The Stranger in France: Or, A Tour from Devonshire to Paris |
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Page 11
... centre . The enlightened liberality of the British clergy will unite , in paying that ho- mage to them , which they , in my presence , have often with enthusiasm , and rapture , offered up to the purity and sanctity of their characters ...
... centre . The enlightened liberality of the British clergy will unite , in paying that ho- mage to them , which they , in my presence , have often with enthusiasm , and rapture , offered up to the purity and sanctity of their characters ...
Page 62
... centre arch covered with a drawbridge , or a lofty flying iron bridge , would be less expensive , more safe , and much more ornamental . The view from this bridge up the Seine , upon the islands below mount St. Catherine , is quite ...
... centre arch covered with a drawbridge , or a lofty flying iron bridge , would be less expensive , more safe , and much more ornamental . The view from this bridge up the Seine , upon the islands below mount St. Catherine , is quite ...
Page 63
... centre of the quay , and is a long paved building of about 400 feet in length , open at top , having a handsome iron balustrade , and seats towards the Seine , and a high stone wall towards the town . Over all the great gates of the ...
... centre of the quay , and is a long paved building of about 400 feet in length , open at top , having a handsome iron balustrade , and seats towards the Seine , and a high stone wall towards the town . Over all the great gates of the ...
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... centre of the court . was a tree of liberty , which , like almost all the other trees dedicated to that goddess , which I saw , looked blighted and sickly . I mention it as a fact ; they did not fade in my wish , or my imagi- nation , I ...
... centre of the court . was a tree of liberty , which , like almost all the other trees dedicated to that goddess , which I saw , looked blighted and sickly . I mention it as a fact ; they did not fade in my wish , or my imagi- nation , I ...
Page 106
... centre . The forest and park extend to the barrier , through which we immediately entered the town of St. Germains , distant from Paris about twelve miles , which is a large and populous place , and in former periods , during the royal ...
... centre . The forest and park extend to the barrier , through which we immediately entered the town of St. Germains , distant from Paris about twelve miles , which is a large and populous place , and in former periods , during the royal ...
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