A Satchel Guide for the Vacation Tourist in EuropeHoughton Mifflin Company, 1881 - Europe A Compact itinerary of the British isles, Belgium and Holland, Germany and the Rhine, Switzerland, France, Austria, and Italy. |
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... spire , a groin and a gable . " There is nothing better worth seeing in Eu- rope than the great cathedrals , but one cannot in any true sense see them unless he knows at least the alpha- bet of Gothic . If he will read Parker's ...
... spire , a groin and a gable . " There is nothing better worth seeing in Eu- rope than the great cathedrals , but one cannot in any true sense see them unless he knows at least the alpha- bet of Gothic . If he will read Parker's ...
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... spire has luckily escaped and retains its mediæval beauty . The Parliament House should be visited for the " Great Hall , " with its carved oaken roof and its statues and portraits . John Knox's House ( built in 1490 ) , Moray House ...
... spire has luckily escaped and retains its mediæval beauty . The Parliament House should be visited for the " Great Hall , " with its carved oaken roof and its statues and portraits . John Knox's House ( built in 1490 ) , Moray House ...
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... spires group most picturesquely , and are well contrasted by the surround- ing foliage . " Peterborough to Ely and Cambridge . A railway ride of 30 miles ( 65. 3d . , 5s . , 25. 5 d . ) brings us to Ely ( Hotels : Lamb , Bell ; Angel ...
... spires group most picturesquely , and are well contrasted by the surround- ing foliage . " Peterborough to Ely and Cambridge . A railway ride of 30 miles ( 65. 3d . , 5s . , 25. 5 d . ) brings us to Ely ( Hotels : Lamb , Bell ; Angel ...
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... spires " are visible for miles around . There was a nunnery here as early as the 9th century , which was destroyed by the ... spire of the latter originally belonged to the old monastic church . St. Michael's Church is one of the largest ...
... spires " are visible for miles around . There was a nunnery here as early as the 9th century , which was destroyed by the ... spire of the latter originally belonged to the old monastic church . St. Michael's Church is one of the largest ...
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... spire 237 feet high , built ( 1664–1667 ) to replace one that was blown down in 1664. The ancient stone pulpit is re- markable for its beauty . The third of " the three tall spires " of Coventry is that of Christ Church , mentioned ...
... spire 237 feet high , built ( 1664–1667 ) to replace one that was blown down in 1664. The ancient stone pulpit is re- markable for its beauty . The third of " the three tall spires " of Coventry is that of Christ Church , mentioned ...
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