The Idler in Italy, Volume 1Baudry's European Library, 1839 - 408 pages |
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... Gardens - By- ron introduces Mr. Barry , the Banker - Doria Palace - Byron's proposed Plot for a Tragedy on Andrea Doria - Account of the Countess Guiccioli , by Mr. Barry - Byron and the Gambas - Affair at Pisa - Reflections on Byron's ...
... Gardens - By- ron introduces Mr. Barry , the Banker - Doria Palace - Byron's proposed Plot for a Tragedy on Andrea Doria - Account of the Countess Guiccioli , by Mr. Barry - Byron and the Gambas - Affair at Pisa - Reflections on Byron's ...
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... gardens in front of my abode . I have just returned from a visit to my old friend the Baron Denon , who was , as all my French acquaintances profess them- selves to be , " charmed to see me . " I like this warmth of manner , even though ...
... gardens in front of my abode . I have just returned from a visit to my old friend the Baron Denon , who was , as all my French acquaintances profess them- selves to be , " charmed to see me . " I like this warmth of manner , even though ...
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... gardens . 3rd . La cuisine française has greatly degenerated even within my memory . The judges of the culinary art of l'ancien régime , declare that the parvenue noblesse of Napoleon's creation destroyed it , by bringing into vogue the ...
... gardens . 3rd . La cuisine française has greatly degenerated even within my memory . The judges of the culinary art of l'ancien régime , declare that the parvenue noblesse of Napoleon's creation destroyed it , by bringing into vogue the ...
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... garden and pleasure grounds at Ferney , have nothing re- markable ; except it be a trellissed walk , planned by Voltaire , with openings like windows in the sides , to admit views of the fine scenery around . This was his favourite ...
... garden and pleasure grounds at Ferney , have nothing re- markable ; except it be a trellissed walk , planned by Voltaire , with openings like windows in the sides , to admit views of the fine scenery around . This was his favourite ...
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... garden . After laying down my pen , I took several turns in a berceau , or covered walk of acacias , which commands a prospect of the country , the lake , and the mountains . The air was temperate , the sky was serene , the silver orb ...
... garden . After laying down my pen , I took several turns in a berceau , or covered walk of acacias , which commands a prospect of the country , the lake , and the mountains . The air was temperate , the sky was serene , the silver orb ...
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