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Albana Albula Alpine Alps amid ancient arolla Austria Badrutt beautiful Bernina pass Bevers bishops bishops of Chur building Campell Campfer Catholic Celerina centuries charming Charnadura gorge Chur colour commune Cresta crowd descend Duc de Rohan etymology example flora forest Fuorcla give green grey hamlet high-road Hotel Margna interesting Isola Italy Julier Pass lake land landscape Leagueland leagues look lovely Maira Maloja meadows Messmer Morteratsch glacier mountain Muraigl nature neighbourhood neighbouring Palü pass path peaks picturesque pine Piz Bernina Piz Julier Piz Languard Planta pleasant Pontresina population Protestant Protestantism quaint rambles Rhaetian rising river road rock rocky Rohan Romansch Rosegg round Samaden scenery schist seems side Signur Silvaplana sketch slopes snow sombre St Moritz standing stone stream striking summit Suoz Surlej Swiss Switzerland tion tower Upper Engadine Val Bregaglia Val Fex Valtelline village walk walls waters wind winter
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Page 154 - The hills are shadows, and they flow From form to form, and nothing stands ; They melt like mists the solid lands, Like clouds they shape themselves and go.
Page 132 - Traum bin ich erwacht— Die Welt ist tief Und tiefer als der tag gedacht Tief ist ihr Weh— Lust—tiefer noch als Herzeleid : Weh spricht:
Page 15 - lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace. They
Page 171 - Sunrise and sunset lay thereon With hands of light their benison ; The stars of midnight pause to set Their jewels in its coronet.
Page 205 - the feeble hands and helpless, Groping blindly in the darkness, Touched God's right hand in the darkness, And were lifted up and strengthened
Page 13 - At the hands of a little people, few, but apt in the field.
Page 94 - a land where no man comes, Nor hath come since the making of the world.
Page 18 - tears, And battered with the strokes of doom To shape and use.
Page 138 - In memory of the illustrious English writer and naturalist, Thomas Henry Huxley, who
Page 124 - It would be difficult to imagine a greater contrast than between this