Download or read book A Tour Through Belgium Holland Along the Rhine and Through the North of France in the Summer of 1816 written by James Mitchell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-28 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Tour Through Belgium, Holland, Along the Rhine, and Through the North of France, in the Summer of 1816: In Which Is Given an Account of the Civil and Ecclesiastical Polity, and of the System of Education of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; With Remarks on the Fine Arts, Commerce and Manufactures Passage Boat to Ghent. Cheapness and Comfort of the Voyage. Nuns. Singular Conduct in a Lady. City of Ghent. Dutch Garrison. Guides in the Belgic Towns. Prospect from the Tower of the Cathedral. Clergy. Their Number. Duties. Emoluments. Diminution of their Influence and Power. Relaxation of Discipline. Meat usually eaten on Fridays. Permitted by Authority during Lent. Bishop of Ghent. Opposition to the King. Monasteries suppressed. Nunneries. Conduct of the Nuns. Splendid Nunnery still at Ghent. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.