A Hand-book for Travellers in Southern Germany: Being a Guide to Bavaria, Austria, Tyrol, Salzburg, Syria, &c., the Austrian and Bavarian Alps ...J. Murray, 1844 - 486 pages |
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Page 166 - Bella gerant alii: tu, felix Austria, nube: Nam quae Mars aliis, dat tibi regna Venus.
Page 209 - The variety of the scenery, the verdure of the meadows and trees, the depths of the valleys, the altitude of the mountains, the clearness and grandeur of the rivers and lakes, give it, I think, a decided superiority over Switzerland, and the people are far more agreeable.
Page 245 - No,' was returned in an authoritative tone of voice, by one who, like the first speaker, seemed the inhabitant of some upper region. The Bavarian detachment halted, and sent to the general for orders; when presently was heard the terrible signal, 'In the name of the Holy Trinity, cut all loose!
Page 268 - Tal, ch' ogni vista ne sarebbe schiva. Qual è quella ruina, che nel fianco Di qua da Trento l'Adice percosse, O per tremuoto o per sostegno manco; Che da cima del monte, onde si mosse, Al piano è sì la roccia discoscesa, Ch'alcuna via darebbe a chi su fosse, Cotal di quel burrato era la scesa.
Page 250 - Whether we consider the boldness of the design, the difficulties of its execution from the great height and exposure to storms and avalanches, or the grandeur of the scenery through which it passes, the route of the Stelvio is the most remarkable in Europe.
Page 44 - Susanna in the other room ; but whether the ground of this picture has been repainted, or the white horse, which was certainly intended to make the mass of light broader, has lost its brightness, at present the Christ makes a disagreeable string of light.
Page 434 - ... from it filled the whole interior, and fell in drops from the ceiling. The dim light, partially admitted through one or two very small windows, was barely able to penetrate this dense atmosphere. It was therefore only by degrees that I discovered in the midst of the basin a crowd of bathers, male and female, of the very lowest order, promiscuously intermingled — the former stark naked, except a slight vestment round the loins, the women in not much ampler garb, but partially covered by their...
Page 276 - The pass is rocky and tremendous, guarded by the fortress of Covalo, in possession of the empress queen, and only fit, one should think, to be inhabited by her eagles. There is no attaining this exalted hold but by the means of a cord let down many * Ariosto, Orlando Furioso. — Canto 7, stanza 32. fathoms by the soldiers, who live in dens and caverns, which serve also...
Page 45 - If we consider the fruitfulness of invention which is discovered in this work, or the skill which is shown in composing such an infinite number of figures, or the art of the distribution of...
Page 44 - This gives great coldness to the effect, and is so contrary to nature and the practice of those painters with whose works he was surrounded, that we cannot help wondering how he fell into this mistake. His naked figures appear to be of a much harder substance than flesh, though his outline is far from cutting, or the light not united with the shade, which are the most common causes of hardness ; but it appears to me, that in the present instance the hardness of manner proceeds from the softness and...