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“Melrose is the finest remaining specimen of Gothic architecture in Scotland. Some of the sculptured flowers in the cloister arches are remarkably beautiful and delicate, and the two windows - the south and east oriels - are of a lightness and grace of execution really surprising.”

Book:Views A-foot: Or, Europe Seen with Knapsack and Staff

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Views A-foot: Or, Europe Seen with Knapsack and Staff

This book offers a unique perspective on European travel, focusing on the author's personal experiences and observations as they traverse the continent on foot. The narrative includes vivid descriptions of natural scenery, local customs, and the historical significance of various destinations. The author's use of a knapsack and staff as companions adds a sense of adventure and self-reliance to the travelogue. more

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Bayard Taylor

Bayard Taylor was an American poet, essayist, and translator. Born on January 11, 1825, in Nova Scotia, Canada, Taylor's early life was marked by his family's move to the United States. He is known for his romantic poetry and translations from various languages, including Latin, Greek, and German. Taylor's work often reflected his deep appreciation for nature and his travels, which included extensive tours of Europe. He died on December 19, 1878. more

“Oh! what waves of crime and bloodshed have swept like the waves of a deluge down the valley of the Rhine! War has laid his mailed hand on those desolate towers and ruthlessly torn down what time has spared, yet he could not mar the beauty of the shore, nor could Time himself hurl down the mountains that guard it.”

War Hands Crime Mountain Wave Shore Valleys Towers Mars Torn Bloodshed Desolate Deluge

Book:views a-foot

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“So far as female beauty is concerned, the Circassian women have no superiors. They have preserved in their mountain home the purity of the Grecian models, and still display the perfect physical loveliness, whose type has descended to us in the Venus de Medici.”

Stills Home Perfect Type Mountain Models Concerned Female Superiors Purity Display Venus Loveliness Female Beauty Male Beauty

Book:The Lands of the Saracen: Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain

Source: The Lands of the Saracen: Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain

“The native Jewish families in Jerusalem, as well as those in other parts of Palestine, present a marked difference to the Jews of Europe and America. They possess the same physical characteristics - the dark, oblong eye, the prominent nose, the strongly-marked cheek and jaw - but in the latter, these traits have become harsh and coarse.”