A Hand Book for Travellers in Ireland: Descriptive of Its Scenery, Towns, Seats, Antiquities, Etc. ; with Various Statistical Tables Also an Outline of Its Mineral Structure, a Brief View of Its Botany, and Information for Anglers |
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Page 200 - We found it to be a parallelogram, of about a mile in length, and half a mile in breadth, including within its area the strong village of Ferozeshah ; the shorter sides looking towards the Sutlej and Moodkee, and the longer towards Ferozepore and the open country.
Page 313 - Soc., v. 14, p. 395. 57 was the lake Koorket, or Pandookund, we did not enter the mausoleum of Sheikh Chillee, a handsome edifice, with a dome of white marble, enclosed in a large fortified court-yard, but passed it, and proceeded at once to the Pandookund. As well as I can judge, it is about one mile in length, and half a mile in width. In the centre is an island 235 paces in breadth, connected with the shore on each side by two ancient bridges, 235 paces in length each, which, I was informed, are...
Page 231 - I say, can surpass, in richness and beauty, the view from the bridge, when at evening, the deep woods, and the grey castle, and the still river, are left in shade ; while the sun streaming up the valley, gilds all the softer slopes and swells that lie opposite.
Page 19 - In the interior are two courts, divided from each other by the centre pile, which is one hundred feet broad, and runs from north to south the whole depth of the building. The south, or sea front, is composed of pavilions at each end, joined by arcades, and united to the centre. It is finished in the Doric order, with an entablature, and bold projecting cornice.
Page 72 - ... enclose a plain on which armies might encamp, and castellated clouds hang round the heights of the glorious amphitheatre, while the sky-roof is clear, and as if in its centre, the refulgent sun. "Tis the plain called
Page 27 - This church is situated in Church-street, a short distance from the Law Courts ; and before the year 1700 was the only one on the north side of the Liffey ; and was well adapted for hearing. The choir became ruinous, and was taken down in 1824, but the steeple, which is of modern erection, remains. The organ is the same on which the great Handel used to perform when in Dublin. St. Audoen's, or St.
Page 93 - I have seen excavated in the side of a bank, could not attract so many visitors. I and two young men who followed me, found it a very tight fit when crouched together in it : at the further end there is a sort of pillow and peculiar excavation made for the saint's head ; and the whole of the interior is tattooed with the initials of such as have adventured to come in.
Page 18 - ... pillars, and lighted by twelve large windows. An entablature is carried round the summit of the lantern, and on this appears to rest a magnificent dome. Beneath the portico of the south or principal front, is a semicircular recess, in the centre of which is the doorway, leading to the hall of the courts, which is beneath the dome, and which, in term time, exhibits an extraordinary air of bustle and confusion. At the extremities of the diameters, passing through the four cardinal points, are the...
Page 29 - ... and has in the centre four Doric semi-columns supporting a pediment, and at the extremities coupled pilasters. There are two stories, the windows of both of which have carved architraves, and are circular-headed. At the west end stands a tower, containing the belfry, in which is only one bell. The original intention was to erect a steeple and spire; but the idea appears to have been totally abandoned of late. The interior, which is about eighty feet by fifty, is remarkably imposing, and exhibits...
Page 16 - Sundays and holidays excepted, from eight to two. The privilege of reading here is granted to Graduates upon taking the library oath, and to strangers who have been introduced to the Provost and Senior Fellows, on their taking the same oath.* On the south side of the Library is the Fellows...
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| Title | A Hand Book for Travellers in Ireland: Descriptive of Its Scenery, Towns, Seats, Antiquities, Etc. ; with Various Statistical Tables Also an Outline of Its Mineral Structure, a Brief View of Its Botany, and Information for Anglers |
| Author | James Fraser |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | W. Curry, Jr., 1844 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 14 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 735 pages |
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