Chambers's Repository of Instructing and Amusing Tracts, Volumes 1-3W. and R. Chambers, 1852 - English literature |
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Page 11
... passed it , the steep slopes were clad in the green livery of the grape - plants . In passing the spot , one can hardly fail to remember the beautiful lines of Byron : - ' The castled crag of Drachenfels Frowns o'er the wide and winding ...
... passed it , the steep slopes were clad in the green livery of the grape - plants . In passing the spot , one can hardly fail to remember the beautiful lines of Byron : - ' The castled crag of Drachenfels Frowns o'er the wide and winding ...
Page 16
... passed , the islands are left behind , and , entering a capacious reach of the river , we have before us the striking spectacle of the lofty battlemented heights of Ehrenbreitstein on the right bank , and the turrets and walls of ...
... passed , the islands are left behind , and , entering a capacious reach of the river , we have before us the striking spectacle of the lofty battlemented heights of Ehrenbreitstein on the right bank , and the turrets and walls of ...
Page 4
... passed four portages , assisted by oxen and sleds where the situation of the ground would permit . So rapid was the stream , that on an average the men waded more than half the way , forcing the batteaux against the current . Arnold ...
... passed four portages , assisted by oxen and sleds where the situation of the ground would permit . So rapid was the stream , that on an average the men waded more than half the way , forcing the batteaux against the current . Arnold ...
Contents
THE STRUGGLE IN THE CAUCASUS NO 9 | 9 |
CURIOSITIES OF CRIMINAL LAW 10 | 10 |
A LEGEND OF GHENT 11 | 11 |
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