 A great inundation having taken place in the north of Italy, owing to an excessive fall of snow in the Alps, followed by a speedy thaw, the river Adige carried off a bridge near Verona, except the middle part, on which was the house of the tollgatherer,...  The Monthly Magazine - Page 3021799Full view - About this book
 | Horace Walpole - Anecdotes - 1800 - 230 pages
...contain liuriry Ls, oi uncommon thoughts. Heroifm of a Peafant. 4l The following generous a&ion has always ftruck me extremely ; there is fomewhat even...toll-gatherer, or porter, I forget which ; and who, with his whole family, thus remained imprifoned by the waves, and in momentary danger of deftruction.... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1800 - 452 pages
...OF A PEASANT. [Related by HORACE WALPOLS.'} т l ^HE following generous X anión has always (truck me extremely ; there is fomewhat even of fublime in...toll-gatherer, or porter, I forget which ; and who» with his whole family, thus remained imprifoned by the waves, and in momentary danger of deflrucHon.... | |
 | Horace Walpole - Anecdotes - 1800 - 230 pages
...fublime ki it. A great inundation having taken place in the north of Italy, owing to an esceffivc fell of fnow in the Alps, followed by a fpeedy thaw, the...except the middle part, on which was .the houfe of the toil-gatherer^ or porter, I forget which ; and; who, wish his whole family, thus remained imprifoned... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1825 - 180 pages
...taken place in the north of Italy, owing to an excessive fall of snow in the Alps, followed by a speedy thaw, the river Adige carried off a bridge near Verona except the middle part, on which was the house of the toll-gatherer, whp thus, with his whole family, remained imprisoned by the waves, and... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826
...taken place in the north of Italy, owing to ai excessive fall of snow in the Alps, followed by a speedy thaw, the river Adige carried off a bridge near Verona, except the middle part, on which waa the house of the tollgatherer, who thus, with his whole family, remained imprisoned by the waves,... | |
 | George Ramsay - Anecdotes - 1828 - 636 pages
...owing to an excessive fall of snow in the Alps, followed by a speedy thaw, the river Adige carried oil a bridge near Verona, except the middle part, on which was the house of the toll-gatherer ; and who, with his whole family, thus remained imprisoned by the waves,... | |
 | John Whitecross - Anecdotes - 1831 - 288 pages
...owing to an excessive fall of snow in the Alps, followed by a speedy thaw, the river Adige carried away a bridge near Verona, except the middle part, on which was the house of the toll-gatherer, who, with his whole family, thus remained imprisoned by the waves, and... | |
 | Children's literature - 1846
...owing to an excessive fall of snow in the Alps, followed by a speedy thaw, the river Adige carried away a bridge near Verona, except the middle part, on which was the house of the toll-gatherer, who, with his whole family, thus remained imprisoned by the waves, and... | |
 | New York (N.Y.) - 1844
...taken place in the north of Italy, owing to an excessive fall of snow in the Alps, followed by a speedy thaw, the river Adige carried off a bridge near Verona, except the middle part, on which was the house of the toll-gatherer, or porter, I forget which, and who, with his whole family, thus remained... | |
 | Henry Gardiner Adams - Conduct of life - 1844 - 171 pages
...taken place in the north of Italy, owing to an excessive fall of snow in the Alps, followed by a speedy thaw, the river Adige carried off a bridge near Verona, except the middle part, on which was the house of the toll-gatherer, or porter, who with his whole family thus remained imprisoned by the waves,... | |
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