Stories of persons and places in Europe . yknown land. It was once the throne of theMistress of the world; and it is yet thestore-house of the most wonderful worksof art. The Alps abtd the ALPEisrisriisrEs.—Italyhas a double portion of the beautiful AljDineregions, sharing with both Switzerland andFrance the higher border ranges ; and, afew years ago, before Savoy fell to theFrench, Italy had sole possession of thestarting point of all the ranges of Europe,—Mont Blanc. As all roads are said to lead to Rome,so all the mountain ranges of Europe maybe said to lead toward Mont Blanc. FromCape Fini
Stories of persons and places in Europe . yknown land. It was once the throne of theMistress of the world; and it is yet thestore-house of the most wonderful worksof art. The Alps abtd the ALPEisrisriisrEs.—Italyhas a double portion of the beautiful AljDineregions, sharing with both Switzerland andFrance the higher border ranges ; and, afew years ago, before Savoy fell to theFrench, Italy had sole possession of thestarting point of all the ranges of Europe,—Mont Blanc. As all roads are said to lead to Rome,so all the mountain ranges of Europe maybe said to lead toward Mont Blanc. FromCape Finisterre, off the coast of Spain,comes the Pyrenees, cut off in their courseby the Gulf of Genoa, but yet sending aspur off toward their king. From far awayRoumania comes the zigzag, wilful Carpa-thians, on a long, reluctant course, but com-pelled at last to join the train of courtierson the corner of Switzerland. From theBosphorus, and from Cape Matapan, cometwo other subjects, the Balkan and the Pindus, uniting into the Dinaric train. PEASANT CHILDREN.
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