The Stranger in France: Or, A Tour from Devonshire to Paris |
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Page 53
... o'clock in the evening , which embowered us from the sun , the shade of which was deli- cious ; they are finer than those of Paris : their noble elms , planted in four stately rows , are all nearly of the same height . Judge of my ...
... o'clock in the evening , which embowered us from the sun , the shade of which was deli- cious ; they are finer than those of Paris : their noble elms , planted in four stately rows , are all nearly of the same height . Judge of my ...
Page 58
... o'clock we saw a splendid pro- cession of all the military and civil authorities to the hôtel * of the prefect , which was opposite to our inn . The object of this cavalcade was to congra- tulate the archbishop of Rouen ( who was then ...
... o'clock we saw a splendid pro- cession of all the military and civil authorities to the hôtel * of the prefect , which was opposite to our inn . The object of this cavalcade was to congra- tulate the archbishop of Rouen ( who was then ...
Page 59
... o'clock , the hour of parade throughout the republic , we went to the Champ de Mars , and saw a review of the 20th regi- ment of chasseurs , under the command of generals St. Hiliare and Ruffin , who , as well as the regiment , had ...
... o'clock , the hour of parade throughout the republic , we went to the Champ de Mars , and saw a review of the 20th regi- ment of chasseurs , under the command of generals St. Hiliare and Ruffin , who , as well as the regiment , had ...
Page 75
... o'clock that afternoon . It was then ten minutes past one !! The face of this wretched being presented a fine subject for the pencil ; for such a pencil as in thy hand Westall ! is capable of calling forth the best feel- ings of our ...
... o'clock that afternoon . It was then ten minutes past one !! The face of this wretched being presented a fine subject for the pencil ; for such a pencil as in thy hand Westall ! is capable of calling forth the best feel- ings of our ...
Page 101
... o'clock in the evening I seated myself in the diligence for Paris , and in a comfortable corner of it , after we had passed the pavé , resigned my- self to sleep . sloxsul bomboss jouts to mood sift mort Jess rabçay si jebaolo galvos od ...
... o'clock in the evening I seated myself in the diligence for Paris , and in a comfortable corner of it , after we had passed the pavé , resigned my- self to sleep . sloxsul bomboss jouts to mood sift mort Jess rabçay si jebaolo galvos od ...
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