Walks in Rome, Volume 1W. Isbister, 1874 - Rome (Italy) |
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Page 15
... look larger and nearer , with streaks of snow upon their summits , the Campagna reaches on and on and shows no sign of limit or of verdure , -while , in the midst of the clear air , half way , so it would seem , between you and the ...
... look larger and nearer , with streaks of snow upon their summits , the Campagna reaches on and on and shows no sign of limit or of verdure , -while , in the midst of the clear air , half way , so it would seem , between you and the ...
Page 36
... look down thence upon 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 ...
... look down thence upon 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 ...
Page 46
... look down upon the strange fragment of wall known as the Muro - Torto . " Le Muro - Torto offre un souvenir curieux . On nomme ainsi un pan de muraille qui , avant de faire partie du rempart d'Honorius , avait servi à soutenir la ...
... look down upon the strange fragment of wall known as the Muro - Torto . " Le Muro - Torto offre un souvenir curieux . On nomme ainsi un pan de muraille qui , avant de faire partie du rempart d'Honorius , avait servi à soutenir la ...
Page 49
... look for a decent exit from it . ' But the soul of the reprobate was corrupted by her vices ; she retained no sense ... looks down upon the Villa Borghese , is bordered by ancient sarcophagi , and has a colossal statue of Rome . The ...
... look for a decent exit from it . ' But the soul of the reprobate was corrupted by her vices ; she retained no sense ... looks down upon the Villa Borghese , is bordered by ancient sarcophagi , and has a colossal statue of Rome . The ...
Page 50
... look forlornly at him , regretful of their lost noses . In the more open portions of the garden , before the sculptured front of the villa , you see fountains and flower - beds ; and , in their season , a profu- sion of roses , from ...
... look forlornly at him , regretful of their lost noses . In the more open portions of the garden , before the sculptured front of the villa , you see fountains and flower - beds ; and , in their season , a profu- sion of roses , from ...
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