The Taunus: Or, Doings and Undoings, Being a Tour in Search of the Picturesque, Romantic, Fabulous and True ; the Roman Antiquities of the Taunus, and the Donnersberg -- with Reflections on the Character, Manners, and Habits of the People

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Kirchheim, Schott & Thielmann, 1837 - Germany - 636 pages
 

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Page 508 - thou invisible spirit of wine, if thou hast no name to be known by, let us call thee — devil! » \Ve now approached Langenlohnsheim a place the most important in the valley of the
Page 454 - Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils; « The motions of his spirit arc dull as night
Page 274 - to survey this valley of peace, and, these habitations of harmony, for seemingly so cut off from all communication with* the rest of the world, it
Page 471 - lady added another to the long list of delightful women , with whom it has been my good fortune to become acquainted; I should say of this most cheerfully disposed being, that, she allowed not the troubles of life to sow wrinkless o'er her brow , but laughed her happy hours away, enjoying life,
Page 154 - on one side clothed with timber to their summit, and in the opposite direction with luxuriant grapes, gardens o'ershaded with the finest fruit trees , and meadows decked with the richest verdure render the spot one of the most romantic , as it is one of the most
Page 203 - A handkerchief held all the treasure' I had "Which over my shoulder I threw, etc.
Page 7 - the place, the first individual I met I accosted with a request, that he would inform me where I could find the nearest public house. Raising a face, almost hid in the huge fur collar of his coat, he regarded me with an expression of commiseration which spoke volumes of
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Page 100 - in the possession of the Prussians. Arrived at the old town, the streets of which are remarkably narrow , and very much out of the direct angle , we bent our steps towards the residence of Mr. — to whom my respectable friend M — in Mentz had given me a

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