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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... arms with the Gauls and Romans.1 The final results were easily to be foreseen . They fell beneath the power which had subjugated the civilised world ; and , as the distinguished Swiss historian , M. Vulliemin , has well said , the ...
... arms with the Gauls and Romans.1 The final results were easily to be foreseen . They fell beneath the power which had subjugated the civilised world ; and , as the distinguished Swiss historian , M. Vulliemin , has well said , the ...
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... arms , The epithet ' Noble , ' which I am obliged frequently to employ , was placed before the name of a noble family which had no other title , such as Baron , & c . turned towards the south , supports the rose window , VAUD , BERNE ...
... arms , The epithet ' Noble , ' which I am obliged frequently to employ , was placed before the name of a noble family which had no other title , such as Baron , & c . turned towards the south , supports the rose window , VAUD , BERNE ...
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... arms as his adversary . The classification of these is carefully set forth in the Commen- taries . The nobles were to fight on horseback , and armed cap - à - pié ; the bourgeois on foot with sword , staff , and dagger ; the peasants ...
... arms as his adversary . The classification of these is carefully set forth in the Commen- taries . The nobles were to fight on horseback , and armed cap - à - pié ; the bourgeois on foot with sword , staff , and dagger ; the peasants ...
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... arms . The banners of the five quarters of the town of Lausanne were arranged in the following order : the Bourg , the Cité , the Palud , the Pont , St. Laurent . From time to time , reviews or monstres were ordered by the bailiff ; and ...
... arms . The banners of the five quarters of the town of Lausanne were arranged in the following order : the Bourg , the Cité , the Palud , the Pont , St. Laurent . From time to time , reviews or monstres were ordered by the bailiff ; and ...
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... arms of Montfaucon , and the motto : ' Si qua fata sinant . ' The room is a fine specimen of Renaissance treatment . The ceiling , of rare magnificence , is adorned with the emblazoned arms of Mont- faucon , and the mystical Alpha and ...
... arms of Montfaucon , and the motto : ' Si qua fata sinant . ' The room is a fine specimen of Renaissance treatment . The ceiling , of rare magnificence , is adorned with the emblazoned arms of Mont- faucon , and the mystical Alpha and ...
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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 - A small green isle, it seem'd no more, Scarce broader than my dungeon floor, 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 3 - I am thus far (kept by stress of weather) on my way back to Diodati (near Geneva) from a voyage in my boat round the Lake ; and I enclose you a sprig of Gibbon's Acacia and some rose-leaves from his garden, which, with part of his house, I have just seen. You will find honorable mention, in his Life, made of this " Acacia ", when he walked out on the night of concluding his history.
Sida 8 - 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 ix - A Historical Inquiry concerning Henry Hudson, his Friends, Relatives, and Early Life, his Connection with the Muscovy Company, and Discovery of Delaware Bay.
Sida 69 - 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 89 - O maison d'Aristippe,' etc., had been imparted as a secret to the gentleman by whom I was introduced. He allowed me to read it twice ; I knew it by heart ; and as my discretion was not equal to my memory, the author was soon displeased by the circulation of a, copy.