A Vacation in BrittanyChapman and Hall, 1856 - 351 oldal |
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1 - 5 találat összesen 23 találatból.
2. oldal
... rivers as I was during those days - alas , how long ago ! —when , with a dear friend , I made the grand tour of Europe . But on the present occasion I had a particular reason to be joyful , for I was about to exchange the crowd , the ...
... rivers as I was during those days - alas , how long ago ! —when , with a dear friend , I made the grand tour of Europe . But on the present occasion I had a particular reason to be joyful , for I was about to exchange the crowd , the ...
43. oldal
... river Couésnon , which flows through the town , di- vides Brittany from Normandy . Formerly Bretagne constituted one province , the affairs of which , before . the Revolution , were managed by a local legislature called. Hotel at St. Malo .
... river Couésnon , which flows through the town , di- vides Brittany from Normandy . Formerly Bretagne constituted one province , the affairs of which , before . the Revolution , were managed by a local legislature called. Hotel at St. Malo .
50. oldal
... river Rance , being under repair , I was obliged to proceed to Dinan by diligence instead of steam - boat . I left St. Malo at four in the afternoon , and arrived at my destination at eight ; the distance is only twenty - one miles ...
... river Rance , being under repair , I was obliged to proceed to Dinan by diligence instead of steam - boat . I left St. Malo at four in the afternoon , and arrived at my destination at eight ; the distance is only twenty - one miles ...
98. oldal
... river flowed . A more beautiful locality for a fête could not have been selected . A placard informed me that the mea- dow , justly called Prairie Délicieuse , belonged to a gentleman of Châtelaudren , who had for the third time allowed ...
... river flowed . A more beautiful locality for a fête could not have been selected . A placard informed me that the mea- dow , justly called Prairie Délicieuse , belonged to a gentleman of Châtelaudren , who had for the third time allowed ...
110. oldal
... river Trieux , which flows through Guingamp , is extremely beauti- ful above the town , and moreover that it abounds with trout , I exchanged my sketch - book for my rod , and as the heat of the day was subsiding , strolled up the river ...
... river Trieux , which flows through Guingamp , is extremely beauti- ful above the town , and moreover that it abounds with trout , I exchanged my sketch - book for my rod , and as the heat of the day was subsiding , strolled up the river ...
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Abbey altar ancient Armorica Auray Avranches ballad battle of Auray beautiful Bishop Brest Bretagne Breton Brieuc building called Carnac carved castle Cathedral Celtic century chapel CHAPTER Charles of Blois 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 monuments Morbihan Morlaix Nantes nature night noble numerous Pagan Paimpol Pardon peasants picturesque present priests quaint Quimper 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.