Walks in Rome, Volume 1W. Isbister, 1874 - Rome (Italy) |
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... ancient hymn of the pilgrims ; he cried , ' I salute thee , O holy Rome , Rome venerable through the blood and the tombs of the martyrs . ' But after having prostrated on the threshold , he raised himself , he entered into the temple ...
... ancient hymn of the pilgrims ; he cried , ' I salute thee , O holy Rome , Rome venerable through the blood and the tombs of the martyrs . ' But after having prostrated on the threshold , he raised himself , he entered into the temple ...
Page 23
... ancient cloister , and sculptured fountain , —of mouldering fresco , and medieval tomb , -of mosaic - crowned gateway , and palm - shadowed garden ; and the gradually - acquired knowledge of the wondrous story which clings around each ...
... ancient cloister , and sculptured fountain , —of mouldering fresco , and medieval tomb , -of mosaic - crowned gateway , and palm - shadowed garden ; and the gradually - acquired knowledge of the wondrous story which clings around each ...
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... ancient Rome ; but as he will go down to the Corso to do this , and must daily pass most of its surrounding buildings , we will first speak of those objects which will , ere long , become the most familiar . A stranger's first lesson in ...
... ancient Rome ; but as he will go down to the Corso to do this , and must daily pass most of its surrounding buildings , we will first speak of those objects which will , ere long , become the most familiar . A stranger's first lesson in ...
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... ancient comedy , where first we see great actions , both political and military , and afterwards feasts , de- bauches , races by torchlight , and every kind of frivolous amusement . For among frivolous amusements , I cannot but reckon ...
... ancient comedy , where first we see great actions , both political and military , and afterwards feasts , de- bauches , races by torchlight , and every kind of frivolous amusement . For among frivolous amusements , I cannot but reckon ...
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... ancient sarcophagi , and has a colossal statue of Rome . The garden side of the villa has sometimes been ascribed to Michael Angelo . " La plus grande coquetterie de la maison , c'est la façade postérieure . Elle tient son rang parmi ...
... ancient sarcophagi , and has a colossal statue of Rome . The garden side of the villa has sometimes been ascribed to Michael Angelo . " La plus grande coquetterie de la maison , c'est la façade postérieure . Elle tient son rang parmi ...
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adorned altar Ampère ancient angels Appia arch Augustus avait Aventine bas-reliefs basilica Beatrice beautiful beneath Borghese bronze building built buried C'est called Capitol Cardinal catacomb Cenci century chapel Christ Christian church Claudius Clement Coliseum Colonna columns Constantine contains convent Corso death Domenichino Domitian emperor entrance erected été figure Forum fountain Francesca frescoes gallery garden Gregory Guercino Guido Reni hill Hist Holy honour inscription Jews Julius Cæsar Jupiter Madonna magnificent marble Marcus Aurelius Maria martyrs monument mosaic murdered Nero occupied Ovid painted palace Palatine Palazzo Paul Peter Piazza Piazza di Spagna picture Pietro da Cortona Pius Pope Porta Porta Capena portico Portrait prison qu'il Quirinal Raphael remains represented Roma Roman Rome Romulus ruins Sabine sacred saints Saviour sculptured senate Severus side staircase statue street temple Temple of Vesta Titian Titus tomb Trajan tribune Vespasian Via Appia Villa Virgin walls