A Vacation in BrittanyChapman and Hall, 1856 - 351 oldal |
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1 - 5 találat összesen 33 találatból.
5. oldal
... assured me that he saw an ancient Breton , eighty - five years old , who declared that he had never used a fork , preferring his fingers , when sitting at meals . frequently delighting the eyes and palate of the hun- gry.
... assured me that he saw an ancient Breton , eighty - five years old , who declared that he had never used a fork , preferring his fingers , when sitting at meals . frequently delighting the eyes and palate of the hun- gry.
25. oldal
... never known the passion of love , were reputed to have the power of al- laying storms . Mariners , and those about engaging on maritime expeditions , were particularly desirous to be furnished with these arrows , and when the expe ...
... never known the passion of love , were reputed to have the power of al- laying storms . Mariners , and those about engaging on maritime expeditions , were particularly desirous to be furnished with these arrows , and when the expe ...
28. oldal
... never taken ; and although the English , when masters of Normandy , made desperate attempts , in 1418 and 1423 , to carry the rock , they were always defeated . Two huge cannon , from the mouths of which enormous granite balls protrude ...
... never taken ; and although the English , when masters of Normandy , made desperate attempts , in 1418 and 1423 , to carry the rock , they were always defeated . Two huge cannon , from the mouths of which enormous granite balls protrude ...
33. oldal
... never saw the light of day ; the church was stripped of its glories , statues and sculp- tures were demolished , and the tide of pilgrims ceased to flow across the sands . But with all these adversities , aided as they have been and are ...
... never saw the light of day ; the church was stripped of its glories , statues and sculp- tures were demolished , and the tide of pilgrims ceased to flow across the sands . But with all these adversities , aided as they have been and are ...
37. oldal
... never returned . Near these an inclined plane is carried from the opening of one of the dungeons to the base of the rock . Gangs of prisoners turn a huge wheel by walking within it , by which means everything neces- sary for the use of ...
... never returned . Near these an inclined plane is carried from the opening of one of the dungeons to the base of the rock . Gangs of prisoners turn a huge wheel by walking within it , by which means everything neces- sary for the use of ...
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Abbey altar ancient Auray Avranches ballad battle of Auray beautiful Bishop Bishop of Vannes Brest Bretagne Breton Brieuc building called Carnac carved castle Cathedral Celtic century chapel CHAPTER château Châteaubriand Châtelaudren Chouan church coast Combourg costume cross curious Dame Dinan Druidical Druids Duguesclin Duke of Brittany English erected excursion feet fête Finisterre fish Fol-Goet France French girls Granville Guingamp handsome harbour head holy honour huge inhabitants island Kerdevot King lady land Lannion Le Conquet legend Léhon Loc-Maria-Ker lovely Malo Menhir Michel mighty miles monks Mont St monument Morbihan Morlaix Nantes nature night noble numerous Pagan Paimpol Pardon peasants picturesque present priests quaint Quimper Quimperlé relics remarkable rich road rock round Saint scene sculptures seen sketching Souleur stones strange surmounted terrible tion tomb tour tourist towers town Tréguier trout tumulus Vannes vast village walk walls wild
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234. oldal - And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not. And he was afraid and said, How dreadful is this place! This is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
239. oldal - With burnish'd neck of verdant gold, erect Amidst his circling spires, that on the grass Floated redundant...
118. oldal - Where falls not hail, or rain, or any snow, Nor ever wind blows loudly ; but it lies Deep-meadow'd, happy, fair with orchard lawns And bowery hollows crown'd with summer sea, Where I will heal me of my grievous wound.
155. oldal - I chatter, chatter, as I flow To join the brimming river; For men may come and men may go, But I go on for ever.
65. oldal - ... therefore, for the time being, miserable. No one would travel in that manner who could help it, who had time to go leisurely over hills and between hedges, instead of through tunnels and between banks ; at least those who would, have no sense of beauty so acute as that we need consult it at the station. The railroad is, in all its relations, a matter of earnest business, to be got through as soon as possible. It transmutes a man from a traveller into a living parcel.
145. oldal - How small of all that human hearts endure, That part which laws or kings can cause or cure.
260. oldal - The tiny cell is forlorn, Void of the little living will That made it stir on the shore. Did he stand at the diamond door Of his house in a rainbow frill? Did he push, when he was uncurl'd, A golden foot or a fairy horn Thro...
275. oldal - With fairest flowers, Whilst summer lasts, and I live here, Fidele, I'll sweeten thy sad grave : thou shalt not lack The flower that's like thy face, pale primrose ; nor The azured hare-bell, like thy veins ; no, nor The leaf of eglantine, whom not to slander, Out-sweeten'd not thy breath...
65. oldal - The whole system of railroad travelling is addressed to people who, being in a hurry, are therefore, for the time being, miserable. No one would travel in that manner who could help it — who had time to go leisurely over hills and between hedges, instead of through tunnels and between banks...
152. oldal - We have no right whatever to touch them. They are not ours. They belong partly to those who built them, and partly to all the generations of mankind who are to follow us.