The continent in 1835, sketches in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Savoy, and France1836 |
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Page 303
... guide to each horse ; one on foot ; and one in a chaise à porteurs , attended by four men . This is a common chair , with elbows and a footboard ; and to its sides are fixed two long poles . Two men at a time act as bearers ; holding in ...
... guide to each horse ; one on foot ; and one in a chaise à porteurs , attended by four men . This is a common chair , with elbows and a footboard ; and to its sides are fixed two long poles . Two men at a time act as bearers ; holding in ...
Page 304
... guides , a moderate share of courage , safe girths , and a firm mode of sitting , there is little danger . In the course of this ascent , we were continually passing along shelves of rocks , bound together with gnarled roots , and ...
... guides , a moderate share of courage , safe girths , and a firm mode of sitting , there is little danger . In the course of this ascent , we were continually passing along shelves of rocks , bound together with gnarled roots , and ...
Page 306
... guides said that no eagles were found here , and pronounced it to be the Lämmer- geier , or lamb - vulture ; -the Vultur barbatus of Linnæus ; or the Gypaëtos barbatus of Storr , a name implying its position in natural history , as ...
... guides said that no eagles were found here , and pronounced it to be the Lämmer- geier , or lamb - vulture ; -the Vultur barbatus of Linnæus ; or the Gypaëtos barbatus of Storr , a name implying its position in natural history , as ...
Page 307
... guides sometimes halting for a mo- ment to present to us twigs of the nut , or the wild cherry ; while the plentiful geranium , -apparently the Geranium sylvaticum , bordered our path . A descent of two hours brought us into the valley ...
... guides sometimes halting for a mo- ment to present to us twigs of the nut , or the wild cherry ; while the plentiful geranium , -apparently the Geranium sylvaticum , bordered our path . A descent of two hours brought us into the valley ...
Page 308
... guides , however , pre- dicted that we should reach our destination before it came on ; for , like shepherds in England , these children of the Alpine regions are frequently pos- sessed of no small discernment in practical meteo- rology ...
... guides , however , pre- dicted that we should reach our destination before it came on ; for , like shepherds in England , these children of the Alpine regions are frequently pos- sessed of no small discernment in practical meteo- rology ...
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