Switzerland, the South of France, and the PyreneesWhittaker, 1840 - 131 стор. |
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Сторінка 29 - There is not a foot of waste land in the Engadine, the lowest part of which is not much lower than the top of Snowdon. Wherever grass will grow, there it is; wherever a rock will bear a blade, verdure is seen upon it; wherever an ear of rye will ripen, there it is to be found.
Сторінка 57 - Toi, qui viens admirer nos rians paysages, en passant, jeté ici ta pitié aux malheureux, et le Dieu dont la main dessina ces rivages, te bénira des cieux !" Long before I reached Clarens, the sun had set ; and the reader will excuse me, when I acknowledge that I lingered a while by the margin of the lake, and strolled up one of the little winding roads that lead round the houses and orchards, scrutinizing them as keenly as if I might have chanced to see through Julie's parlour window ; or Julie,...
Сторінка 99 - ... climat fait servir à la félicité de l'homme les passions qui font ailleurs son tourment. Je doute qu'aucune agitation violente, aucune maladie de vapeurs pût tenir contre un pareil séjour prolongé, et je suis surpris que des bains de l'air salutaire et bienfaisant des montagnes ne soient pas un des grands remèdes de la médecine et de la morale. Qui non palazzi, non teatro o loggia ; Ma'n lor vece un' abete, un faggio, un pino, Trà l'erba verde e'1 bel monte vicino Levan di terra al ciel...
Сторінка 130 - Pfyffer's model of the Alps, and not from any actual measurement of my own.) The horizontal distance just mentioned, when reduced to English measure, making allowance for the Swiss foot, is 44,252 feet, eight English miles and about three furlongs. The declivity is therefore one foot in 17.68 ; the medium angle of elevation 3^ 14
Сторінка 67 - Here I please myself with my little gardens and my narrow dwelling. I "want nothing, and look for no favours from fortune. If you come to me, you will see a solitary, who wanders in the meadows, the fields, the forests, and the mountains, resting on the mossy grottos, or beneath the shady trees.
Сторінка 21 - Generally speaking, an Engadine peasant lives entirely upon the produce of his land, with the exception of the few articles of foreign growth required in his family, such as coffee, sugar, and wine. Flax is grown, prepared, spun, and woven, without ever leaving his house. He has also his own wool, which is converted into a blue coat without passing through the hands of either the dyer or the tailor. The country is incapable of greater cultivation than it has received.
Сторінка 131 - One of the trees that we saw broke by some accident into two ; the lighter part stopped almost immediately, and the remaining part came to rest soon after. This is a valuable fact ; it appears from it that the friction is not in proportion to the weight, but becomes relatively less as the weight increases, contrary to the opinion that is generally received. " 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 anything...
Сторінка 88 - ... have seen among them women, whose affection had a somewhat in it of that submission and devotion which are inspired by feebleness and misfortune. And never, in this...
Сторінка 86 - I feel that it would be an unpardonable omission, were 1 to omit availing myself of even the common sources of information, in order that I may include, in this volume, a short account of the Cagots. The Cagots are found in several of the more secluded valleys of the Pyrenees, particularly in the lateral valleys that branch from the valley of Bareges, Luchon, and Aure.
Сторінка 87 - From time immemorial, the Cagot families have inhabited the most retired valleys, and the most miserable habitations. The race has always been regarded as infamous, and the individuals of it outcasts from the family of mankind. They were excluded from all rights of citizens ; they were not permitted to have arms, or to exercise any other trade than that of wood-cutters : and, in more remote times, they were obliged to bear upon their breast a red mark, the sign of their degradation. So far, indeed,...