Walks in Rome, Volume 1W. Isbister, 1874 - Rome (Italy) |
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Page 15
... fountains ; indeed the first building he saw was St. Peter's , the first house that of the Pope , the palace of the Vatican . But the more gradual approach by land from Viterbo and Tuscany possessed equal if not superior INTRODUCTORY . 15.
... fountains ; indeed the first building he saw was St. Peter's , the first house that of the Pope , the palace of the Vatican . But the more gradual approach by land from Viterbo and Tuscany possessed equal if not superior INTRODUCTORY . 15.
Page 18
... buildings and her history seems to lie spread out before the eye of the stranger ; and afterwards entered by the Porta del Popolo . " Madame de Staël gives us the impression which the same subject would produce on a different type of ...
... buildings and her history seems to lie spread out before the eye of the stranger ; and afterwards entered by the Porta del Popolo . " Madame de Staël gives us the impression which the same subject would produce on a different type of ...
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... building ever can be ; -and it is not a rapid inspection of the huge cheerless basilicas and churches , with their gaudy marbles and gilded ceilings and ill - suited monuments , which arouses your sympathy ; but the long investigation ...
... building ever can be ; -and it is not a rapid inspection of the huge cheerless basilicas and churches , with their gaudy marbles and gilded ceilings and ill - suited monuments , which arouses your sympathy ; but the long investigation ...
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... building , with an entrance further on . Post Office . - In the Piazza Colonna . The English mail leaves daily at 8 P.M. Telegraph Office . - 121 Piazza Monte - Citorio . A telegraph of 20 words to England , including name and address ...
... building , with an entrance further on . Post Office . - In the Piazza Colonna . The English mail leaves daily at 8 P.M. Telegraph Office . - 121 Piazza Monte - Citorio . A telegraph of 20 words to England , including name and address ...
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... buildings , we will first speak of those objects which will , ere long , become the most familiar . A stranger's first lesson in Roman geography should be learnt standing in the Piazza del Popolo , whence three streets branch off - the ...
... buildings , we will first speak of those objects which will , ere long , become the most familiar . A stranger's first lesson in Roman geography should be learnt standing in the Piazza del Popolo , whence three streets branch off - the ...
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