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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1834 Excerpt: ...and, instead of going through Aix, passed by Anneey; but nothing in all the route engaged my at. tention, nor had I any pleasing sensations till I beheld the glassy lake of Geneva, and its lovely environs. 1 rejoieed then beeause I knew of a retirement on its banks where I eould sit and think of Valombie SALE V E. LETTER I. Itevleit the Irons on tho summit of Saleve--Pas d'Eehelle--Moneti--Bird's-eye prospeets--Alpine flowers--Extensive view fiuin the summit of Saleve--Youthful enthusiasm--Sad realities. 1 had long wished to revisit tho holt of trees so eon. pieuous on the summit of Saleve, and sot forth this morning to aeeomplish that purpose. Brandoin, an artist, onee the delight of our travelling lords and ladies, aeeompanied me. We rodo pleasantly and sketehingly along through Carougo to tho base of the mountain, taking views every now and thon of pieturesque stumps and eottages. At length, after a good deal of laekadaisieal loitering on the banks of the Arve, we reaehed a sort of goats' path, leading to some sieps eut in the roek, and justly ealled tho Pas d'Eehelle. I need not say we were obliged to dismount and toil up this ladder, beyond whieh rise steeps of verdure shaded by walnuts. These brought us to Moneti, a rude straggling village with its ehureh tower embosomed in gigantie limes. We availed ourselves of their deep eool shade to dine as eomfortably as a whole posse of withered has, who seomed to have been just alighted from their broomstieks, would allow us. About half past throe, a sledge, drawn by four exon was got ready to drag us up to the holt of trees, the goal to whieh we were tending; stretehing ourselves on ihe straw spread over our vehiele, we set off along a rugged path, eondueted aslant the steep slope of the mountain, vast prospe...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1834 Excerpt: ...and, instead of going through Aix, passed by Anneey; but nothing in all the route engaged my at. tention, nor had I any pleasing sensations till I beheld the glassy lake of Geneva, and its lovely environs. 1 rejoieed then beeause I knew of a retirement on its banks where I eould sit and think of Valombie SALE V E. LETTER I. Itevleit the Irons on tho summit of Saleve--Pas d'Eehelle--Moneti--Bird's-eye prospeets--Alpine flowers--Extensive view fiuin the summit of Saleve--Youthful enthusiasm--Sad realities. 1 had long wished to revisit tho holt of trees so eon. pieuous on the summit of Saleve, and sot forth this morning to aeeomplish that purpose. Brandoin, an artist, onee the delight of our travelling lords and ladies, aeeompanied me. We rodo pleasantly and sketehingly along through Carougo to tho base of the mountain, taking views every now and thon of pieturesque stumps and eottages. At length, after a good deal of laekadaisieal loitering on the banks of the Arve, we reaehed a sort of goats' path, leading to some sieps eut in the roek, and justly ealled tho Pas d'Eehelle. I need not say we were obliged to dismount and toil up this ladder, beyond whieh rise steeps of verdure shaded by walnuts. These brought us to Moneti, a rude straggling village with its ehureh tower embosomed in gigantie limes. We availed ourselves of their deep eool shade to dine as eomfortably as a whole posse of withered has, who seomed to have been just alighted from their broomstieks, would allow us. About half past throe, a sledge, drawn by four exon was got ready to drag us up to the holt of trees, the goal to whieh we were tending; stretehing ourselves on ihe straw spread over our vehiele, we set off along a rugged path, eondueted aslant the steep slope of the mountain, vast prospe...
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- VerlagRareBooksClub.com
- Erscheinungsdatum2012
- ISBN 10 1232322172
- ISBN 13 9781232322177
- EinbandTapa blanda
- SpracheEnglisch
- Anzahl der Seiten974
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