 | Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 816 páginas
...diflinguifhed in this particular are the fountain of the fmall irregular fquare called P/a-za di dntonio Martin, and that of the fquare named Puerta del Sol....water of all thefe fountains is excellent ; and the »ir of Madrid, though the weather be variable and uncertain, is extremely pure. It was this purity... | |
 | 1814 - 378 páginas
...called Piazza di Antonio Martin, and that of the square named Puerta del Sol. The water of all these fountains is excellent ; and the air of Madrid, though...weather be variable and uncertain, extremely pure. The houses arc, in general, built of brick ; there are several which are large and hand-: some. The... | |
 | 1823 - 856 páginas
...Puerto del Sol. The others are not more magnificent, though less ridiculous. The water of all these fountains is excellent ; and the air of Madrid, though the weather be variable and uncertain, is extremely pure. This purity of the air and excellent quality of the water which induced Philip II.... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1816 - 672 páginas
...the Plaza Mayor, are all ornamented with fountains, though in a very bad taste. The water of these fountains is excellent, and the air of Madrid, though the weather be variable, extremely pure. It was the purity of the air, and the excellent quality of the water, which induced... | |
| |
Plaza di Antonio, Martin, and that of the fquare named Puerta del Sol. The others are not more magnificent though lefs ridiculous. The water of all thefe fountains is excellent ; and the air of Madrid, though the weather be variable and uncertain, extremely... 