Switzerland: Illustrated in a Series of Views Taken Expressly for this Work, Volumen2George Virtue, 1836 |
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... , therefore , he promised once more to interpose his powerful arm . A numerous force , commanded by experienced nobles , was speedily under arms , and forming itself into two divisions , marched . upon Arbon and St. Gall . The news of.
... , therefore , he promised once more to interpose his powerful arm . A numerous force , commanded by experienced nobles , was speedily under arms , and forming itself into two divisions , marched . upon Arbon and St. Gall . The news of.
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... noble , and substituting the coarse habit of a shepherd , exclaimed- " Now am I free indeed ! and wearing the garb of freemen , henceforth I wield only the sword of freedom , and live or die in its cause . " This frank avowal won every ...
... noble , and substituting the coarse habit of a shepherd , exclaimed- " Now am I free indeed ! and wearing the garb of freemen , henceforth I wield only the sword of freedom , and live or die in its cause . " This frank avowal won every ...
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... noble art to a degree of perfection hitherto unknown in Switzerland . The manufactures , with the exception . of the silk mills at Frauenfeld , are the same as those already stated in St. Gall . The linen and cambric of Thurgau , though ...
... noble art to a degree of perfection hitherto unknown in Switzerland . The manufactures , with the exception . of the silk mills at Frauenfeld , are the same as those already stated in St. Gall . The linen and cambric of Thurgau , though ...
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... noble presence , and inferior to no prince of his time in personal courage , or knightly accomplishments . Although he ... nobles , cannot create one man of talent . " It was one of his maxims , that " a prince who cannot dissemble , is ...
... noble presence , and inferior to no prince of his time in personal courage , or knightly accomplishments . Although he ... nobles , cannot create one man of talent . " It was one of his maxims , that " a prince who cannot dissemble , is ...
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... noble spirit that inhabits it . But here , every locality was worthy of the inhabitant ; here some of the sweetest scenes of Nature were thrown open as a sanctuary to the sons of genius - scenes which they have well and pathetically ...
... noble spirit that inhabits it . But here , every locality was worthy of the inhabitant ; here some of the sweetest scenes of Nature were thrown open as a sanctuary to the sons of genius - scenes which they have well and pathetically ...
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Aargau abbot Alpine Alps already ancient Appenzell arms Austrian avoyer Basle baths battle battle of Morat BATTLE OF SEMPACH beautiful Bern Bernese bishopric of Basle bridge canton castle cathedral celebrated century chalet château church citizens commands Confederacy Confederates Constance cultivated descending district duke elegant Erlach favour fête forest France French fresh Fribourg Gall glaciers Grindelwald Hasli height honour hundred feet Huss inhabitants John Huss Jura labour lake lake of Neuchâtel Laupen Lausanne Lauterbrunnen leagues length lesser council Lucern magnificent Morat mountains natural Neuchâtel night nobles numerous Oberland passed pastures patriotic petrifactions picturesque population possession precipice present residence Rhine river rock Roman rushed scene scenery Schaffhausen Soleure strangers sublime summit Swiss Switzerland territory thousand Thun Thurgau torrent tower town trees troops Unterwalden upwards valley vast Vaud village W. H. Bartlett walls waters Wetterhorn Yverdun Zurich
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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...