France illustrated, exhibiting its landscape scenery, antiquities, &c. Drawing by T. Allom, Volumul 1;Volumul 265 |
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Pagina 4
... light of the Gospel first burst upon the conquerors of the world , were shorn of so much of their brightness when they reached the land of Gaul , that the majority were uninfluenced by their operation . The religion of Christ was then ...
... light of the Gospel first burst upon the conquerors of the world , were shorn of so much of their brightness when they reached the land of Gaul , that the majority were uninfluenced by their operation . The religion of Christ was then ...
Pagina 19
... light- house at Boulogne , and constructed several ports for the protection of shipping , and the promotion of foreign trade . He encouraged agriculture , and made himself immortal by the wisdom of his legislative enactments . His law ...
... light- house at Boulogne , and constructed several ports for the protection of shipping , and the promotion of foreign trade . He encouraged agriculture , and made himself immortal by the wisdom of his legislative enactments . His law ...
Pagina 24
... light through the windows high Falls o'er the pillared tomb , And gilds the sculptured forms that lie Enshrined with sacred gloom . THE abbey church of St. Denis , the mausoleum of the kings of France , is one of the noblest specimens ...
... light through the windows high Falls o'er the pillared tomb , And gilds the sculptured forms that lie Enshrined with sacred gloom . THE abbey church of St. Denis , the mausoleum of the kings of France , is one of the noblest specimens ...
Pagina 24
... light and aerial , that spans the Seine , stand two handsome pavilions , between which is the entrance , from the Sevres road , into the great Park of St. Cloud . It is in these delightful grounds , overshadowed by chestnuts , and limes ...
... light and aerial , that spans the Seine , stand two handsome pavilions , between which is the entrance , from the Sevres road , into the great Park of St. Cloud . It is in these delightful grounds , overshadowed by chestnuts , and limes ...
Pagina 24
... lights , of all colours , will invade the Park of St. Cloud ; the bird , awoke amidst the foliage , and thinking it is day , will commence his morning hymn , soon interrupted by the sound of the morning watch , recalling the dragoons to ...
... lights , of all colours , will invade the Park of St. Cloud ; the bird , awoke amidst the foliage , and thinking it is day , will commence his morning hymn , soon interrupted by the sound of the morning watch , recalling the dragoons to ...
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France illustrated, exhibiting its landscape scenery ..., Volumul 2;Volumul 266 George Newenham Wright Vizualizare completă - 1849 |
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Pagina 39 - To kinder skies, where gentler manners reign, I turn ; and France displays her bright domain.
Pagina 24 - Now, my co-mates and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? Are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court? Here feel we but the penalty of Adam, — The seasons...
Pagina 28 - O Cromwell, Cromwell, Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies.
Pagina 18 - Charlemagne was a friend of learning ; he deserves the name of restorer of the sciences and teacher of his people. He attracted, by his liberality, the most distinguished scholars to his court; among others, Alcuin, from England, whom he chose for his own instructor ; Peter of Pisa, who received the title of his grammarian ; and Paul Warnefried.
Pagina 19 - Menzel, in his history of the Germans, says of him, " His greatest praise is, that he prevented the total decline of the sciences in the West, and supplied new aliment to their expiring light ; that he considered the improvement of nations as important as their union and subjugation. This love of intellectual improvement is the more laudable in a prince whose youth was spent in military exercises and the chase, and his whole after life in the whirlpool of war ; at a time, too, before the charm of...
Pagina 19 - Arragon ; the Netherlands, Germany as far as the Elbe, Saale and Eyder, Upper and Middle Italy, Istria, and a part of Sclavonia. In private life, Charlemagne was exceedingly amiable ; a good father, and generous friend. His domestic economy afforded a model of frugality ; his person, a rare example of simplicity and greatness. He despised extravagance of dress in men, though, on solemn occasions, he appeared in all the splendor of majesty.
Pagina 18 - In this tomb lies the body of Charles, the Great and Orthodox Emperor, who gloriously extended the kingdom of the Franks, and reigned prosperously for fortyseven years. He died at the age of seventy, in the year of our Lord 814, the 7th Indiction, on the 28th day of January.
Pagina 18 - Aix-la-Chapelle received its name from a splendid chapel, which he caused to lie built of the most beautiful Italian marble. The doors of this temple were of bronze, and its dome bore a globe of massive gold. The imperial palace was built in the highest style of splendor. Charlemagne also erected baths, in which more than 100 persons could swim in warm water.