A Glance at Some of the Beauties and Sublimities of Switzerland: With Excursive Remarks on the Various Objects of Interest, Presented During a Tour Through Its Picturesque Scenery (Classic Reprint)
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Author(s)John Murray
PublisherForgotten Books
ISBN / ASIN1332132294
ISBN-139781332132294
MarketplaceFrance 🇫🇷
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Excerpt from A Glance at Some of the Beauties and Sublimities of Switzerland: With Excursive Remarks on the Various Objects of Interest, Presented During a Tour Through Its Picturesque Scenery
In introducing to public notice this fragment of the picturesque of Switzerland, I feel that I am not warranted in saying any thing apologetic, because it might have been entirely withheld, and suffered to slumber undisturbed among other manuscripts of a similar kind; and but for the partialities of friends, who were pleased to pronounce a vote in its favour, such would have been its doom. The reader will doubtless find numerous inadvertencies, and perhaps important omissions. He may, too, discover, that, in ray movements, I have been too abrupt and hurried in some parts, and too diffuse and slow in others; but he will, at the same time, be pleased to recollect, that circumstances have sometimes produced this inequality, and that favouritism for particular pursuits has at other times had its bias. The greater part, however, is a narrative of facts and observations registered on the spot, believing with the late Dr Clarke, that a few notes made under such circumstances are worth a "whole cart-load of Recollections." Where my notes have necessarily been incomplete, I have consulted the best authorities to whom I could have access, and adopted their information when I found it corroborated by personal inquiry.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
In introducing to public notice this fragment of the picturesque of Switzerland, I feel that I am not warranted in saying any thing apologetic, because it might have been entirely withheld, and suffered to slumber undisturbed among other manuscripts of a similar kind; and but for the partialities of friends, who were pleased to pronounce a vote in its favour, such would have been its doom. The reader will doubtless find numerous inadvertencies, and perhaps important omissions. He may, too, discover, that, in ray movements, I have been too abrupt and hurried in some parts, and too diffuse and slow in others; but he will, at the same time, be pleased to recollect, that circumstances have sometimes produced this inequality, and that favouritism for particular pursuits has at other times had its bias. The greater part, however, is a narrative of facts and observations registered on the spot, believing with the late Dr Clarke, that a few notes made under such circumstances are worth a "whole cart-load of Recollections." Where my notes have necessarily been incomplete, I have consulted the best authorities to whom I could have access, and adopted their information when I found it corroborated by personal inquiry.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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