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... ( Stat . ) , where the rail leaves the plain , is RIVOLI , a small town ( population , 5,672 ) , with a castle in which King Vittorio Amadeo died in 1732 , after his abdication . Rail from Turin , 73 miles , in 30 minutes . Ambrogio ( Stat ...
... ( Stat . ) , where the rail leaves the plain , is RIVOLI , a small town ( population , 5,672 ) , with a castle in which King Vittorio Amadeo died in 1732 , after his abdication . Rail from Turin , 73 miles , in 30 minutes . Ambrogio ( Stat ...
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... ( Stat . ) , population , 1,242 , where the line to Alessandria and Genoa parts off . Villastellone ( Stat . ) , population , 2,564 , near Carignano , on the Po , which gives a dukedom to the royal house . Population , 7,912 . It has ...
... ( Stat . ) , population , 1,242 , where the line to Alessandria and Genoa parts off . Villastellone ( Stat . ) , population , 2,564 , near Carignano , on the Po , which gives a dukedom to the royal house . Population , 7,912 . It has ...
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... ( Stat . ) , on the Macra . Popula- tion , 17,000 . A town containing two churches , a theatre , the Taffini Palace ( painted by Molineri or Carracino ) , and a triumphal arch erected when Victor Amadeo married Christine of France ...
... ( Stat . ) , on the Macra . Popula- tion , 17,000 . A town containing two churches , a theatre , the Taffini Palace ( painted by Molineri or Carracino ) , and a triumphal arch erected when Victor Amadeo married Christine of France ...
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... ( Stat . ) , population , 10,000 , and its royal castle , of large red brick , a favourite seat of the King's , on the Po . At Trofarello ( Stat . ) , population , 1,242 , we leave the Cuneo line . The Superga and the Alps to the north ...
... ( Stat . ) , population , 10,000 , and its royal castle , of large red brick , a favourite seat of the King's , on the Po . At Trofarello ( Stat . ) , population , 1,242 , we leave the Cuneo line . The Superga and the Alps to the north ...
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... ( Stat . ) , as in Route 3. For Savona see page 21 . Leaving Alessandria , the next station on the main line , is Frugarolo ( Stat . ) , population , 2,494 , near which is the richly endowed Benedictine Abbey of Bosco , with its ...
... ( Stat . ) , as in Route 3. For Savona see page 21 . Leaving Alessandria , the next station on the main line , is Frugarolo ( Stat . ) , population , 2,494 , near which is the richly endowed Benedictine Abbey of Bosco , with its ...
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Page 275 - Proprietor. — A new establishment, -*~^ in an open and airy situation, close to the Railway Station. Large and small apartments, scrupulously clean. Table d'Hote at 11 and 6 o'clock. Moderate charges. Chanibery is the route to India by "Mont Cenis," now recommended to families and tourists.
Page 216 - West's perusal. Imprimis, a house, being in circumference a quarter of a mile, two feet and an inch; the said house containing the following particulars, to wit, a great room. Item, another great room; item, a bigger room; item, another room; item, a vast room; item, a sixth of the same; a seventh ditto; an eighth as before; a ninth as abovesaid; a tenth (See No.
Page 168 - Musical ever ; while from yon blue hills Dim in the clouds, the radiant aqueducts Turn their innumerable arches o'er The spacious desert, brightening in the sun, Proud and more proud in their august approach High o'er irriguous vales and woods and towns, Glide the soft whispering waters in the wind, And here united pour their silver streams Among the figured rocks, in murmuring falls, Musical ever.
Page 55 - 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 150 - Horribly beautiful! but on the verge, From side to side, beneath the glittering morn An Iris sits, amidst the infernal surge, Like Hope upon a death-bed, and, unworn Its steady dyes, while all around is torn By the distracted waters, bears serene Its brilliant hues with all their beams unshorn; Resembling, 'mid the torture of the scene, Love watching Madness with unalterable mien.
Page 135 - There it was that I found and visited the famous Galileo grown old, a prisoner to the Inquisition for thinking in astronomy otherwise than the Franciscan and Dominican licensers thought.
Page 173 - I never can realize the idea that it is the work of man. You strive to distinguish the ceiling as little as the canopy of heaven. You lose your way in St. Peter's, you take a walk in it, and ramble till you are quite tired; when divine service is performed and chanted there, you are not aware of it till you come quite close.
Page 278 - HOTEL PENSION VICTORIA Finest situation, near the English Garden. Splendid view on the Lake and the Alps. Very moderate prices. No charge for light and attendance. Omnibus at the Station.
Page 70 - Gondolier," It glides along the water looking blackly, Just like a coffin clapt in a canoe, Where none can make out what you say or do.
Page 150 - Lo ! where it comes like an eternity, As if to sweep down all things in its track, Charming the eye with dread — a matchless cataract...