The Works of the Right Honorable Joseph Addison, Volume 5William Durell & Company, 1811 |
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Page 41
... arms , but after having ravaged the country for some time , he was here overthrown by the canton of Berne . " Soleurre is our next considerable town that seemed to me to have a greater air of politeness than any I saw in Switzerland ...
... arms , but after having ravaged the country for some time , he was here overthrown by the canton of Berne . " Soleurre is our next considerable town that seemed to me to have a greater air of politeness than any I saw in Switzerland ...
Page 42
... arms of the eight cantons , their protectors . They have three councils ; the great council of fourteen , the little council of ten , and the privy council of three . The chief of the state are the two avoyers : when I was there , the ...
... arms of the eight cantons , their protectors . They have three councils ; the great council of fourteen , the little council of ten , and the privy council of three . The chief of the state are the two avoyers : when I was there , the ...
Page 44
... arms for thirty thousand men . At about a day's journey from Zurich we entered on the territories of the Abbot of St. Gaul . They are four hours riding in breadth , and twelve in length . The abbot can raise in it an army of twelve ...
... arms for thirty thousand men . At about a day's journey from Zurich we entered on the territories of the Abbot of St. Gaul . They are four hours riding in breadth , and twelve in length . The abbot can raise in it an army of twelve ...
Page 46
... arms , and drew down four pieces of The pro- their cannon to the gates of the convent . cession , to escape the fury of the citizens , durst not re- turn by the way it came , but , after the devotions of the monks were finished , passed ...
... arms , and drew down four pieces of The pro- their cannon to the gates of the convent . cession , to escape the fury of the citizens , durst not re- turn by the way it came , but , after the devotions of the monks were finished , passed ...
Page 48
... arms . The Roman Catholics have this bear's memo- ry in very great veneration , and represent him as the first convert their saint made in the country . One of the most learned of the Benedictine monks gave me the following history of ...
... arms . The Roman Catholics have this bear's memo- ry in very great veneration , and represent him as the first convert their saint made in the country . One of the most learned of the Benedictine monks gave me the following history of ...
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