Sketches of the Natural, Civil and Political State of Swisserland, in a Series of LettersJ. Dodsley, 1780 - 474 страници |
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... means in his power , to render them lefs unworthy of public infpection : and he feels a juft pride in acknowledging , that he has re- ceived much additional information from feve- ral of his literary acquaintance in Swifferland ; that ...
... means in his power , to render them lefs unworthy of public infpection : and he feels a juft pride in acknowledging , that he has re- ceived much additional information from feve- ral of his literary acquaintance in Swifferland ; that ...
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... means of rendering me more attentive and accurate in form- ing them . We quitted Strasbourg yesterday , and croffed the Rhine to Kehl , formerly an important fortrefs belonging to Strasbourg when an imperial city . It was also strongly ...
... means of rendering me more attentive and accurate in form- ing them . We quitted Strasbourg yesterday , and croffed the Rhine to Kehl , formerly an important fortrefs belonging to Strasbourg when an imperial city . It was also strongly ...
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... means of abutments , was to have been reduced to four hundred ; it was to have coft £ . 20,000 : but the plan was not carried in- to execution for want of proper encouragement . Vid . Briefe aus der Schweiz noch Hannover geschné → ben ...
... means of abutments , was to have been reduced to four hundred ; it was to have coft £ . 20,000 : but the plan was not carried in- to execution for want of proper encouragement . Vid . Briefe aus der Schweiz noch Hannover geschné → ben ...
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... There is a pleasing view from an iron foundery close to the river , which is dammed up , in or- der to prevent its carrying away the works and neighbouring cottages : by means of 4 this dam a small portion of the river , in this [ 16 ]
... There is a pleasing view from an iron foundery close to the river , which is dammed up , in or- der to prevent its carrying away the works and neighbouring cottages : by means of 4 this dam a small portion of the river , in this [ 16 ]
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... means of high and cut hedges ! the honeft gardener did not for- get to expatiate on the merit of this cu- rious contrivance . The cellars of this castle are well stocked with wine ; an ar- ticle from whence the chief revenue of the ...
... means of high and cut hedges ! the honeft gardener did not for- get to expatiate on the merit of this cu- rious contrivance . The cellars of this castle are well stocked with wine ; an ar- ticle from whence the chief revenue of the ...
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Страница 129 - Dear is that shed to which his soul conforms, And dear that hill which lifts him to the storms; And as a child, when scaring sounds molest, Clings close and closer to the mother's breast, So the loud torrent; and the whirlwind's roar, But bind him to his native mountains more.
Страница 463 - England, the life and liberty of the fubject does not depend upon the arbitrary decifion of his judge, but is fecured by exprefs laws, from which no magiftrate can depart with impunity. This guarded precifion, it is true, may occafionally, perhaps, be attended with fome inconveniences; but they are overbalanced by advantages of fo much greater weight as to be fcarcely perceptible in the fcales of juftice. I do not mean, however, to throw any imputation upon the officers of criminal jurifdiction in...
Страница 14 - Lauffen, a fmall village in the canton of Zuric, we difmounted ; and advancing to the edge of the precipice which overhangs the Rhine, We looked down perpendicularly upon the cataract, and faw the river tumbling over the fides of the rock with amazing violence and precipitation. From hence we defcended...
Страница 345 - They may form alliances with any power, or may reject the same, though all the others have acceded to it — may grant auxiliary troops to foreign princes — may prohibit the money of the other cantons from being current within their own territories — may impose taxes, and, in short, perform every other act of absolute sovereignty. The public affairs of the Helvetic body are discussed and determined in their several diets.
Страница 460 - Swiflerland in general. There is no part of Europe which contains, within the fame extent of region, fo many independent commonwealths, and fuch a variety of different governments, as are collected together in this remarkable and delightful country ; and yet, with fuch wifdom was the Helvetic union compofed, and fo little have the Swifs, of late years, been actuated with the fpirit of conqueft, that fince the firm and complete eftabliihment of their general confederacy, they have fcarcely ever had...
Страница 264 - Rouffeau himfelf paflfed fome time at different parts on the borders of the lake, and particularly at Meillerie, about that period of his life when he may be fuppofed to" have written his Heloife. Open that performance, read that letter, and confider that part of it, where St. Preux points out the number of towns and villages, the continued fertility and high cultivation of the Pays de...
Страница 390 - The inhabitants enjoy the advantage alfb of having free accefs to the public library ; and by this privilege, they not only retain but improve that general tincture of learning which they imbibe in their early youth : when I vifited this library, it happened to be crowded with ftudents, who were returning the books they had borrowed, and demanding others.
Страница 386 - Savoy, with their frozen tops gliftening in the fun; and the majeftic Mont Blanc lifting up its head far above the reft. The town, which lies partly in the plain upon the borders of the lake, and partly upon a gentle afcent, is irregularly built; the houfes are high, and...
Страница 395 - ... of juftice. The citizens took advantage of thefe quarrels ; and, by fiding occafionally with each party, obtained an extenfion of their privileges from both. . . But the houfe of Savoy having purchafed the county of the Genevois, and fucceeded to all the prerogatives of the counts, with additional power ; the...
Страница 376 - ... he never ftirs a quarter of a mile from his own houfe; for he would not take the trouble of going to Berne, even to attend the King of France. It is more than probable, that much of this extraordinary man's...