Descent of the Danube, from Ratisbon to Vienna, during the autumn of 1827 : $b With anecdotes and recollections, historical and legendary, of the towns, castles, monasteries, etc., upon the banks of the river, and their inhabitants and proprietors, ancient and modern

Planché, J. R. (James Robinson) · 1880

TOWNS, CASTLES, MONASTERIES, etc., UPON THE BANKS OF THE RIVER, Ye glorious Gothic scenes! how much ye strike All phantasies, not even excepting mine: A grey wall, a green ruin, rusty pike, Make my soul pass the equinoctial line, Between the present and past worlds, and hover Upon their airy confine, half-seas-over.…

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