Travels in South Europe: From Modern Writers, with Remarks and Observations, Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Division of the GlobeHarvey and Darton, 1821 - 360 Seiten |
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Seite 286 - And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely ; who having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
Seite 285 - For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you: not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
Seite 286 - God, and the prisoners were listening to them ; and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison-house were shaken : and immediately all the doors were opened ; and every one's bands were loosed.
Seite 291 - Long spangled robes, open in front, with pantaloons embroidered in gold and silver, and covered by a profusion of pearls and precious stones, displayed their persons to great advantage ; but were so heavy, as actually to encumber their motion and almost to impede their walking. Their hair hung in loose and very thick tresses, on each side their cheeks; falling quite down to the waist, and covering their shoulders behind.
Seite 126 - In his antichamber, a prelate in full robes is always in waiting, and when the bell rings, the door of the pontifical apartment opens, and the Pope is seen in a chair of state with a little table before him. The person presented kneels once at the threshold, again in the middle of the room, and lastly, at the feet of the Pontiff, who, according to circumstances, allows him to kiss the cross embroidered on his shoes, or presents his hand to raise him. The pontiff then converses with him a short time,...
Seite 159 - The magnitude of the cross hanging as if self-supported, and like a vast meteor streaming in the air; the blaze that it pours forth ; the mixture of light and shade cast on the pillars, arches, statues and altars; the crowd of spectators placed in all the different attitudes of curiosity, wonder and devotion ; the processions with their banners and crosses gliding successively...
Seite 146 - The Roman Forum now lay extended before us, a scene in the ages of Roman greatness of unparalleled splendor and magnificence. It was bordered on both sides with temples, and lined with statues. It terminated in triumphal arches, and was bounded here by the Palatine hill with the imperial residence glittering on its summit, and there by the Capitol, with its ascending ranges of porticos and of temples.
Seite 291 - Here, through two small gimlet-holes, bored for the purpose, they beheld very distinctly the features of the women, whom, they described as possessing extraordinary beauty. Three of the four were Georgians, having dark complexions and very long dark hair; but the fourth was, remarkably fair, and her hair, also of singular length and thickness, was of a flaxen colour; neither were their teeth dyed black, as those of Turkish women, generally are. The Swedish gentleman said, he was almost...
Seite 289 - It is exactly such an apartment as the best painters of scenic decoration would have selected, to afford a striking idea of the pomp, the seclusion, and the magnificence, of the Ottoman court The stage is best suited for its representation; and therefore the reader is requested to have the stage in his imagination while it is described.
Seite 144 - As the traveller advances over the dreary wilds of the Campagna, where not one object occurs to awaken his attention, he has time to recover from the surprise and agitation which the first view of Rome seldom fails to excite in liberal and ingenuous minds.