An Account of SwitzerlandJ. Tonson, 1714 |
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An Account of Switzerland: Written in the Year 1714 Abraham Stanyan,Temple Stanyan Affichage du livre entier - 1714 |
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Abbot Alliance Allies alſo Aſſemblies Bailiffs Bailliages Bazil becauſe beſides beſt Buſineſs Cafe called Canton of Berne Cantons of Ury Cantons of Zurich caſe Catholick Cauſe chuſe Cities Citizens Commonwealth confiderable confifting conſiſts Coun Council Country County of Baden Deputies Deſign Diets diſpoſed Emperor Empire Employments eſpecially eſtabliſh Exerciſe fame firſt fome France French Fribourg fuch Glaris Government Governor Grifons Helvetick Hiſtory Houſe of Austria Inhabitants Intereſt laſt League leaſt leſs Liberty likewife Lucerne Meaſures Militia moſt muſt neceſſary Neighbours Neufchatel Number obſerved Occaſion paſs Perſons Poſts Power preſent Preſervation Prince Proteſtants Publick Purpoſe Queſtion raiſe Reaſon Religion Republick reſide reſt ſame ſay ſcarce Schaffhausen Schwitz ſeems Seizeniers ſelves Senate ſend ſerve ſeveral ſhall ſhort ſhould ſince ſituated ſmall Soleurre ſome Sovereign ſpeaking ſtanding ſtill ſuch ſupply Swit Switzerland Switzers themſelves ther theſe theſe Three thoſe Three Cantons Treaty Troops uſe uſual Valais Vaud whereof whoſe
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Page 146 - Service, they would soon be so much overstocked in proportion to the Extent and Fertility of it, that in all Probability, they would break in upon their Neighbours in Swarms or go further to seek out new seats.
Page 146 - if they did not continually drain their country by keeping troops in Foreign Service, they would soon be so much overstocked in proportion to the Extent and Fertility of it, that in all Probability, they would break in upon their Neighbours in Swarms or go further to seek out new seats...
Page 137 - Judgment, of greater Dexterity in the Management of Affairs, nor of more lively Converfation, with true Wit and genuine Humour, than are to be found among fome of that Nation, who have had the Advantage of a good Education improved by Travel. And I will be bold to affirm further, that I have feen fome Subjects treated by a Gentleman of that Country with fo great Penetration, fuch Juftnefs of Thought, and Clearnels of Expreffion, that the keeneft Wit of So.
Page 136 - Ones, is by no Means fo regular, and gives often Occafion, in other Cafes as well as this, of drawing Reproaches upon the whole Nation from Strangers, who do not enough diftinguifh between them. The Reputation of the Switzers for Wit, runs fo low in the World, that whoever undertakes to defend them upon that head, is in danger of being thought to have a very little Share of it himfelf. However...
Page 140 - Induftry,fome of them arrive at great Riches for People of that Rank, it being no extraordinary thing, to fee a Farmer worth forty or fifty thoufand Crowns.
Page 158 - Situation, both are fupplied them by their Neighbours at reasonable Rates. It happens to be placed almoft in the Center of Europe, without being thoroughly known, and they are courted for their Valour by fome of their Neighbours, who fcarce allow them any other good Quality. One may fay of their Republicks, as...
Page 159 - Italian, under theFranknefs of the German. Their Virtues are natural to them ; and their Vices chiefly owing to the Temptations, which Men ftruggling with Difficulties are apt to fall under.
Page 142 - ... any trade within the cities, which makes them lazy. From whence two inconveniences naturally flow, one that the inhabitants pay very dear for their goods, and the other that the workmen are bad ; for where there is no great choice of artificers one...
Page 43 - They were infpired with the Love of their Country, animated by Revenge againft their Tyrants, and tenacious of their Liberty. Where...
Page 149 - Von der Zunftstube zur Salongesellschaft. Der Wandel der Geselligkeitsformen in den schweizerischen Stadtrepubliken an der Wende vom 17. und 18. Jahrhundert "The Switzers have been noted, during many Ages, for great Candour in their Dealings, and Simplicity in their Manners, as well as in their Dress. But those who examine them at present, do not think they deserve that Character. so well...