Change of air, or, The philosophy of travelling; autumnal excursions through France, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and Belgium1831 |
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... NAPLES . Situation of the City , and Charac- ter of the People ... } 201 ib . .... Philosophy of the Lazaroni ...... Effects of first Impressions in Naples 202 203 Scenery round Naples .. Views from St. Elmo and Misenum , 204 Streets ...
... NAPLES . Situation of the City , and Charac- ter of the People ... } 201 ib . .... Philosophy of the Lazaroni ...... Effects of first Impressions in Naples 202 203 Scenery round Naples .. Views from St. Elmo and Misenum , 204 Streets ...
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... Naples .... 259 Specimens of Italian Cleanliness and Delicacy Fatal Charms of an Italian Sky .... 261 Climate of Italy in Days of Yore Longevity of the ancient Romans .. 263 Comparative Longevity in En- gland and other Countries ...
... Naples .... 259 Specimens of Italian Cleanliness and Delicacy Fatal Charms of an Italian Sky .... 261 Climate of Italy in Days of Yore Longevity of the ancient Romans .. 263 Comparative Longevity in En- gland and other Countries ...
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... Naples , have I seen such intense filth ! With the exception of two or three streets , the others present nothing on their surface but a nameless mass of vegeto - animal corruption , which , in all well - regulated towns , is consigned ...
... Naples , have I seen such intense filth ! With the exception of two or three streets , the others present nothing on their surface but a nameless mass of vegeto - animal corruption , which , in all well - regulated towns , is consigned ...
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... Naples I paid as sincere a tribute of respect as any of his most ardent admirers could do . Will it be believed that such a man as EUSTACE , while examining the Simplon two short years after Napoleon had conducted his army over the ...
... Naples I paid as sincere a tribute of respect as any of his most ardent admirers could do . Will it be believed that such a man as EUSTACE , while examining the Simplon two short years after Napoleon had conducted his army over the ...
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... Naples , and the stinking allies of all Italian towns and cities . But such is not the case . The Jews ' quarter in Rome is the dirtiest and the healthiest spot in that famous city . The inhabitants of Fondi , Itri , and other wretched ...
... Naples , and the stinking allies of all Italian towns and cities . But such is not the case . The Jews ' quarter in Rome is the dirtiest and the healthiest spot in that famous city . The inhabitants of Fondi , Itri , and other wretched ...
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Alps ancient animal Apennines arch atmosphere Baveno beautiful body Cæsar Campagna Capitol carriage cliffs climate CLOACINA countenance cretinism descended earth EFFECTS OF TRAVELLING England English Eternal City excitement exercise feelings fertile Florence France French Geneva Genoa gloomy goitre Heaven hills houses human imagination impressions influence inhabitants intellectual invalid Italian Italy journey Jura Jura Mountains labour Lady Morgan lake Lake of Geneva less magnificent maladies malaria marble Martigny mental miles mind modern Mont Blanc moral mountains Naples nature neighbouring never Nice night objects palaces Paris pass pellagra physical Pisa plains pleasure Pompeii Pontine Marshes precipices present Radicofani Rhone road rocks Roman Rome ruins scene scenery seen shew shores side sight Simplon skies snow stream streets summit surface temple THERMÆ thing thousand Tiber tion torrent tower town tramontane valley Vaud villages WEAR and TEAR whole winds wonder
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Página 221 - O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head ; Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise, A flood of glory bursts from all the skies; The conscious swains, rejoicing in the sight. Eye the blue vault, and bless the useful light.
Página 20 - Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned Eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity...
Página 12 - He had a fever when he was in Spain, And when the fit was on him, I did mark How he did shake...
Página 202 - In all her length far winding lay, With promontory, creek and bay, And islands that empurpled bright, Floated amid the livelier light, And mountains, that like giants stand, To sentinel enchanted land.
Página 12 - tis true, this god did shake : His coward lips did from their colour fly, And that same eye whose bend doth awe the world Did lose his lustre : I did hear him groan : Ay, and that tongue of his that bade the Romans Mark him and write his speeches in their books, Alas, it cried ' Give me some drink, Titinius,
Página 279 - Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
Página 252 - Where'er I roam, whatever realms to see, My heart untravell'd fondly turns to thee ; Still to my brother turns, with ceaseless pain, And drags at each remove a lengthening chain.
Página 2 - Twas his the vast and trackless Deep to rove : Alternate change of Climates has he known, And felt the fierce extremes of either zone, Where polar Skies congeal th...
Página 128 - ... of Roman citizens. That distinction was generally considered either as a legal qualification or as a proper recompense for the soldier; but a more serious regard was paid to the essential merit of age, strength, and military stature. In all levies, a just preference was given to the climates of the North over those of the South...
Página 44 - No, never shall I lose the trace Of what I've felt in this bright place. And, should my spirit's hope grow weak, Should I, oh God, e'er doubt thy power, This mighty scene again I'll seek, At the same calm and glowing hour, And here, at the sublimest shrine That Nature ever rear'd to Thee, Rekindle all that hope divine, And feel my immortality ! EXTRACT II.