds were love-sick with them : the oars were silver ; Which to the tune of flutes kept stroke, and made The water, which they beat, to follow faster, As amorous of their strokes.
الصفحة 326 - This many summers in a sea of glory, But far beyond my depth: my high-blown pride At length broke under me; and now has left me, Weary and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me. Vain pomp and glory of this world, I hate ye! I feel my heart new open'd. O, how wretched Is that poor man that hangs on princes...
الصفحة 343 - But earthlier happy is the rose distill'd, Than that, which, withering on the virgin thorn, Grows, lives, and dies, in single blessedness.
الصفحة 367 - When the devil was sick, the devil a monk would be, When the devil was well, the devil a monk was he.
الصفحة 110 - We must not make a scare-crow of the law, ' Setting it up to fear the birds of prey, And let it keep one shape, till custom make it Their perch, and not their terror.
الصفحة 75 - ... a custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs, and in the black stinking fume thereof, nearest resembling the horrible Stygian smoke of the pit that is bottomless.
الصفحة 3 - In my school-days, when I had lost one shaft I shot his fellow of the self-same flight The self-same way, with more advised watch To find the other forth ; and by adventuring both I oft found both : I urge this childhood proof, Because what follows is pure innocence.
الصفحة 247 - Why, this. Will lug your priests and servants from your sides, Pluck stout men's pillows from below their heads : This yellow slave Will knit and break religions ; bless the accursed ; Make the hoar leprosy adored ; place thieves, And give them title, knee and approbation With senators on the bench...
الصفحة 403 - Fruitless embraces ; or they led the vine To wed her elm ; she spoused about him twines Her marriageable arms, and with her brings Her dower, the adopted clusters, to adorn His barren leaves.
الصفحة 10 - That dwell in ships, like swarms of rats, and prey Upon the goods all nations...