A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, المجلد 18R. Phillips & Company, 1809 |
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الصفحة 172
... Catherine of Medicis , who detested him for his having been , though innocently , the cause of her hus- band's death , ordered him to be immediately executed . The church is an object of great curiosity . It is supported by nine pillars ...
... Catherine of Medicis , who detested him for his having been , though innocently , the cause of her hus- band's death , ordered him to be immediately executed . The church is an object of great curiosity . It is supported by nine pillars ...
الصفحة 192
... Catherine of Medicis resided in it some time , during one of the journeys which she made into the southern provinces ; and Henry IV . then only king of Navarre , had here an interview with her , at which he fell in love with the ...
... Catherine of Medicis resided in it some time , during one of the journeys which she made into the southern provinces ; and Henry IV . then only king of Navarre , had here an interview with her , at which he fell in love with the ...
الصفحة 230
... Catherine de Medicis , broke open his tomb , and scattered the bones about the church with a savage ferocity . Louis XIII . caused the present monument to be constructed in 1622 , which is composed of white marble , and well executed ...
... Catherine de Medicis , broke open his tomb , and scattered the bones about the church with a savage ferocity . Louis XIII . caused the present monument to be constructed in 1622 , which is composed of white marble , and well executed ...
الصفحة 231
... Catherine of Medicis , so renowned for her genius and her crimes , likewise expired . I trode with reverence over the ground , rendered in some degree sacred ; and viewed with a solemn de- light the towers once inhabited by queens and ...
... Catherine of Medicis , so renowned for her genius and her crimes , likewise expired . I trode with reverence over the ground , rendered in some degree sacred ; and viewed with a solemn de- light the towers once inhabited by queens and ...
الصفحة 234
... Catherine of Medicis , who had been informed by an astrologer that she was in danger of being crushed under the ruins of a house , caused them to be placed in this manner , to secure her from the fatal consequences of the prediction ...
... Catherine of Medicis , who had been informed by an astrologer that she was in danger of being crushed under the ruins of a house , caused them to be placed in this manner , to secure her from the fatal consequences of the prediction ...
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الصفحة 269 - His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand ; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.
الصفحة 12 - JEtna, is the first object that calls your attention. It is marked out by a circle of snow and ice, which extends on all sides to the distance of about eight miles. In the centre of this circle, the great crater of the...
الصفحة 307 - Happiness. I profess myself a Citizen of the World, totally unfettered by the little mean distinctions of Climate or of Country, which diminish the benevolence of the Heart and set bounds to Philanthropy. Before this War began I had at an early time of Life, withdrawn from the Sea service, in favor of "calm contemplation and Poetic ease.
الصفحة 9 - After incredible labour and fatigue, but at the same time mixed with a great deal of pleasure, we arrived before dawn at the ruins of an ancient structure, called II Torre del Filosofo...
الصفحة 17 - Ev'n the rough rocks with tender myrtle bloom, And trodden weeds send out a rich perfume. Bear me, some god, to Baia's gentle seats, Or cover me in Umbria's green retreats ; Where western gales eternally reside, And all the seasons lavish all their pride : Blossoms, and fruits, and flowers together rise, And the whole year in gay confusion lies.
الصفحة 12 - Volcano, with their smoking summits, appear under your feet; and you look down on the whole of Sicily as on a map ; and can trace every river through all its windings from its source to its mouth. The view is absolutely boundless on every side; nor is there any one object within the circle of vision to interrupt it; so that the sight is every where lost in the immensity : and I am persuaded it is only from the imperfection of our organs, that the coasts of Africa, and even of Greece, are not discovered,...
الصفحة 11 - Creator, appears in the east, and with his plastic ray completes the mighty scene. All appears enchantment; and it is with difficulty we can believe we are still on earth. The senses, unaccustomed to...
الصفحة 11 - This point or pinnacle, raised on the brink of a bottomless gulf, as old as the world, often discharging rivers of fire, and throwing out burning rocks, with a noise that shakes the whole island. Add to this, the unbounded extent of the prospect, comprehending the greatest diversity and the most beautiful scenery in nature ; with the rising sun, advancing in the east, to illuminate the wondrous scene.
الصفحة 9 - The ascent for some time was not steep, and as the surface of the snow sunk a little, we had tolerable good footing ; but as it soon began to grow steeper, we found our labour greatly...
الصفحة 10 - But here description must ever fall short ; for no imagination has dared to form an idea of so glorious and so magnificent a scene. — Neither is there on the surface of this globe, any one point that unites so many awful and sublime objects. — The immense elevation from the surface of the earth, drawn as it were to a single point, without any...