Scenes in Europe: For the Amusement and Instruction of Little Tarry-at-home TravellersHarris and Son, 1821 - 108 pages |
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Page 63 - They crown'd him long ago On a throne of rocks, in a robe of clouds, With a diadem of snow.
Page 32 - Cossaques, may, perhaps, from the impression of former opinion, hesitate to credit their superiority in cavalry attacks ; but what body, armed with sabres, can resist a lance projecting above six feet beyond the horses...
Page 5 - John built a house expressly for the purpose, of an octagonal form, with eight doors and windows. He then placed a table of oak, of the same shape, in the middle, and when the next meeting took place, he desired each head of the different Groat families to enter at his own door and sit at the head of his own table. This happy and ingenious plan restored good feeling and a pleasant footing to the sensitive families, and gave to the good Dutchman's name an interest which it will carry with it forever.
Page 4 - ... and chieftainship) which increased to such a degree as would probably have proved fatal in its consequences, had not John de Groat, who appears to have acquired great knowledge of mankind, interfered. He expatiated on the comfort they had...
Page 93 - ... only being exempted from the general doom, on condition that they should change their religion. Charles, accompanied by his mother, beheld from a window of his palace this horrid massacre, which was chiefly conducted by the duke of Guise. The royal guards were ordered to be under arms at the close of...
Page 24 - ... wholly of their own manufacture ; but the cheapness of English goods has, in some degree, induced a partial use thereof. Canadian cloth is, however, still almost universally used ; and the gray capot of the habitant is the characteristic costume of the country.
Page 32 - The Cossaque is not first armed with the lance when he proceeds to war, or when he attains manhood : it is the toy of his infancy, and the constant exercise of his youth ; so that he wields it, although from 14 to 18 feet in length, with the address and freedom that the best swordsman in Europe would use his weapon.
Page 7 - When arrived at the spot where the whales are expected, a sailor is stationed at the mast head, and as soon as he discovers one of these enormous animals, the rest of the crew hoist out their boat, and row to the place where he directs. The harpooner stands at the prow of the boat, with a harpoon...