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Page 51
... finest harbors of the continent , well worthy of attention even from those who are soon to see the more - interesting shores of the Old World . Bound for Europe direct , now , Sable Island , if seen at all , may be safely set down as ...
... finest harbors of the continent , well worthy of attention even from those who are soon to see the more - interesting shores of the Old World . Bound for Europe direct , now , Sable Island , if seen at all , may be safely set down as ...
Page 65
... finest in the world ) and immense and formidable fortifications , may be caught , as also of the distant heights which relieve the low character of the coast . After Cherbourg the next point made is Cape Levi , showing the peculiarity ...
... finest in the world ) and immense and formidable fortifications , may be caught , as also of the distant heights which relieve the low character of the coast . After Cherbourg the next point made is Cape Levi , showing the peculiarity ...
Page 66
... finest in France , with its long pier , light - house at end , and other charac- teristics before noted as common to all French Chan- nel ports . Here ( at the mouth of the Seine ) a splen- did old city presents itself , with a strange ...
... finest in France , with its long pier , light - house at end , and other charac- teristics before noted as common to all French Chan- nel ports . Here ( at the mouth of the Seine ) a splen- did old city presents itself , with a strange ...
Page 80
... finest scenery of the whole route is enjoyed , the road having just enough elevation to keep the pulse exhilarated , and the whole range of the Kerry Mountains coming into full view , with the Black Valley , the Gap of Dunloe and the ...
... finest scenery of the whole route is enjoyed , the road having just enough elevation to keep the pulse exhilarated , and the whole range of the Kerry Mountains coming into full view , with the Black Valley , the Gap of Dunloe and the ...
Page 83
... finest mediæval ruins in Ireland , standing near the eastern side of Mucross Lake ( Middle ) , with an ivy - grown square tower of wonderful beauty ; the tombs of O'Don- oghue , McCarthy More and other kings of Munster yet remaining in ...
... finest mediæval ruins in Ireland , standing near the eastern side of Mucross Lake ( Middle ) , with an ivy - grown square tower of wonderful beauty ; the tombs of O'Don- oghue , McCarthy More and other kings of Munster yet remaining in ...
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Page 73 - On this I ponder, where'er I wander, And thus grow fonder, sweet Cork, of thee ; With thy bells of Shandon that sound so grand on The pleasant waters of the River Lee.
Page 418 - ... Boston philosopher of the last century, whose visit to Philadelphia is still remembered in that city,) set himself at work to contrive a limb which should take the place of the one he had lost, fulfilling its functions and counterfeiting its aspect so far as possible. The result was the " Palmer leg," one of the most unquestionable triumphs of American ingenuity. Its victorious march has been unimpeded by any serious obs'tacle since it first stepped into public notice. The inventor was introduced...