Book of the Rhine from Cleve to MainzMacmillan, 1906 - 345 Seiten |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Adolf altar-piece Altenahr Andernach Anno Archbishop of Cologne Archbishop of Mainz Archbishop of Trèves Bacharach Batavian beautiful became Berg besieged Bingen Birten Bishop Bonn Boppard brother built Calvinist castle cathedral century chapel Charles Christian church citizens Civilis Cleve Coblenz Conrad Count Countess court crown daughter death died Duke Duke of Cleve Eifel Elector of Trèves Elector Palatine Emperor Empire Engelbert erected escaped fell France Frederick French garrison German Goar head Henry Hutten imperial Jacobea Jews John Juliers King knight lady Lahn land left bank Mainz married monastery Mosel Nassau Neue Photographische Gesellschaft Neuss Neuwied noble Oberwesel occupied once Otto palace Palatine Philip photograph Pope prelate princes prison Rhenish Rhine river robbers rock Roman Romanesque Rome ruins Schinderhannes sent side siege soldiers story took tower town Trèves troops valley Vespasian Vetera Vocula walls Wesel whilst wife William Willigis wine Xanten
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 240 - Put a beggar on horseback, and he will ride to the devil !" GRINNING LIKE A CHESHIRE CAT.
Seite 116 - Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy...
Seite 116 - A man so various that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was everything by starts and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking.
Seite 162 - I'll take thee home with me ;" Then with her infant hands she spread her kerchief on her knee, And cradling horse, and man, and plough, all gently on her arm, She bore them home with cautious steps, afraid to do them harm ! She hastes with joyous steps and quick (we know what children are), And spying soon her father out, she shouted from afar ; " O father, dearest father, such a plaything I have found, I never saw so fair a one on our own mountain ground.
Seite 320 - And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, aud was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, 27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
Seite 28 - My lord, if it were not to satisfy the world, and my realm, I would not do tluit I must do this day for none earthly thing...
Seite 162 - What hast thou brought me home, my child ? — this is no toy," he said; " Go, take it quickly back again, and put it down below ; The peasant is no plaything, girl — how couldst thou think him so ? So go, without a sigh or sob, and do my will...
Seite 162 - Then sauntering down the precipice, the girl did gladly go, To see, perchance, how matters went, in the little world below. With few and easy steps she passed the mountain and the wood, At length near Haslach, at the place where mankind dwelt, she stood ; And many a town and village fair, and many a field so green, Before her wondering eyes appeared, a strange and curious scene. And as she gazed, in wonder lost...
Seite 102 - Ch. of the Apostles; internally resembling a Greek church still more, and, in fact, a counterpart of one existing among the ruins of Seleucia, since round its semicircular absides and east end run internally semicircular rows of columns supporting round arches.