Descent of the Danube: From Ratisbon to Vienna, During the Autumn of 1827. With Anecdotes and Recollections, Historical and Legendary, of the Towns, Castles, Monasteries, &c., Upon the Banks of the River, and Their Inhabitants and Proprietors, Ancient and ModernJ. Duncan, 1828 - 320 páginas |
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Página vi - Ratisbon, a journey perfectly agreeable, down the Danube, in one of those little vessels, that they very properly call wooden houses, having in them almost all the conveniences of a palace, stoves in the chambers, kitchens, etc. They are rowed by twelve men each, and move with an incredible swiftness, that in the same day you have the pleasure of a vast variety of prospects; and within a few hours...
Página 279 - ... spell-bound, but when his gathered fury at last found vent, the wrath of the whirlwind was less terrible. He seized the poor old monk by the throat, and upon his firm refusal to reveal the retreat of the culprits, dashed him to the earth, had him bound hand and foot, and flung into a pit beneath an iron grating in the floor of the donjon or keep of the castle. Tearing, like an infuriated Pasha, 'his very beard for ire...
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