Switzerland: Illustrated in a Series of Views Taken Expressly for this Work, Volume 2George Virtue, 1836 |
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... attacked by two ferocious dogs ; and if he appealed to law , was not only denied all redress , but heard with derision , and dismissed with insult . VOL . II . B The governor of Appenzell continued , in the exercise of.
... attacked by two ferocious dogs ; and if he appealed to law , was not only denied all redress , but heard with derision , and dismissed with insult . VOL . II . B The governor of Appenzell continued , in the exercise of.
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... continued , in the exercise of his claim as heriot , to harass and exasperate the people in a manner which nothing but the force of habitual degradation and suffering , and a sense of their own inferiority in numerical strength , could ...
... continued , in the exercise of his claim as heriot , to harass and exasperate the people in a manner which nothing but the force of habitual degradation and suffering , and a sense of their own inferiority in numerical strength , could ...
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... continued his retreat towards the Rhine . On reaching the village of Thal , however , the ruse was dropt , his real object divulged , and the troops ordered to scale the steep acclivities of the Wolfshalden - a measure by which he hoped ...
... continued his retreat towards the Rhine . On reaching the village of Thal , however , the ruse was dropt , his real object divulged , and the troops ordered to scale the steep acclivities of the Wolfshalden - a measure by which he hoped ...
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... continued to lay insidious plans for defeating his object . With this view , they signed a secret act for the defence of their rights against the people- rights , which had only originated and been perpetuated through a long course of ...
... continued to lay insidious plans for defeating his object . With this view , they signed a secret act for the defence of their rights against the people- rights , which had only originated and been perpetuated through a long course of ...
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... continued lake . Of this the lake of Constance and quarries of Eninghen afford abundant evidence in the fact , that , by the outlet , their waters had suffered a diminution of several hundred feet in depth . The violent mechanical ...
... continued lake . Of this the lake of Constance and quarries of Eninghen afford abundant evidence in the fact , that , by the outlet , their waters had suffered a diminution of several hundred feet in depth . The violent mechanical ...
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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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Page 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.
Page 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...
Page 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...
Page 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...
Page 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...
Page 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.
Page 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...