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... called " franco , " and divided into 100 " centesimi , " or centimes . The currency of Italy is now uniform for the whole kingdom , and is in paper money . Bank notes are issued for 1,000 lire , 500 , 250 , 100 , 50 , 20 , 5 , and 2 ...
... called " franco , " and divided into 100 " centesimi , " or centimes . The currency of Italy is now uniform for the whole kingdom , and is in paper money . Bank notes are issued for 1,000 lire , 500 , 250 , 100 , 50 , 20 , 5 , and 2 ...
Page xx
... called free ports . The Public Debt amounts to 404 millions . The collection of the revenue absorbs 25 per cent . of the returns . The annual imports and exports between Italy and England amount to about 8 and 34 millions sterling . The ...
... called free ports . The Public Debt amounts to 404 millions . The collection of the revenue absorbs 25 per cent . of the returns . The annual imports and exports between Italy and England amount to about 8 and 34 millions sterling . The ...
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... called it Augusta Taurinorum . The city crest is a Bull - taurus or toro . Few antiquities have been found . the tenth century the princes of the house of Savoy acquired it , and at length made it their seat , 1558 , when Duke Emanuele ...
... called it Augusta Taurinorum . The city crest is a Bull - taurus or toro . Few antiquities have been found . the tenth century the princes of the house of Savoy acquired it , and at length made it their seat , 1558 , when Duke Emanuele ...
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... called Fons Salutis ; in soft steatite rock . From here , up the Col de Jon , to Gressonay in 7 hours . The people live on polenta , potatoes , rye bread , milk and cheese . Chatillon ( population , 2,292 ) , so called from Chāteau d ...
... called Fons Salutis ; in soft steatite rock . From here , up the Col de Jon , to Gressonay in 7 hours . The people live on polenta , potatoes , rye bread , milk and cheese . Chatillon ( population , 2,292 ) , so called from Chāteau d ...
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... called , is in the direction of the Via Fla- minia , and up and down hill all the way , past a succession of picturesque towns and villages , and never far from the Mediterranean , with its beau- tiful winding bays and headlands on one ...
... called , is in the direction of the Via Fla- minia , and up and down hill all the way , past a succession of picturesque towns and villages , and never far from the Mediterranean , with its beau- tiful winding bays and headlands on one ...
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Page 212 - Thence to the gates cast round thine eye, and see What conflux issuing forth, or entering in, Praetors, proconsuls to their provinces Hasting, or on return, in robes of state ; Lictors and rods, the ensigns of their power, Legions and cohorts, turms of horse and wings ; Or embassies from regions far remote, In various habits, on the Appian road...
Page 204 - While stands the Coliseum, Rome shall stand ; (') " When falls the Coliseum, Rome shall fall ; " And when Rome falls — the World.
Page 49 - OSIER'S CHINA & CRYSTAL GLASS SERVICES, "The Visitor to London who leaves without seeing the Show Rooms of Messrs. OSLEB has missed one of the sights of the metropolis.
Page 41 - This first-rate Establishment, situated on the Villarroza Square, No. 5, has been entirely re-furnished with every modern comfort and luxury, and now offers the most desirable residence to English travellers visiting this fine climate.
Page 53 - We must now proceed to the two great poems which were produced at the end of the eleventh or beginning of the twelfth century.
Page 28 - But hark ! the cry is Astur : And lo ! the ranks divide ; And the great Lord of Luna Comes with his stately stride. Upon his ample shoulders Clangs loud the fourfold shield, And in his hand he shakes the brand Which none but he can wield.
Page 23 - The walls throughout, from the entrance to the apse, are covered with precious marbles, ananged in patterns of great beauty. The roof of the nave is divided longitudinally into three compartments, which prevents the awkwardness that is usually observed where windows of a semicircular form cut into a semi-circular vault. Here it is done as artistically as it could be done in the best Gothic vaults.
Page 208 - The imperial palace, compass huge and high The structure, skill of noblest architects, With gilded battlements, conspicuous far, Turrets, and terraces, and glittering spires.