"Martyrological" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... great learning and piety, as well as for political consequence; and she boasts of a very splendid martyrological roll. At the present day, all is comparatively dull and quiet; but you can not fail to be struck with the magnificence of many of the houses, and the air of importance hence given to the streets; while the paintings upon the outer walls add much to the splendid effect of the whole. The ...
— Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume V (of X) • Various |
