An Autumn Near the Rhine: Or, Sketches of Courts, Society, Scenery, &c. in Some of the German States Bordering on the RhineLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818 - 524 sider |
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Side 18
... . summed up by the substantial roast meat . Every lady - and gentleman have their decanter of light Rhenish or Burgundy before them , which they drink without ceremony ; and the more GRAND DUKE OF HESSE . 19 precious wines are handed.
... . summed up by the substantial roast meat . Every lady - and gentleman have their decanter of light Rhenish or Burgundy before them , which they drink without ceremony ; and the more GRAND DUKE OF HESSE . 19 precious wines are handed.
Side 27
... lady fell , as if involuntarily , into conversation in her own language , with a volubility that obliged me to con- fess , in French , my inability to keep pace with her . Surrounded by ladies , who had all the flaunty air of a modern ...
... lady fell , as if involuntarily , into conversation in her own language , with a volubility that obliged me to con- fess , in French , my inability to keep pace with her . Surrounded by ladies , who had all the flaunty air of a modern ...
Side 32
... ladies and gentlemen of their suites . The two Princesses then made the tour of the circle , in the ordinary style , commencing with the ladies , among whom youth and virginity often gives the privilege of a conde- scending kiss , while ...
... ladies and gentlemen of their suites . The two Princesses then made the tour of the circle , in the ordinary style , commencing with the ladies , among whom youth and virginity often gives the privilege of a conde- scending kiss , while ...
Side 33
... ladies , all partaking this national passion , readily overlooked the inconve- nience of a paved floor , which required toes unplagued with corns to be at all sup- portable ; and the boots and spurs of the officers in full uniform were ...
... ladies , all partaking this national passion , readily overlooked the inconve- nience of a paved floor , which required toes unplagued with corns to be at all sup- portable ; and the boots and spurs of the officers in full uniform were ...
Side 36
... Lady of Honour of the Grand Duchess of Hesse , in the Bosquet , or public English Garden , one of the principal ornaments and re- sources of the elegant little Capital . Half the towns of consequence , in Germany , have something ...
... Lady of Honour of the Grand Duchess of Hesse , in the Bosquet , or public English Garden , one of the principal ornaments and re- sources of the elegant little Capital . Half the towns of consequence , in Germany , have something ...
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admiration amusement appear Baden bank BATTLE OF HANAU beauty Berg-strasse BESSUNGEN Bingen brother Bruchsal capital Carlsruhe Castle Cathedral character church circle Cologne Count Court crowned curious Darmstadt dignity dirty Duke of Hesse Duke of Nassau Elector Elector of Hesse Emperor English fair favourite florins forest Frankfort French gardens Gericht German German language give gloomy Goar Gothic grace Grand Duchess Grand Duchy Grand Duke half Hanau handsome Heidelberg honour inhabitants interest lady leagues little town Ludwigsburg Lutheran Majesty Manheim Margrave Margravine massy Mayence ment moun mountains Murg Neckar neighbours noble Odenwald officers palace passed peasants picturesque present Prince Prince Primate Princess Prussian ranks residence Rhenish Rhine Rhingau river road rocks round Royal ruins saloon scene Seeheim side sometimes Sovereign striking Stutgard table d'hôte tains taste Theatre tion tower tribunal troops valley village vineyards walls wild wine Wirtemberg wood young
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Side 158 - But o'er the twilight groves and dusky caves, Long-sounding aisles and intermingled graves, Black Melancholy sits, and round her throws A death-like silence, and a dread repose : Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene, Shades every flower, and darkens every green ; Deepens the murmur of the falling floods, And breathes a browner horror on the woods.
Side 296 - The castled Crag of Drachenfels Frowns o'er the wide and winding Rhine, Whose breast of waters broadly swells Between the banks which bear the vine ; And hills all rich with blossomed trees, And fields which promise corn and wine, And scattered cities crowning these, Whose far white walls along them shine, Have strewed a scene, which I should see With double joy wert thou with me.
Side 296 - Tis with the thankful glance of parting praise; More mighty spots may rise, more glaring shine, But none unite in one attaching maze The brilliant, fair...
Side 311 - And they believe him !— oh ! the lover may Distrust that look which steals his soul away ; — The babe may cease to think that it can play With heaven's rainbow ;— alchymists may doubt The shining gold their crucible gives out ; — But Faith, fanatic Faith, once wedded fast To some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last.
Side 218 - Her pure and eloquent blood Spoke in her cheeks, and so distinctly wrought, That one might almost say her body thought.
Side 231 - Another age shall see the golden ear Imbrown the slope, and nod on the parterre, Deep harvests bury all his pride has plann'd, And laughing Ceres reassume the land.
Side 327 - Saloon, which occupy the gay world till dinner, two or three. This last-mentioned place of rendezvous is the great centre of attraction ; and, with the exception of much more gaiety, more avowed vice, and the absence of all pretence at rational resources, acts the part of the library at an English watering-place. The Redoubt is a large handsome building, the ground-floor open, with a colonnade in front, appropriated to prints, toy-shops, &c.
Side 141 - His eldest son has, perhaps, held a commission in the army — Mrs. Post-mistress has been, or is yet a beauty — or he has a fine family of little ones, who, in such case, frequently adorn the walls of the saloon, and whom I have seen appear in their best dresses after dinner, as if their company must be as interesting to the guests as that of the children of a friend. If the sons and daughters dine at table...
Side 289 - The expenses are so great that a capital of three or four hundred thousand florins is considered necessary to undertake a raft. Their navigation is a matter of considerable skill, owing to the abrupt windings, the rocks, and shallows of the river; and some years ago the secret was thought to be monopolised by a boatman of Riidesheim and his sons.
Side 99 - After proceeding up the valley for some distance, we crossed the fields, gradually ascending a hill, from whence the wild, rich, scenes of the Odenwald with their forests and mountains lay before us as far as the eye could reach. We appeared now in an entirely new world. The...