Sketches of the natural, civil, and political state of Swisserland; in a series of letters to William Melmoth, Esq; / from William Coxe.

  • William Coxe
Date:
1779
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Credit: Sketches of the natural, civil, and political state of Swisserland; in a series of letters to William Melmoth, Esq; / from William Coxe. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ + ] gradually for feveral leagues together, until we found ourfelves in the midft of the Black Foreft. As we afcended, the country became more wild and ro¬ mantic, and the river more rapid; on each hand mountains, whofe tides were finely cultivated, and whofe tops were richly covered with a continual foreft. Several fmall ft reams of the cleared: water rolled down the tides of the mountains, forming numberlefs little cafcades in their padage ; and uniting, fell into the Kinfing. The views were fo exceedingly diverfified; the villages fo delightfully fituated; and the cot¬ tages fo exceedingly picturefque, that we almoft imagined we had antici¬ pated the romantic beauties of Swifier- land. Donefchingen is the principal refi- dence of the prince of Furftenberg : in the court-yard of his palace, the Danube takes its rife. I am this mo¬ ment returned from vifiting the fpot: the