A Summer in the Pyrenees, Volume 1J. Macrone, 1837 - 23 pages |
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ancient Andorre Andorrian appearance Arles Arriege arrived ascent auberge Aulus Bagnères de Bigorre basin beautiful Bellegarde Bertrand breakfast Canigoû Canillo Carlists Carol castle Catalan character chasseurs chateau Christinos Collioure contrabandiers Count of Toulouse Counts of Foix cross dark descended distance district douaniers entrance Escaldos Etienne Foix forests forge formed France French frontier Garonne gendarme glaciers Gondovald gorge guides height hills hour inclosed inhabitants look Luchon Maire Maladetta mineral Mont morning moun mountains mules narrow native never night party passed passport path peasants Perpignan Port of Venasque Port Vendre Prades Pyrenean Pyrenees quantity Raymond Roger remain ridge river road rock Roussillon Sallat scene side situated snow Spain Spaniards Spanish spot stream summits surrounded tains Tarascon tion told Toulouse town traveller trees Urdino Ussat valley d'Arran Valmania Venasque Vicdessos vicinity village walked walls waters weather wood
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Page 169 - The eldest sons have, even during the life of their parents, a certain status, being considered as the representatives of their ancestors. They never leave the paternal roof until they marry ; and if they marry an heiress, they join her name to their own ; and unless married they are not admitted to a charge of public affairs. " When there are only daughters in a family, the eldest, who is an heiress, and succeeds as an eldest son would do, is always married to a cadet of another, who adopts her...
Page 268 - Fortey begs to inform his friends and the public generally, that after 19 years' service, he has succeeded to the business of his late employers, (A. Ryle and Co.), and intends carrying on the same, trusting that his long experience will be a recommendation, and that no exertion shall be wanting on his part to merit a continuance of those favours that have been so liberally bestowed on that establishment during the last 56 years.
Page 164 - Urgel, on the west by the valley of Paillas, and on the east by that of Carol. It contains six communes ; Andorre, the chief town, Canillo, Enchamp, La Massane, Urdino, Saint Julien, and above thirty villages or hamlets. " The government is composed of a council of twenty-four, each commune electing four members, who are chosen for life. The council elect a syndic, who convokes the assemblies and takes the charge of public affairs. He enjoys great authority, and, when the assemblies are not sitting,...
Page 205 - ... the valley of the Arriege, between Tarascon and Foix, the slopes of the hills being productive in grain, the warmer and more sheltered rocks are clothed with vineyards. In all those cornfields, the stones which would otherwise encumber the ground, are gathered in heaps of various sizes and forms. Among these heaps of stones the vines are planted, and trained over them on poles...
Page 169 - Andorrian houses have continued for centuries without any change in their fortunes, ni plus riche — ni plus pauvre. They are married by their priests, after having had their bans, as in Scotland, proclaimed in their parish church for three successive Sundays. The poorest of the inhabitants are in Andorre not so badly off as in other countries, their wants are few and easily supplied, the opulent families taking care of those who are not ; and they in gratitude, honour and respect their benefactors....
Page 162 - The republic of Andorre, situated upon the southern side of the Pyrenees, and beyond the natural frontier of France, ought, from its physical position, to belong to Spain. It is, however, considered as a neutral and independent province, although it is to a certain extent connected with both countries ; to Spain by its religious, to France by its civil government. The history of this little country presents a phenomenon well worthy the attention and study of the naturalist and the politician.
Page 31 - At a particular moment, the four cavaliers, passing their hands under the arms of the ladies, simultaneously exalt them in the air, thus forming a pyramid, of which the crest is the caps of the women. These dances are executed to music which at first sounds somewhat strange.
Page 122 - ... these basins became gradually wider and wider, until they receded altogether ; and, standing upon the edge of the first of a series of falls and rapids, which, in a more civilized part of the world, would have been visited by thousands, I saw stretched beneath me the most considerable of the valleys of Andorre ; and, at its extremity, the rich alluvial basin, containing the largest and most populous villages of the republic. The mountains upon each side of it were clothed with wood, from their...
Page 166 - Spaniards, and furnished to the French armies during the late war, guides and assistance of every kind. At the same time they anxiously solicited the establishment of the ancient order of things: and Napoleon yielded to their wish. By a decree of the 20th of March...
Page 167 - ... that country is only in lieu of certain privileges which it enjoys from it, while there being so little crime in Andorre, the appointment of the French judge has been more with a view to deter criminals of that country from taking refuge in the neutral province, than for the punishment of its natives. Andorre may therefore be justly considered as the oldest free republic in existence. The population is from seven to eight thousand, quite great enough for the resources of the country. The Andorrians...