The Official Guide to the South Eastern Railway, and the Royal Mail Route to Paris, India, and the ColoniesCassell, 1893 - 336 pàgines |
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Pàgina 131 - 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.
Pàgina 168 - On either side, the banks of the Medway, covered with corn-fields and pastures, with here and there a windmill, or a distant church, stretched away as far as the eye could see, presenting a rich and varied landscape, rendered more beautiful by the changing shadows which passed swiftly across it, as the thin and halfformed clouds skimmed away in the light of the morning sun.
Pàgina 30 - ... over the heath. Some of these cabins were movable, and were carried on sledges from one part of the common to another. To these huts men of fashion, wearied with the din and smoke of London, sometimes came in the summer to breathe fresh air, and to catch a glimpse of rural life. During the season a kind of fair was daily held near the fountain.
Pàgina 125 - Vanished is the ancient splendor, and before my dreamy eye Wave these mingling shapes and figures, like a faded tapestry. Not thy Councils, not thy Kaisers, win for thee the world's regard, But thy painter, Albrecht Diirer, and Hans Sachs, thy cobbler-bard.
Pàgina 173 - CASSELL'S TIME TABLES may be safely recommended to all intent upon a railway journey, as the clearly-tabulated routes and the useful maps of the suburban and provincial railway systems which they contain will enable the passenger to select the train required without the slightest difficulty or uncertainty.
Pàgina 173 - Dim grow its fancies, Forgotten they lie ; Like coals in the ashes, They darken and die. Song sinks into silence, The story is told, The windows are darkened, The hearthstone is cold.
Pàgina 138 - Taunton, and proceed the next day, an arrangement which conduces largely to the comfort of invalids and others to whom a lengthened railway journey is objectionable. FAMILY CARRIAGES (with lavatories and other conveniences), containing compartments for servants, can be...
Pàgina 30 - During the season a kind of fair was daily held near the fountain. The wives and daughters of the Kentish farmers came from the neighbouring villages with cream, cherries, wheatears, and quails. To chaffer with them, to flirt with them, to praise their straw hats and tight heels, was a refreshing pastime to voluptuaries sick of the airs of actresses and maids of honour.