Historic Studies in Vaud, Berne, and Savoy: From Roman Times to Voltaire, Rousseau, and Gibbon, Volym 1Chatto & Windus, 1897 - 31 sidor |
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... . Meanwhile he was studying law , having resolved to adopt the profession of his ancestors , and entered the Law School at Albany , New York , where he gradu- ated in 1859. After a year passed in studying international vi MEMOIR.
... . Meanwhile he was studying law , having resolved to adopt the profession of his ancestors , and entered the Law School at Albany , New York , where he gradu- ated in 1859. After a year passed in studying international vi MEMOIR.
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... passed in studying international law in Europe , he returned to Philadelphia , and was there admitted to the bar in 1860. Soon after , however , he removed to Albany . Being an ardent Republican , young Read threw himself with ...
... passed in studying international law in Europe , he returned to Philadelphia , and was there admitted to the bar in 1860. Soon after , however , he removed to Albany . Being an ardent Republican , young Read threw himself with ...
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... passing the portal and its antechamber , we find ourselves in cheerful and ample living - rooms , whose doors and windows open widely to the balmy southern sunshine . We may descend to the floor bordering Gibbon's terrace , and from the ...
... passing the portal and its antechamber , we find ourselves in cheerful and ample living - rooms , whose doors and windows open widely to the balmy southern sunshine . We may descend to the floor bordering Gibbon's terrace , and from the ...
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From Roman Times to Voltaire, Rousseau, and Gibbon John Meredith Read. Passing under the Grand Pont , I mounted the Rue Pepinet , and reached the Place of St. Francis . In a drawing - room of the Hôtel Gibbon I found a portrait of the ...
From Roman Times to Voltaire, Rousseau, and Gibbon John Meredith Read. Passing under the Grand Pont , I mounted the Rue Pepinet , and reached the Place of St. Francis . In a drawing - room of the Hôtel Gibbon I found a portrait of the ...
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... passed under the domination of the House of Savoy , and in 1536 under that of their Excellencies of Berne and of the Reforma- tion . In 1798 the Swiss Revolution freed it from Bernese rule , and the Canton Leman rose out of the remains ...
... passed under the domination of the House of Savoy , and in 1536 under that of their Excellencies of Berne and of the Reforma- tion . In 1798 the Swiss Revolution freed it from Bernese rule , and the Canton Leman rose out of the remains ...
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Historic Studies in Vaud, Berne, and Savoy: From Roman Times to ..., Volym 1 John Meredith Read Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1897 |
Historic Studies in Vaud, Berne, and Savoy: From Roman Times to ..., Volym 1 John Meredith Read Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1897 |
Historic Studies in Vaud, Berne, and Savoy: From Roman Times to Voltaire ... John Meredith Read Ingen förhandsgranskning - 2014 |
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Sida 197 - But in it there were three tall trees, And o'er it blew the mountain breeze, And by it there were waters flowing, And on it there were young flowers growing, Of gentle breath and hue.
Sida 525 - Drama: being a comprehensive Guide to the Plays, Playwrights, Players and Playhouses of the United Kingdom and America, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Crown Svo, half-bound, 12*. 6d. [Preparing. Quips and Quiddities. Selected by W. DAVENPORT ADAMS. Post Svo, cloth limp, vs. 6£. Agony Column (The) of 'The Times,
Sida 13 - Syntax's (Dr.) Three Tours: In Search of the Picturesque, in Search of Consolation, and in Search of a Wife. With the whole of ROWLANDSON'S droll page Illustrations in Colours and a Life of the Author by JC HOTTEN.
Sida 527 - The Art of Amusing : A Collection of Graceful Arts, Games, Tricks, Puzzles, and Charades. By FRANK BELLEW.
Sida 24 - It was at Rome, on the 15th of October 1764, as I sat musing amidst the ruins of the Capitol, while the barefooted friars were singing vespers in the temple of Jupiter,* that the idea of writing the decline and fall of the city first started to my mind.
Sida 3 - Ben Jonson's Works. With Notes, Critical and Explanatory, and a Biographical Memoir by WILLIAM GIFFORD. Edited by Colonel CUNNINGHAM. Three Vols. Chapman's Works.
Sida 14 - The Choice Works of Mark Twain. Revised and Corrected throughout by the Author. With Life, Portrait, and numerous Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 7s. 6d.
Sida 11 - History of Our Own Times, from the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880. By JUSTIN MCCARTHY, MP Four Vols., demy 8vo, cloth extra, izs.
Sida 67 - I heard a great peer of this realm, and a learned, say, when he lived there was no king in Christendom had such a subject as Oxford.
Sida 92 - Non, dit-il, le parfait bonheur Ne se trouve point sur la terre. Pour le trouver, divin Voltaire, Sais-tu qu'il faut avoir un cœur? Grand philosophe sans morale, Toi qui te fais un dieu de l'or, Oses-tu nous chanter encor Les douceurs d'une vie innocente et frugale? Ma foi, qui m'oJTrirait ton lot Avec ton humeur incertaine, J'aimerais mieux celui d'un sot Vivant sans soucis et sans haine.