. Switzerland as described by great writers . hools. For Canton Zurich has no pau-pers born and bred; no paupers known and labelled as aclass apart. Some poor she has; but they are few in num-ber; not, as with ourselves, a state within the State. A prosperous country stretches round the city and reflectsher life ; a Canton small in size compared with Berne, Grau-biinden, Vaud and Valais; but teeming with a brave, en-during race ; a people full of labour, song and fight; a littlerough in speech and hard in style, as men who know theirworth are apt to be; yet patient in their strength, disposedt
. Switzerland as described by great writers . hools. For Canton Zurich has no pau-pers born and bred; no paupers known and labelled as aclass apart. Some poor she has; but they are few in num-ber; not, as with ourselves, a state within the State. A prosperous country stretches round the city and reflectsher life ; a Canton small in size compared with Berne, Grau-biinden, Vaud and Valais; but teeming with a brave, en-during race ; a people full of labour, song and fight; a littlerough in speech and hard in style, as men who know theirworth are apt to be; yet patient in their strength, disposedto work with nature, not against her laws. The land islovely in itself, and made more lovely still by art. Fairlakes are brightened by the works of man; by latteensail and puff of silver cloud, no less than by the cheeryrange of garden, chalet^ wood and spire. Low hills aretamed to vineyards, while the higher grounds are fat withfruit. Above these knolls, on which the grapes and med-lars seem to ripen against nature, start the bergs and spits. u l-H ZURICH 173 all green with wood; and straining up their sides, and flow-ing from their feet, broad belts of pasture land, on whichvast herds of cattle range to browse. So far as art can reach,these mountain slopes are cleared and fenced for use. Acraft, a will, a strength, but seldom seen in mans affairs,are noted in this Canton; not in one part only and in onething only, but in every part and everything alike. Theclimate is not good. The average warmth is lower than inKent. Sharp winds sweep down the gullies and across thelake. Yon peaks are noted for their wintry storms, and onegreat breadth of alp in front of Zurich bears the name ofWindgelle—screaming wind. The soil is poor and gritty;three parts pounded rock to one part vegetable mould. Yetwhen the best is made of it, how much that best can do!Observe the peasants shed, the pastors porch, the farmersfield : how clean that shed, how bright that porch, how or-derly that field ! Y
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