A sketch of a tour in Switzerland, in a series of letters |
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... village in which , it is said , William Tell shot the apple from off his son's head . From Flüelen we pro- ceeded by the Lake of Lucerne to Weggis , where , having dined , we commenced our ascent of the Rigi . Three of us were mounted 34.
... village in which , it is said , William Tell shot the apple from off his son's head . From Flüelen we pro- ceeded by the Lake of Lucerne to Weggis , where , having dined , we commenced our ascent of the Rigi . Three of us were mounted 34.
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... Rigi in about 3 hours , and took up our abode for the night at the Inn which stands on the top . The house is warmed with stoves even in summer ; and the cold is often intense . You will not be surprised to hear this when I inform you ...
... Rigi in about 3 hours , and took up our abode for the night at the Inn which stands on the top . The house is warmed with stoves even in summer ; and the cold is often intense . You will not be surprised to hear this when I inform you ...
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... Rigi , pro- ceeded by steamer from Weggis to Lucerne . No lake in Switzerland is comparable to the Lake of Lucerne for the beauty and sublime grandeur of its scenery , or for the historical recollections connected with it . Here is ...
... Rigi , pro- ceeded by steamer from Weggis to Lucerne . No lake in Switzerland is comparable to the Lake of Lucerne for the beauty and sublime grandeur of its scenery , or for the historical recollections connected with it . Here is ...
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... Rigi . The lake , which is the largest and most romantic in the interior of Switzerland , is very irregular in outline . Hence its dif- ferent reaches are named from the chief places on their banks , as the lake of Lu- cerne proper ...
... Rigi . The lake , which is the largest and most romantic in the interior of Switzerland , is very irregular in outline . Hence its dif- ferent reaches are named from the chief places on their banks , as the lake of Lu- cerne proper ...
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Página 89 - My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. For, lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone ; The flowers appear on the earth ; The time of the singing of birds is come, And the voice of the turtle is heard in our land ; The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, And the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Página 33 - The impetuous song, and say from whom you rage. His praise, ye brooks, attune, ye trembling rills ; And let me catch it as I muse along. Ye headlong torrents, rapid and profound ; Ye softer floods, that lead the humid maze Along the vale ; and thou, majestic main, A secret world of wonders in thyself, Sound his stupendous praise whose greater voice Or bids you roar, or bids your roarings fall.
Página 47 - He hath made every thing beautiful in his time : also he hath set the world in their heart; so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
Página 101 - Fairest of stars, last in the train of night, If better thou belong not to the dawn, Sure pledge of day, that crown'st the smiling morn With thy bright circlet, praise him in thy sphere, While day arises, that sweet hour of prime.
Página 37 - These are thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty, thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair; thyself how wondrous then ! Unspeakable, who sitt'st above these heavens, To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works; yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine.
Página 9 - With antique pillars massy proof, And storied windows richly dight, Casting a dim, religious light. There let the pealing organ blow To the full-voiced quire below, In service high and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all heaven before mine eyes.
Página 69 - They crown'd him long ago On a throne of rocks, in a robe of clouds, With a diadem of snow.