Walks in Rome, Volume 1W. Isbister, 1874 - Rome (Italy) |
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Page 10
... villas which ought to be seen , but do not distribute them in a manner which will render their inspection more easy . The promised pleasure seems rapidly to change into an end- less vista of labour to be fulfilled and of fatigue to be ...
... villas which ought to be seen , but do not distribute them in a manner which will render their inspection more easy . The promised pleasure seems rapidly to change into an end- less vista of labour to be fulfilled and of fatigue to be ...
Page 17
... villas specking the opposite bank of the Tiber for some little distance above the town , and then suddenly ceasing . But the whole scene that burst upon our view , when taken in all its parts , was most interesting . Full in front rose ...
... villas specking the opposite bank of the Tiber for some little distance above the town , and then suddenly ceasing . But the whole scene that burst upon our view , when taken in all its parts , was most interesting . Full in front rose ...
Page 21
... Villa Borghese and the Villa Doria are uninhabitable , and the more de- serted hills - the Coelian , the Aventine , and the greater part of the Esquiline , are a constant prey to fever . The malaria , however , flies before a crowd of ...
... Villa Borghese and the Villa Doria are uninhabitable , and the more de- serted hills - the Coelian , the Aventine , and the greater part of the Esquiline , are a constant prey to fever . The malaria , however , flies before a crowd of ...
Page 24
... Villa Borghese and the Villa Doria appear to be kept up at an enormous expense , solely for the use and pleasure of the public , and almost all the palaces and collections are thrown open on fixed days with unequalled liberality . In ...
... Villa Borghese and the Villa Doria appear to be kept up at an enormous expense , solely for the use and pleasure of the public , and almost all the palaces and collections are thrown open on fixed days with unequalled liberality . In ...
Page 32
... Villas . - Albani , Doria , Borghese , Wolkonski , and , though less important , Ludovisi . Ruins . - Palace of the ... Villa Albani , St. Agnese , and drive to the Ponte Nomentana . Wednesday . - Go to Tivoli ( the Cascades , 32 WALKS ...
... Villas . - Albani , Doria , Borghese , Wolkonski , and , though less important , Ludovisi . Ruins . - Palace of the ... Villa Albani , St. Agnese , and drive to the Ponte Nomentana . Wednesday . - Go to Tivoli ( the Cascades , 32 WALKS ...
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