Identifier: rhineitssceneryh00hunt (find matches)
Title: The Rhine; its scenery and historical and legendary associations
Year: 1845 (1840s)
Authors: Hunt, Frederick Knight, 1814-1854. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Legends
Publisher: London, J. How
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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58 THE RHINE BOOK.

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and privileged few, and fire, bloodshed, and cruelties of all kinds, and on both
sides, were the result. Then too came forth the burgher heroes of Liege, who,
like their confreres of Ghent and Bruges, displayed in many noble instances
the true martyr-spirit of the patriot. But enough of this" — "Tis an old tale,
and often told."
The present CATHEDRAL of St. Paul of Liege is but the substitute for a much
more magnificent structure
dedicated to St. Lambert,
and destroyed during the
revolutionary disorders of
1793. St. Paul is remark-
able for its size, but the
church of St. James is the
architectural glory of the
place, and a gem it is.
Dating its origin as far
back as 1014, it has enjoyed
various fortunes, and wit-
nessed many changes. Ori-
ginally a convent, it sub-
sequently became an abbey,
and narrowly escaped the
blind destructive fury of
the revolutionary mob that
destroyed the Cathedral.
The palaces of the Prince-
Bishops can only rival it
in interest. These two
buildings will amuse the
Traveller by their ap-
pearance and associations,
and give him food for
thought in the changes
which have come over them.
The summer palace of Se-
raing has been converted
into a huge factory by the
enterprise of an English
engineer, Mr. Cockerell:
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LIEGE CATHEDRAL


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abode of the old rulers of Liege has been invaded by the chafferings of the huckster,
the quibbles of the law, and the groans and forced labour of the criminal.
The Englishman who has leisure may make a pilgrimage beyond the walls of
the town to the Convent of Saint William, where he will discover the tomb of Sir
John Mandeville, the earliest of our travellers, and the first English prose
writer. Born at St. Albans, in 1300, and educated in medicine, he started upon
his travels about the time when Chaucer was in leading strings, and returned to
England to issue his first book in prose, when the father of English poetry was
busily tagging his earliest rhymes. Sir John travelled altogether for thirty-four
years, chiefly in the East; and his credulity has given rise to many a laugh at
his expense. Side by side with truthful descriptions of what he himself saw, we
find him recounting with equal gravity stories of what he heard, and asking for
belief in fiery dragons, flying horses, and other such absurdities. Sir John,

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