Familiar Allusions: A Hand-book of Miscellaneous Information, Including the Names of Celebrated Statues, Paintings, Palaces, Country-seats, Ruins, Churches, Ships, Streets, Clubs, Natural Curiosities, and the Like |
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Abbey ancient arches Bavaria Bayard Taylor beautiful brated bridge British building built Byron called Carlyle Castle cathedral Cave cele celebrated century chapel Christ church Club contains Court derives its name dome Duke edifice England erected famous Fergusson finest Flemish painter Florence formerly fortress France French fresco Gallery Garden George Ticknor Hall Hans Memling Hill Hillard Holy House Italy Jameson John John Evelyn King known land London Lord Louvre Madonna magnificent mansion marble ment miles monument mountain Museum N. P. Willis noted painted palace Palazzo Paris Park Peter Peter Paul Rubens Piazza picture Pitti Palace Pope prison Raphael Sanzio river rock Roman Rome royal ruins Santa scene Scotland sculpture seat ship square stands statue stone Street Taine tavern temple theatre tion Titian tomb tower Trans ture Uffizi Vatican Venice Villa Virgin W. D. Howells walls well-known