A World's ShrineA. S. Barnes, 1902 - 287 стор. |
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... . XXII . A CONCEITED SNAIL 227 IV . Autumn . XXIII . HIS OWN VINE AND FIG - TRE 239 XXIV . BOYHOOD 254 XXV . TRAGEDY IN SUNSHINE 266 XXVI . THE WINDS OF COMO 272 Illustrations Сомо THE CATHEDRAI . OF COMO . BELLAGGIO THE vi Contents.
... . XXII . A CONCEITED SNAIL 227 IV . Autumn . XXIII . HIS OWN VINE AND FIG - TRE 239 XXIV . BOYHOOD 254 XXV . TRAGEDY IN SUNSHINE 266 XXVI . THE WINDS OF COMO 272 Illustrations Сомо THE CATHEDRAI . OF COMO . BELLAGGIO THE vi Contents.
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... superintendent villicus , bailiff , directed game- keepers , vine - dressers , sowers , reapers , and tenders of horses , mules , oxen , and sheep . Probably in all the guile of the servants ' hall 43 The Country Gentleman.
... superintendent villicus , bailiff , directed game- keepers , vine - dressers , sowers , reapers , and tenders of horses , mules , oxen , and sheep . Probably in all the guile of the servants ' hall 43 The Country Gentleman.
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... vines and plants , or subterranean chambers hol- lowed out of the cliffs and rocks , adapted to repose . Even the terrible fever of insomnia of a Mæcenas , lulled in vain by soft music and falling waters , might have yielded to oblivion ...
... vines and plants , or subterranean chambers hol- lowed out of the cliffs and rocks , adapted to repose . Even the terrible fever of insomnia of a Mæcenas , lulled in vain by soft music and falling waters , might have yielded to oblivion ...
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... vines , graft pears , and gather grapes . His garners were enriched with olives and grain . The elm - tree was clothed with vines , and the oak yielded abundant acorns for the cattle . The verdant gloom of thickly mantling ivy shielded ...
... vines , graft pears , and gather grapes . His garners were enriched with olives and grain . The elm - tree was clothed with vines , and the oak yielded abundant acorns for the cattle . The verdant gloom of thickly mantling ivy shielded ...
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... . " I scorn , to - day , even Pliny's thrushes , served with wild asparagus cut under the vines . Give me nothing less than the brains of the six ostriches on a silver dish demanded by Heliogabalus . Well ! 72 A World's Shrine.
... . " I scorn , to - day , even Pliny's thrushes , served with wild asparagus cut under the vines . Give me nothing less than the brains of the six ostriches on a silver dish demanded by Heliogabalus . Well ! 72 A World's Shrine.
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140th Street Adam Liszt Alboin Alexander Avenue amidst ancient Autaris beauty Bellaggio bells Bernarbò bloom boat breva Castle century charm chestnut Chiavenna colour crags daughter early emperor eyes fashion Faunus fish flowers Francesco Francesco Sforza fresh fruit garden gate gathered gold golden grapes Gravedona Greek Grisons hills human Italian Italy king lady lake Lake Como Lake of Como land Leandro Lecco Lezzeno light Liszt Lombard Lugano mansion marble Menaggio Milan mingled modern Monza Monza Cathedral mountain native night noble nook olives paused Peasant pilgrim plants Pliny the Younger Pliny's prince Princess Caroline Queen rich robe rocks Roman Rome rose Sforza shade shadow shores shrine shrubbery silver slopes smiles snail soul Spain spring stone Street and Alexander summer sunshine sway Theodolinda tints tiny tion tower town Trajan trees Valtellina Varenna Villa vines Visconti wall wind wine witches wood young
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Сторінка 261 - True, I talk of dreams ; Which are the children of an idle brain, Begot of nothing but vain fantasy ; Which is as thin of substance as the air ; And more inconstant than the wind...
Сторінка 286 - He who ascends to mountain-tops, shall find The loftiest peaks most wrapt in clouds and snow ; He who surpasses or subdues mankind, Must look down on the hate of those below. Though high above the sun of glory glow, And far beneath the earth and ocean spread, Round him are icy rocks, and loudly blow Contending tempests on his naked head, And thus reward the toils which to those summits led.
Сторінка 76 - O thou invisible spirit of wine ! if thou hast no name to be known by, let us call thee devil.
Сторінка 169 - ... lifeless spectator of the mischiefs which threaten us, unconscious of the dangers which surround us, and indifferent to the consequences which may follow. Hanover is lost ; England is menaced with invasion ; Ireland is in rebellion ; Europe is at the foot of France.
Сторінка 169 - ... to shed the last drop of my blood in support of Your Majesty's person, crown, and dignity ; for this is not a war for empire, glory, or dominion, but for existence. In this contest, the lowest and humblest of Your Majesty's subjects have been called on...
Сторінка 138 - His reign is marked by the rare advantage of furnishing very few materials for history; which is, indeed, little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.
Сторінка 274 - It was, I ween, a lovely spot of ground ; And there a season atween June and May, Half...
Сторінка 169 - I ask to be allowed to display the best energies of my character ; to shed the last drop of my blood in support of your Majesty's person, crown, and dignity: for this is not a war for empire, glory, and dominion, but for existence.
Сторінка 168 - HF) were placed for change of air ; and she was quite enchanted at being known by them, and at having to boast of her extraordinary mode of walking over the country. Sometimes, the Princess philosophizes : here is a sample of her philosophy. She said one day, " Suspense is very great bore, but we live only de poor beings of de hour — and we ought always to try to make us happy so long we do live. To tell you God's truth...
Сторінка 253 - Casa mia, casa mia, per piccina che tu sia, tu mi sembri una badia — E questi due tenerissimi : Casa mia, mamma mia — Legami mani e piei, e gettami tra