Recollections of Italy, England and America: With Essays on Various Subjects, in Morals and LiteratureM. Carey, no. 121 Chestnut-street, 1816 - 364 strán (strany) |
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... midst of this uncultivated region that the eternal city raises her head . Decayed as to her terrestial power , she appears to have resolved on proudly isolating herself . She has separated herself from the cities of the world , and like ...
... midst of this uncultivated region that the eternal city raises her head . Decayed as to her terrestial power , she appears to have resolved on proudly isolating herself . She has separated herself from the cities of the world , and like ...
Strana 25
... midst of this wreck , expressly for painters and poets . Instead of the shouts of joy which heretofore proceeded from the ferocious spectators in this amphitheatre , on see- ing Christians devoured by lions and panthers , nothing was ...
... midst of this wreck , expressly for painters and poets . Instead of the shouts of joy which heretofore proceeded from the ferocious spectators in this amphitheatre , on see- ing Christians devoured by lions and panthers , nothing was ...
Strana 27
... midst of my excursion , I took refuge in the halls of Thermes near Pécilet under a fig- tree , which had thrown down a wall by its growth . In a small octagonal saloon , which was open before me , a vine had penetrated through fissures ...
... midst of my excursion , I took refuge in the halls of Thermes near Pécilet under a fig- tree , which had thrown down a wall by its growth . In a small octagonal saloon , which was open before me , a vine had penetrated through fissures ...
Strana 28
... midst these monuments of art which they had half destroy- ed , surmounting the Grecian and Tuscan orders with gothic battlements - finally , I saw Christians bringing back civilization to this district , planting the vine , and guiding ...
... midst these monuments of art which they had half destroy- ed , surmounting the Grecian and Tuscan orders with gothic battlements - finally , I saw Christians bringing back civilization to this district , planting the vine , and guiding ...
Strana 33
... midst of this picture the Teverone descends rapidly towards the Tiber , and the eye may follow its source to the bridge , where the mausoleum of the family Plotia is erected in the form of a tower . The high road to Rome is also visible ...
... midst of this picture the Teverone descends rapidly towards the Tiber , and the eye may follow its source to the bridge , where the mausoleum of the family Plotia is erected in the form of a tower . The high road to Rome is also visible ...
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