The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pöllnitz: Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia Thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &c. in Letters to His Friend: Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; But the Characters of the Principal Persons in Several Courts ...Daniel Browne, at the Black Swan, without Temple-Bar, 1738 - Europe |
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... moft of my Time in the Regent's Antichamber , and now and then went for Recreation to the Houfe of Madame de R- , whom I have not had the Honour of men- tioning to you for a good while , but my Paffion was now grown cool , fo that all ...
... moft of my Time in the Regent's Antichamber , and now and then went for Recreation to the Houfe of Madame de R- , whom I have not had the Honour of men- tioning to you for a good while , but my Paffion was now grown cool , fo that all ...
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... moft re- markable great Gate , all of Brafs , over which there are feveral Scripture Paffages , reprefented in Baffo - Relievo of very nice Workmanship . The Epifcopal Palace has nothing extraordinary . The prefent Bishop is of the ...
... moft re- markable great Gate , all of Brafs , over which there are feveral Scripture Paffages , reprefented in Baffo - Relievo of very nice Workmanship . The Epifcopal Palace has nothing extraordinary . The prefent Bishop is of the ...
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... moft powerful Sovereigns ; and I think that , except- ing the Palace of the Tuilleries , there's none fo big . Yet for all this it has one Defect , common to the Palaces of all Sovereigns , it having been built at feveral Times , and ...
... moft powerful Sovereigns ; and I think that , except- ing the Palace of the Tuilleries , there's none fo big . Yet for all this it has one Defect , common to the Palaces of all Sovereigns , it having been built at feveral Times , and ...
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... moft fplendid . You will judge that no Coft is fpar'd , the Decorations , Machines , Habits and every Thing being equally noble , and well contriv'd . Upon the Days that any Feaft is celebrated at Court , as Birth - days and the like ...
... moft fplendid . You will judge that no Coft is fpar'd , the Decorations , Machines , Habits and every Thing being equally noble , and well contriv'd . Upon the Days that any Feaft is celebrated at Court , as Birth - days and the like ...
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... moft Magnificence , but the only one that I fhall fpeak of now is the Elector's . The first Room at the Entrance is very fine , confidering its Ex- tent , but not much adorn'd , being altogether bare white Walls , fo that only the ...
... moft Magnificence , but the only one that I fhall fpeak of now is the Elector's . The first Room at the Entrance is very fine , confidering its Ex- tent , but not much adorn'd , being altogether bare white Walls , fo that only the ...
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