Switzerland: Illustrated in a Series of Views Taken Expressly for this Work, Volumen2George Virtue, 1836 |
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... feet in depth , and said to contain fish . The other lake is about 300 yards higher , on the Vallais side . The Hospice is now used as an inn , and travellers accom- modated at the usual charges . Compare this note with the description ...
... feet in depth , and said to contain fish . The other lake is about 300 yards higher , on the Vallais side . The Hospice is now used as an inn , and travellers accom- modated at the usual charges . Compare this note with the description ...
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... feet ( Canton of Vaud ) , 818 feet royal , or 905 feet , Bernese measure . ELEVATION of the unsupported Bridge above the River , 51 metres , equal to 170 feet ; 157 feet ; and 174 feet . The BREADTH , 6 metres and 35 centimetres ; the ...
... feet ( Canton of Vaud ) , 818 feet royal , or 905 feet , Bernese measure . ELEVATION of the unsupported Bridge above the River , 51 metres , equal to 170 feet ; 157 feet ; and 174 feet . The BREADTH , 6 metres and 35 centimetres ; the ...
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... feet above the sea , has been much resorted to by strangers , as well as natives , for the sake of the goat's whey - diet , or milken - kur , which has been found to contribute very essential benefit in cases where more artificial means ...
... feet above the sea , has been much resorted to by strangers , as well as natives , for the sake of the goat's whey - diet , or milken - kur , which has been found to contribute very essential benefit in cases where more artificial means ...
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... feet perpendicular , and the wild and savage grandeur with which the whole scene is invested . The view to the south is magnificent , comprising the still , silvery lake of the See - Alp scooped out of the Sentis , and giving birth to ...
... feet perpendicular , and the wild and savage grandeur with which the whole scene is invested . The view to the south is magnificent , comprising the still , silvery lake of the See - Alp scooped out of the Sentis , and giving birth to ...
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... feet above Constance ; but , enclosing three small lakes well stocked with fish , are at once the reservoir and the source of fertilizing streams . The upper Thurgau , or that portion which borders the lake of Constance from Arbon to ...
... feet above Constance ; but , enclosing three small lakes well stocked with fish , are at once the reservoir and the source of fertilizing streams . The upper Thurgau , or that portion which borders the lake of Constance from Arbon to ...
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Página 9 - To sit on rocks, to muse o'er flood and fell, To slowly trace the forest's shady scene, Where things that own not man's dominion dwell, And mortal foot hath ne'er or rarely been ; To climb the trackless mountain all unseen, With the wild flock that never needs a fold ; Alone o'er steeps and foaming falls to lean ; This is not solitude ; 'tis but to hold Converse with Nature's charms, and view her stores unroll'd.
Página 26 - And mounts in spray the skies, and thence again Returns in an unceasing shower, which round) With its unemptied cloud of gentle rain, Is an eternal April to the ground Making it all one emerald: — how profound The gulf! and how the giant element From rock to rock leaps with delirious bound, Crushing the cliffs, which, downward worn and rent With his fierce footsteps, yield in chasms a fearful vent...
Página 92 - All heaven and earth are still — though not in sleep, But breathless, as we grow when feeling most ; And silent, as we stand in thoughts too deep...
Página 45 - And thou, mine honour'd love and true Bear on, bear nobly on : We have the blessed heaven in view, Whose rest shall soon be won." And were not these high words to flow From woman's breaking heart ? Through all that night of bitterest...
Página 26 - Lo ! where it comes like an eternity, As if to sweep down all things in its track, Charming the eye with dread, — a matchless cataract...
Página 22 - Horribly beautiful ! but on the verge, From side to side, beneath the glittering morn, An Iris sits, amidst the infernal surge, Like Hope upon a death.bed, and, unworn Its steady dyes, while all around is torn By the distracted waters, bears serene Its brilliant hues with all their beams unshorn : Resembling, 'mid the torture of the scene, Love watching Madness with unalterable mien.
Página 116 - In viewing the descent of the trees, my nephew and I stood quite close to the edge of the trough, not being more interested about any thing than to experience the impression which the near view of so singular an object must make on a spectator. The noise, the rapidity of the motion, the magnitude of the moving body, and the force with which it seemed to shake the trough as it passed, were altogether very formidable, and conveyed an idea of danger much greater than the reality. Our guide refused to...