Familiar Allusions: A Hand-book of Miscellaneous Information, Including the Names of Celebrated Statues, Paintings, Palaces, Country-seats, Ruins, Churches, Ships, Streets, Clubs, Natural Curiosities, and the LikeGale Research Company, 1966 - 584 páginas |
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... height of 70 feet the river Reuss , on the St. Gothard Pass , in Switzerland , in a narrow and dangerous gorge . The old bridge has been superseded by a new and secure structure , built in 1830. Here the Reuss leaps about 70 feet in a ...
... height of 70 feet the river Reuss , on the St. Gothard Pass , in Switzerland , in a narrow and dangerous gorge . The old bridge has been superseded by a new and secure structure , built in 1830. Here the Reuss leaps about 70 feet in a ...
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... height to which the water has risen , as in- dicated by the Nilometer ; and when it has reached a certain height the canals are opened , and the water flows over the land . The usual height to which the water rises ( during the inunda ...
... height to which the water has risen , as in- dicated by the Nilometer ; and when it has reached a certain height the canals are opened , and the water flows over the land . The usual height to which the water rises ( during the inunda ...
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... height [ that of the one now standing ] is 60 feet , its width at base nearly 10 , and it is of one stone . The idea is evidently Egyptian , but the details are Indian . It is , in fact , an Indian nine - storied pagoda , translated in ...
... height [ that of the one now standing ] is 60 feet , its width at base nearly 10 , and it is of one stone . The idea is evidently Egyptian , but the details are Indian . It is , in fact , an Indian nine - storied pagoda , translated in ...
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Abbey ancient arches Bavaria Bayard Taylor beautiful brated bridge British building built Byron called Carlyle Castle cathedral Cave cele celebrated century chapel Christ church Club contains Court derives its name dome Duke edifice England erected famous Fergusson finest Flemish painter Florence formerly fortress France French fresco Gallery Garden George Ticknor Hall Hans Memling Hill Hillard Holy House Italy Jameson John John Evelyn King known land London Lord Louvre Madonna magnificent mansion marble ment miles monument mountain Museum N. P. Willis noted painted palace Palazzo Paris Park Peter Peter Paul Rubens Piazza picture Pitti Palace Pope prison Raphael Sanzio river rock Roman Rome royal ruins Santa scene Scotland sculpture seat ship square stands statue stone Street Taine tavern temple theatre tion Titian tomb tower Trans ture Uffizi Vatican Venice Villa Virgin W. D. Howells walls well-known